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Today, I’m incredibly happy being me. Over the years I’ve heard so many stories of individuals who grew up LDS and were cut off by their families when they came out. But being out and having my parents not just tolerate but warmly embrace me is such an amazing feeling.
Almost two years ago, Stockton; a seventeen-year-old who loved to swim, play guitar, and sing; was lost to suicide. The Stockton Powers Memorial Scholarship was launched this year to remember Stockton and to help other young people achieve their life goals.
These stories include a gay man who was once a homeless youth who now seeks to help youth in need, a transgender woman who has found a new community within a coven of witches, a gay Navajo man who is living in two worlds, and a family providing a safe place and community for LGBTQ youth and their families.
In a three-three part interview, John Dehlin of Mormon Stories talks with Chad Anderson, who is a licensed clinical social worker in Salt Lake City and has self-published a new book titled “Gay Mormon Dad.” Chad talks about growing up Mormon, his mixed-orientation marriage, faith crisis, and his life now.
No one ever said it would be easy for an LGBT person to be an active member of this church. In this story, Tania’s parents have been her support. They provide her with the necessary support to persevere in her faith and religion.
Durante un devocional de BYU llevado a cabo este 14 de noviembre de 2017, el élder M. Russell Ballard, miembro del Quórum de los Doce Apóstoles de La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días, aprovechó la oportunidad para responder varias preguntas que le presentaron antes de su charla jóvenes miembros adultos solteros de la Iglesia, incluyendo dos preguntas sobre la problemática LGBT. Ballard compartió su convicción de que las personas LGBT tienen un «lugar en el Reino de Dios»
I did not feel alone, I felt sustained and surrounded by the arms of love and that sincere people are willing to give us their support when we need it.
Reconhecemos que a Conferência Geral pode suscitar sentimentos difíceis entre muitos dos nossos membros e encorajamos aqueles que estão lutando para se comunicar com os outros e que todos nós estivéssemos conscientes de maneiras de apoiar aqueles que estão lutando.