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Having a lesbian daughter, and being involved in a group that supports LGBTQ youth and allies, I can tell you that my fear is that reading this statement at church just provides more angst and possible suicides of our LGBTQ youth. It may just be a restatement of things that have already been said, b...

Thank you for sharing your journey thus far. So many of us have traveled a similar journey, and it is a painful and confusing one. I see things in a completely different light than I used to, and my interest in church events is waning all the time. I think it is bold of you to state your feelings on...

Thanks for sharing your story, Cedar. Anyway, this might give a little background into some of my struggles with the church - the main ones being women's issues in the church (including polygamy, inequality in the temple, absence of women's voices in Church policy, knowing next to nothing about Heav...

I agree with you on many counts, Shawn. I'm sorry you are having a really difficult time. I am also trying to figure out what to do with the new information I have. The realities of polygamy, polyandry, etc., have really upset me, along with many other things. I can't really reconcile what I have be...

FYI: Didn't see that anyone had posted this SL Tribune article entitled "Mormon Leaders Spread Word About Controversial Essays. If it has already been posted my apologies. Here is the link: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsfaithblog/58446368-180/church-essays-faith-tribune.html.csp Part of the arti...

I did like President Hinkley's message at the end.

I kind of agree with you. On the one hand I guess it is good to think about all we do accomplish in a day and the many ways we help others, but in this video I felt like I was watching a woman who hasn't learned how to say no. She seemed overwhelmed to me to the point of depression. It would have be...

He hasn't viewed the website again since the 6th. That is worrying.

In regards to knowing if you are gay or not without experimenting a bit, I can only say that my child figured this out without kissing or being physically involved with anyone. They knew it innately, kind of like most of us do.