Tyler Glenn and the Need to Comfort
I have four children–three girls and one boy. Last week our family enjoyed a beautiful experience. My oldest daughter, a returned LDS missionary who served in Chile, married a wonderful young man in the temple. As a father, I cannot express how much joy I felt...
I Loved As I Was Asked.
We shall call him Justin, he has so many names. He came to Earth to show us, each of us has a flame. His extinguished early, sixteen is too young to die. The pain he felt, from beliefs untrue, was the reason why. God made him whole, blessed with many gifts, and asked...
IS THE PEARL TOO GREAT A PRICE?
When Justin* was 14 he played Pokemon. I never understood the game but I played another geeky game in the same store. It was a friendly store and I chatted with all the regulars inbetween games. He was quiet and a bit withdrawn but over the coming weeks began to...
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
Note: this post is intentionally long so as to provide as full and comprehensive picture as possible about the analysis that it describes. For those not interested in the details, read the first few paragraphs and then skip to the “summary” section at the end. Much...
Dear Mormon Friends
March 8, 2016 Dear Mormon Friends, Although I have remained close with many of you, I know we’ve had few church-related conversations in the 15 years since I left. My silence hasn’t been due to a lack of interest in sharing my thoughts about the Church or...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
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