I know of a ward where a boy is transitioning and has been granted a request to attend YWs and girls camp. I think this is precarious. The family I know in the ward has decided their daughter will not attend in that case, for her safety. So, who is more important? Clear lines need to be drawn. Yes, we need to love. But love does not include enabling to the point of endangering others.

Interesting how willing to adapt to some people who are confused about their gender, bit when my husband and I refused to go along with eearing those masks, that not only do not protect you from a virus, but are actually very harmful, then we were treated as non faithful members, and my husband released of his calling without a reason. We are treading on very dangerous Waters when we start to play along with the fay agenda.

For the love of all that is holy, DO NOT capitulate and call these people by their “preferred pronouns”. If you participate then you are literally participating in a lie. This does not mean that you are not compassionate. This does not mean that you do not live them. If someone identifies as an animal and prefers to live amongst the animals in the dead of winter, is it compassionate or loving to participate in the individual going out and freezing to death, just so you don’t offend them? If we capitulate as members then this will result in the certain death of the church. The ideological left (including the transgender movement) have their sights set on eliminating the age of consent laws. They are actively pursuing the legalization of pedophilia and adult / child sexual relationships. We, in the church believe in loving everyone because we are commanded to. This doesn’t mean that we must accept and participate in delusions or falsehoods.

When it comes to calling Transgender people by their preferred name, I think thats fine but I dont love the idea of casting the name youve been given by your parents aside. Matt Walsh's take on this is that names are a social construct but gender is not, therefore I am willing to call someone by their preferred name but not by their preferred pronoun because that would be asking me to deny reality.

For anyone wanting to understand more about "gender incongruence" or disphoria, I would highly recommend an interview Jordan Peterson just did with Chloe Cole, a young woman who began medical and surgical transition to a boy at around age 12, and now at 18 had "detransitioned". Her story is absolutely heartbreaking, but it really provides insight into what those individuals are going through, and how we can help them, especially so that they don't make life altering decisions that they may ultimately regret but can't take back.

A lot of this is still confusing, because the church is trying to use the verbiage of the culture right now. I see it like this, transgenderism is a mental illness. Simply having a mental illness is not a sin and therefore, someone that is not giving into the negative impulses of the illness is still eligible for all the blessings and ordinances of the gospel. People with Bipolar Disorder, as an example, will often have a lot of negative impulses that they will have to resist during a manic episode and as long as they do they are fine, since simply having the impulse to do something wrong is not the same as acting on it. It is when we give into our negative impulses that we find ourselves at odds with God's commandments. The Church has a lot to deal with right now. This stuff is clearly the result of a society on it's last leg and they are having to grapple with a number of social contagions like this, while still trying to fulfill the mission of preaching the gospel and bringing as many people as possible to Christ. That mission doesn't change just because the world around us is clearly ending. I will say this though, I do find the Church's use of language concerning. We should have empathy and we should should be tolerant, but tolerance is not acceptance. Some of the church's language on these things has been verging on acceptance, whether that is their intent or not. They need to be careful, especially since there are those in our ranks who seek to subvert the church and turn it into nothing more than a political organization to push "social justice". Those individuals will seize on anything that church leaders say that they can twist and use to draw others to their way of thinking.

The only time I have ever seen a certain group told they couldn’t attend church or visit temple square was during COVID.

The last sentence you read I think is most important to emphasize. “ Aligning our will with God‘s will.” As we do this and apply this act of faith, “ aligning our will with God’s will “ it would save many from much heartache and confusion. 💖

There seems to be a serious disconnect between a person seeking their own salvation in Christ on one hand and a person seeking gender mutilation on the other. It's an act of hypocrisy to pretend to be a disciple of Christ and despise ones own creation. One can't be obedient to their Creator by proclaiming that their Creator is wrong or made a mistake in Creating that person. The repentance process should be followed more sincerely before sanctioning a person to even receive baptism if that person despises their gender.

