God's love for you is not dependent on your Church activity. Understand that there are many jobs that can prevent regular church attendance. Know that you are very much loved, especially by other members. You are in-tune with the Holy Ghost, and God is aware of you, your needs and special desires to seek and follow Him. Remember who you are and whom you serve

Your heart is definitely in the right place :) we are taught here a little and there a little, as long as we are honestly trying to live as Jesus Christ taught, I believe things will all be ok.

You haven't heard anything yet, this church has leaders from all over the world that give inspiring talks.

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good job

I agree. I felt the spirit during his talk.

Sad situation. :-( .... what a tragedy and complicated situation

It is a difficult path to walk, and it's important always to forgive. People are who they are, but can make changes in their lives with patience and long-suffering.

Come back and be made whole. 😊

I'm sorry for how your family is treating you. Your feelings and experiences are valid. I hope for peace and happiness for you and your family.

Good that Elder Anderson gave a talk for people struggling to be peacemakers. And "blessed be the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God". Never stop trying to make peace and to improve in doing so.

And then there was the talk the next day condemning the LGBTQ community saying that homosexuality and gender confusion were of Satan and horrid things.

Yeah, until Oaks spoke and doubled down on hate.

ok but where are the actions to back up the empty words??

It's important for us as followers of Jesus to remember not to judge others, but to be listeners.

@@boot_hee he said it himself

It's always been so hard for me to teach people the concept of living contrary to their sexual orientation because many people feel like it's part of their core identity. We all have trials to overcome, and we all need to humble ourselve and change to conform to God's will, but I can't imagine how difficult it would be to give something like this up for God. It shows me how much you do love God. It shows your humility. I'm grateful for your example brother. I too share your concerns, but ultimately I trust the prophets as mouth pieces of God. I know they mean well by this action. Perhaps they did make a mistake by supporting this bill, but they are also men. They can make mistakes, but I don't believe they will make a big enough mistake to prevent the work from moving forward. Remember who's church this is. Love you brother, hope this helps ease some concern

@@usaeagle8244 leave.

As someone who is also gay, I would have to strongly disagree with you. Conversion therapy has been proven to be ineffective and harmfully mentally, emotionally and physically. Banning conversion therapy is one of the best things that can be done. It would not prevent a therapist from helping you to live how you wanted to, but it would prevent them from encouraging you to live as if you were heterosexual because that has been shown to be harmful and to increase suicide rates. Best practices in therapy are determined by the scientific method, not by if you feel like something should be that way.

That is confusing and frustrating to consider.... the Lord calls the weak and the simple to do the best they can, and crap tonnes of mistakes are made..... Its just been in the past few years the brethren finally understood we have been offending and blaspheming God by calling ourselves mormons for over a century and a half! Slow slow slowwww slowwwwwwwww are Gods people to learn... but we still do... eventually... after some years, decades, centuries.... its all for our good to keep trying in the Spirit of Romans 14

dfre102 I can't thank you enough for your comment! You and your brave life/comment give me hope for my son. And I agree with the words you speak here. It's concerning to me as well. Clearly I love my (actively gay) son. I love him so much I'd die for him. I love him so much that I don't want him confused by the messages that we are getting from some general authorities and church members. Our love cannot save them in their sins. No matter how much I love him and no matter how much he loves me....and no matter how many times the church comes out with "LGBTQ support" it's never going to change that fact. What they are, in essence, saying, is that SOME people can't help their behavior so they'll be exalted anyway. They rc explaining them from the very blessings that our Savior's Atonement provides them because "they can't help themselves". Or that if we just love them more, they can continue sinful behavior and still gain exaltation with the "family" (ie gay marriage) they claim to have. This makes me so sad. The doctrine is clear.... But again..... I'm so grateful for YOU!!!!

Agreed 💯👍

Always tale advantage of ones words, dig a pit for our neighbour, there is no harm in this.... and .... 2nd Nephi 28

Re-reading is easy enough. But could we also ask if we as a body of members needs to go back to it and re-understand it?

I think it's important to sustain Apostles of the Lord- not just by uplifting the hand but always in word and deed. It's not about endorsing anything here. It's about following the Savior and establishing peace. It's what disciples of Christ are to do: love everyone, be good to everyone and respect others. If you prefer to be loyal to some politics rather than loyal to the Lord and his annointed, and join the political fashion to be angry and maybe even hateful towards the opposition you may not find happiness and peace. Additionally you risk your spiritual well-being. If you suggest that it's justified hating people for the bad that they do that's not compatible with what the Lord taught and Elder Oaks gave a talk on a few conferences ago: love thine enemies, bless them that curse you. You don't fight evil with evil. Satan uses politics to divide a country, a people and even lead astray members in the church. I'm certain Elder Anderson is not mislead here.

Yes. The spirit of contention is not of Christ, that men contend one with another with anger. His doctrine is that such should be done away. We resist sin not with violence, but with pure love unfeigned. It is not easy to do, but if we hold to the iron rod and remember how Captain Moroni strove to limit bloodshed in all his battles - then we understand more how to resist sin. Finally, the example of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies shows us the outcome of pure nonviolent resistance: unlike other battles where the fallen could not be numbered, not only were the fallen numbered, but the number of those who left the attackers and joined the defenders in a commitment to peace was numbered greater than the number of the fallen. We learn there that while the enemy of peace will rage against us, there is greater strength in the righteous suffering and deep sacrifices of the peacemaker.

It's a bout condemning the sin and not the sinner. But we are to love our neighbors and even our enemies and bless them that curse you and especially if you think people need to change and thus need Christ in their lives. Elder Anderson gave a wonderful talk, which will bless you if you heed the counsel of an Apostle of the Lord. We shall not find justification of anger and hate towards any children of God- no matter what. Our obligation is to love to forward the Lord's cause. Contention is giving in to the other side.

@@An_Economist_Plays Is avoiding contention the greatest value of The Gospel? Or are there other values of more importance? If it is, then Satan has already won, because the mere existence of a person living pick-a-commandment will cause contention with a nonbeliever. Should we change our beliefs to appease the world, and thus avoid contention? Keep in mind that to Laman and Lemuel, Nephi was contentious. To the Egyptians, Moses was contentious. The Jewish and Roman leaders of the day, Jesus was contentious. We should avoid being contentious out of spite, but there is a point where wisdom dictates to keep pressing forward.

Elder Oaks talk from the Sunday afternoon session was a breath of fresh air in that regard. I agree with you that it was about time for people to be reminded. It seems God thought the same thing!

There is another talk on that. Can’t remember the speaker though.

i miss back in the day when you shut up 💜

sorry to hear your feelings of missing old times..... but did not God send His Son into the world to save and not condemn it? (John 3:17)

There is much new that Christ would have us do to become more like him. In order to do something new, we have to stop doing something old. But I'm still quite clear on the need to keep the commandments of the one that I love, even Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.