Why No Apology for the Priesthood Ban?
Observant Mormons are urged to speak no ill of the Lord’s anointed, which is generally understood to be the leadership of the Church. Elder Dallin H. Oaks expanded on this in the February 1987 Ensign where he taught that Latter-day Saints should not criticize Church...
Addressing The Black Elephant In The Room
Note: This essay first appeared on Janan’s blog, A Life Diasporatic. Please click on THIS LINK to visit her blog and read her other wonderful essays. Addressing The Black Elephant In The Room In the time since my baptism, there has always been a black elephant...
Race and the Priesthood
Race and the Priesthood by Viliami Pauni December 6, 2013 a link to a Church web page appeared in my Facebook news feed that dealt with “Race and the Priesthood.”1 I stared at the link and hoped. As I read through it the first time I was deeply moved. As I read...
The Book of Mormon Helped me Love my Black Heritage
During a time of personal change and unsettling experiences in my life, I came across the Book of Mormon. It converted me to Christ and safely guided my mind towards higher thoughts. One of those thoughts was that I can have my new faith and membership in The Church...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.
“Cogito!” (“I think!”) follows the intellectual adventures of a recovering academic outside the walls of academia.
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