tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post7241447088092937776..comments2024-01-22T10:00:14.762-05:00Comments on Not Another Wave: LGBT and LDS: a Guest Post on SexualityEricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15249287420418816844noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-57305996635602027022011-04-17T23:36:58.299-04:002011-04-17T23:36:58.299-04:00I found this article on the churches' website ...I found this article on the churches' website that I thought was pretty great. It gives an explanation of the churches' view and how to help those in your family who suffer from same-sex attraction. <br />http://lds.org/ensign/1999/09/when-a-loved-one-struggles-with-same-sex-attraction?lang=eng&query=homosexualityJenny B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09330719020546039129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-46002216363683251472011-04-14T17:04:00.619-04:002011-04-14T17:04:00.619-04:00David,
Thanks for the post. I also appreciate you...David,<br /><br />Thanks for the post. I also appreciate your candor and feel for your situation. Here are a couple of my thoughts on the topic. Please feel free to challenge, qualify, or respond to my ideas. <br /><br />You say, "Should I not embrace my sexuality as a healthy part of who I am...?"<br /><br />I say yes, but not necessarily for the reason you present when you say "Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240627164697020604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-64336108418565797892011-04-14T16:50:50.288-04:002011-04-14T16:50:50.288-04:00David,
Thanks for the post. I also appreciate you...David,<br /><br />Thanks for the post. I also appreciate your candor and feel for your situation. Here are a couple of my thoughts on the topic. Please feel free to challenge, qualify, or respond to my ideas. <br /><br />You say, "Should I not embrace my sexuality as a healthy part of who I am...?"<br /><br />I say yes, but not necessarily for the reason you present when you say "Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240627164697020604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-13071976942281256182011-04-14T00:58:28.697-04:002011-04-14T00:58:28.697-04:00This has been my favorite post on NAW. Thank you.This has been my favorite post on NAW. Thank you.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807811254960687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-31404456807743879552011-04-12T15:21:27.897-04:002011-04-12T15:21:27.897-04:00This is not about weaknesses and trials as much as...This is not about weaknesses and trials as much as it is about realizing that we can all be faithful members of the church while still trying to understand who we are and what our relationship with the father is going to be. I really loved your post David. I appreciated your candor and wish I knew more that faced the same problem with as much open and earnest desire to figure out what is right. IJonathan Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270105561556129223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-32528803109308410232011-04-12T14:10:29.713-04:002011-04-12T14:10:29.713-04:00We all have weaknesses and trials to deal with in ...We all have weaknesses and trials to deal with in this life. God will heal all things through Jesus Christ's Atonement, but I think we have the misconception that it will happen in this life. I believe that some of our issues won't be resolved until after this mortal life, and our trial is to endure until then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-84969891688385511672011-04-12T07:46:49.000-04:002011-04-12T07:46:49.000-04:00This is beautiful.This is beautiful.Christine Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918297120906709258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-47569362262400616222011-04-11T16:17:16.353-04:002011-04-11T16:17:16.353-04:00Perhaps this is too simple a response for somethin...Perhaps this is too simple a response for something that's obviously been deeply thought about, but you state yourself that, "The current advice of the Brethren is for LGBT members to be celibate." If you believe that the prophet is God's mouthpiece then the solution seems plain - not easy, but plain. <br />We (LDS) know that marriage between a man and a woman and the family areLauren R.noreply@blogger.com