Part 2: Thriving as Covenant-Keeping Latter-day Saints (Read Part 1 HERE) In the Book of Mormon, there was a time where the Nephite people were being influenced by a crafty
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Two truths of the restored gospel have become very meaningful to me. The first comes from father Lehi as he taught his family about the Plan of Salvation. “[…] Men
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In a new feature, Kyle shares his experience with gender dysphoria, as well as how through the loving help of his wife Amy and the Atonement of Jesus Christ he has begun to find peace in his experience.
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Last month, I wrote about some of Mark Yarhouse’s perspectives on transgenderism.  As a reminder to the reader, he is a Christian researcher, scholar, and clinician who works with the
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Ok, so I’m turning 41 years old in just a couple of weeks, and I’m supposed to have life figured out by now.  After all, I’m technically half way to
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by Becky Mackintosh Originally posted March 21, 2015. Reposted by popular request July 21, 2015 Dear mom and Dad, I am gay… This blog post is to all the mothers
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This post has been cross-posted from Some Stuff to Read. et me start out by stating something that you already know: I’m not your dad  (I guess I should clarify
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With the sudden influx of dialogue concerning gender dysphoria I thought this public attention provided an excellent opportunity to add to the conversation and present the human reality of gender dysphoria among active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, while seeking to explain what few teachings we, as members of the Church, have concerning this complicated issue.
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The following address was given by Nick Gregory at the fireside, “Of One Heart and of One Mind: A Faithful Conversation on Race, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity,” on Sunday,
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As LDS church members, we are very new to discussing the transgender experience.  Regardless of one’s perspective on the issue, I think we can all agree that this is a
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When I came out to my bishop, for example, he showed me the kind of love and support that I’d always hoped someone would, particularly as a priesthood leader. Rather than jump to conclusions, he asked for time to consider the matter prayerfully and, if it was okay with me, to discuss it with the stake president. I gave my permission, and the stake president followed their meeting by contacting the Area Seventy over our stake.
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Challenges, difficulties, questions, doubts – these are part of life. But we are not alone, our Heavenly Father has enormous spiritual reservoirs of light and truth available to us. Fear
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