Cristina Moraes

Small Plant Seed Hand

Affirmation Venezuela: A Seed Sown with Love and Hope

May 7, 2021 |

Affirmation Venezuela represents a seed of hope that is today sown with love to bring about abundant fruit in the near future; a future in which the light of Affirmation can illuminate the lives of many LGBTQIA+ individuals in this country

Cristina Moraes

Cristina Moraes Receives 2020 Affirmation Mortensen Award

October 16, 2020 |

The 2020 recipient of the Affirmation Mortensen Award is Cristina Moraes. Cristina has been leading Affirmation in Brazil for over four years and has helped hundreds of LGBTQ Mormons come into Affirmation. She was one of the founding members of Affirmation in Brazil almost five years ago. She has given literally thousands of hours of service to Affirmation and has traveled all over Brazil helping organize conferences, meetings, and events in various cities.

2019 Affirmation Brazil Conference

Recognizing Our Individual Worth & Strength

December 3, 2019 |

The conference was an amazing experience, totally unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I had never felt so much like my true self as at the conference, where I could be exactly as I am without being afraid. It was wonderful and I look forward to the next one, as it made all the difference for me.

Cristina Moraes 2018 Conferencia Internacional

Fighting for a Place in the Sun as LGBTQ Mormons

July 28, 2018 |

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.