by Laura Root | Mar 24, 2017 | Featured, Homosexuality, LGBTQ, Marriage |
This past Sunday Elder Quentin L. Cook came to my stake in Boise, Idaho to speak. We haven’t had an apostle come to my stake in 17 years so I really anticipated and looked forward to hearing and learning from him. I showed up to the stake center early so that I...
by J | Nov 28, 2016 | Charity, Disagreement, Featured, Politics, Radical Compassion, unity |
The terms “politically correct” and “political correctness” have appeared in a number of recent general conference addresses, and come up frequently in some Mormon circles. Political correctness is almost uniformly critiqued in both venues. A...
by Blaire Ostler | Nov 8, 2016 | Activism, Compassion, Disagreement, Featured, LGBTQ, Marriage |
It was early Sunday morning when Drew gently called from the bathroom, “Good morning, beautiful. It’s time to get up. We can’t be late for church.” He was already awake, showered, and dressed before I even opened my eyes. Still lying in bed, I opened my eyes and...
by Miguel Barker-Valdez | Nov 5, 2016 | Exculion-policy, Featured, Homosexuality, LGBTQ |
Dear Rama, Quetzal, and Paul, Today marks an anniversary of something I wished had never occurred. A year ago my Church – my Church that I loved, defended, sacrificed for, and served, rejected my family and the children of my family. It declared that those who...
by NIck Einbender | Sep 1, 2016 | Featured, Homosexuality, LGBTQ, Marriage |
The Manoa Ward was our spiritual home for several years. At the end of our last sacrament meeting in the ward, the bishopric invited Spencer and me to join them on the stand. The entire congregation stood up and sang “Aloha Oe” to us. I buried my face in my hands and...
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