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As president of Affirmation, I want to see Affirmation flourish with a brightness of hope that will illuminate the most vulnerable in the LDS LGBTQ+ community. I want to see a robust network of supportive communities within Affirmation available for those who have made or are making their own reconciliation journey, where ever you are (or are not) on the faith spectrum.
Being a member of Affirmation is more than just paying dues and having voting privileges. It’s a commitment to being an active, strategic, loving, visible support in places where we…
Our time here has a purpose. You were born LGBT. You were born to lead and fight for this cause, and that is our privilege. We want to have the opportunity to prove that we are worthy and enlightened as members of the LGBT community and as members of the LGBT Mormon community.
What do we truly want? What does God want us to be? If we are not honest with ourselves on this journey, we risk losing our very worth. If we deny another’s chance to live honestly, we put them in danger. Follow wherever life pulls you; whether you believe that pull is from God or from your own intuition, just follow it.
The Board of Affirmation expresses its deep gratitude for the passion, commitment, and care with which Kimberly served. Her voice and perspectives are needed in Affirmation. She will fulfill her three-year commitment as a QPR trainer in Affirmation’s suicide prevention program. We are better as an organization for her service.
Graças a uma doação de US $ 25.000 da Fundação LDS, o treinamento do QPR Institute sobre a prevenção do suicídio será fornecido aos líderes da Affirmation e às conferências da Affirmation em todo o mundo. A afirmação também tornará o treinamento sobre trauma e prevenção de suicídio disponível on-line sem nenhum custo.
Gracias a la donación de U$S 25.000 de la Fundación SUD, los líderes y miembros de Afirmación tendrán acceso al entrenamiento para la prevención del suicidio del Instituto QPR en las conferencias de Afirmación alrededor del munido. Afirmación también pondrá al alcance de todos el entrenamiento en trauma y prevención del suicidio online sin costos.
Each of us needs to transition from confusion and discomfort to wholeness and peace, where we realize that our queerness is an intrinsic part of our worth and say, “I have worth,” and live according to that worth.
We remember with affection the calm, peaceful way that Berta reached out to others, her commitment to the poor and disfranchised, and how she opened her heart and her home to so many in need.