Mormon lears do not speak of a gay or lbian sexual orientatn, though they now fully acknowledge that many people 'stggle wh same-genr attractn.'
Contents:
- GAY LATTER-DAY SAT SHAR HEARTFELT MSAGE ALL MEMBERS NEED TO READ: "IT GETS BETTER"
- MATTHEW GONG, GAY MORMON, REFLECTS ON HIS JOURNEY OM NER WAR TO NER PEACE
- CHURCH UPDAT OFFICIAL ‘MORMON AND GAY’ WEBSE
GAY LATTER-DAY SAT SHAR HEARTFELT MSAGE ALL MEMBERS NEED TO READ: "IT GETS BETTER"
The followg is an excerpt om That We May Be One, A Gay Mormon's Perspective on Fah & Fay by Tom Christofferson. * lds quotes gay *
“After learng a ltle more [his pann was gay], my rponse was ‘Well, thanks. Smh was homosexual.
“Homosexualy is an ugly s, repugnant to those who fd no temptatn , as well as to many past offenrs who are seekg a way out of s clutch. [masturbatn] too often leads to grievo s, even to that s agast nature, homosexualy.
MATTHEW GONG, GAY MORMON, REFLECTS ON HIS JOURNEY OM NER WAR TO NER PEACE
is an official webse om The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats. The se’s purpose is to help everyone better unrstand same-sex attractn om a gospel perspective. * lds quotes gay *
For, done private, evolv often to mutual masturbatn – practiced wh another person of the same sex – and thence to total homosexualy. The dive mandate of marriage between man and woman puts perspective why homosexual acts are offensive to God.
CHURCH UPDAT OFFICIAL ‘MORMON AND GAY’ WEBSE
In this terview, Tom Christofferson, a gay Latter-day Sat, talks about the so-lled "excln policy," which was stuted November 2015 and rcd 2019. He also discs what has happened The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats and s LGBTQ members sce then, cludg the ntroversial speech by apostle Jefey R. Holland. * lds quotes gay *
2, “Homosexualy, ” by Victor L. “The First Princy has clared that ‘there is a distctn between [1] immoral thoughts and feelgs and [2] participatg eher immoral heterosexual or any homosexual behavr. “Applyg the First Princy's distctn to the qutn of same-sex relatnships, we should distguish between (1) homosexual (or lbian) ‘thoughts and feelgs' (which should be risted and redirected), and (2) ‘homosexual behavr' (which is a ser s).
“We should note that the words homosexual, lbian, and Gay are adjectiv to scribe particular thoughts, feelgs or behavrs. “Church lears are sometim asked whether there is any place The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats for persons wh homosexual or lbian sceptibili or feelgs. Oaks, televisn terview on December 3, 1986, answer not telest; excerpts prted "Apostle Reaffirms Church's Posn on Homosexualy, " Church News, 14 Feb.
"Marriage should not be viewed as a theraptic step to solve problems such as homosexual clatns or practic. “I nnot prehend our Father Heaven endowg certa of his children wh the unique characteristics of a gay person, then rejectg them. There are thgs about which I do feel guilty, but I feel no guilt for beg a gay man.