Excellent breakdown. I like to describe it as: the Lord's compassion and the world's compassion aren't the same thing. Compassion doesn't equate to removing instructions.

"Sometimes from behind the pulpit, in our classrooms, in our Council meetings and in our church publications we hear, read or witness things that do not square with the truth. This is especially true where freedom is involved. Now do not let this serve as an excuse for your own wrong-doing. The Lord is letting the wheat and the tares mature before he fully purges the Church. He is also testing you to see if you will be misled. The devil is trying to deceive the very elect." - Ezra Taft Benson "Our Immediate Responsibility"

Without wanting to seem insensitive, what do we think is going to happen at the time of the resurrection? The Lord will restore everything to what He intended at birth. A male will be resurrected as a male and a female will be resurrected as a female. Heavenly Father does not make mistakes.

I always thought that "needing the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost to survive spiritually" would be because of persecution outside the church. I now understand it means because of policies and stands the church is taking in the last days. So, bring it on. This is still the Savior's church and I am staying in the boat! Come what may.

@20:00 IMHO, it is important to recognize the difference between showing Christ-like love toward so-called transgender people, including welcoming them to church, and affirming their claim of transgenderism or allowing them to promote, teach, or otherwise encourage others to affirm transgenderism within the church. To use your analogy, you would give a drug addict medical care at a hospital, but you would never allow them to use drugs or give them to other patients while they are there.

@Cwic Media - But is everyone really welcome in or welcome to join our church? AFAIK, there are still many groups that aren't allowed to have membership (Jews, Muslims, polygamists' children, etc.) Individuals that promote or teach doctrine contrary to those of the restored Gospel are apostate. We are absolutely a hospital for sinners and not a resort for saints, but we also can't treat those that don't want to be treated. If they don't want to change themselves from within, and just want to infiltrate to change the doctrine and be progressive to change the church from within, then sadly, their names need to be blotted out. (Alma 6:3, Mosiah 26:36, Alma 1:24, Alma 5:57-58)

Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy. -W. Wiersbe

Love and compassion without guidelines/commandments is not uplifting love, it is decadence enabled.

We have a lovely daughter who was very bright and sweet who yearned to have friends among her peers. Life was agonizingly hard. Finally at 17 she was diagnosed with Aspergers. Her immediate comment to me was, “ at least now I know what it is “. She finally had a name “ an explanation “ for why she was the way she was. Because of that diagnosis she could work on improving herself to “fit” in by correcting mannerisms and oddities. Is she still different? YES. But she knows she is a daughter of God and that he loves her. How hard it must be to feel you are the opposite sex of your biological sex. Since we don’t know if they are born with ‘a permanent’ condition like those on the Autism spectrum, or whether it is caused by social or other causes. We must love our brothers and sisters and help them align themselves with God’s will as you said. If we support them, they can do it and have faith and knowledge that Heavenly Father will make things right. If we shun and discount them, we will answer for those choices. Thank you for explaining this so well.

12:45 in other words, just like someone having same sex attraction but not acting on those temptations can still be temple worthy. So like a person that suffers from transgender feelings, as long as they do not act in any way on those temptations, they can be temple worthy. I think this is what church policy is, correct?

Thanks for helping to break this down. It seems there is a level of non-answer with this issue as well as same-sex-attraction (though transgenderism and same-sex attraction aren’t one in the same) in the church’s simply stating “we don’t know the cause.” That’s how the Lord has directed the brethren to respond in some of these official statements, and I understand perhaps why that is the case. Where church members struggle with these types of responses is in juxtaposing that with the things we DO know anecdotally and otherwise through observations in our own families, communities, and around the world. For example, there are grooming influences online and in the world that attempt to convince and push youth toward transitioning. This can come to a youth experiencing depression, anxiety, loneliness, etc and they find inclusion and identity in a social group in person or online that eventually convinces them they are the opposite sex and that transitioning would fix their lives. We know this happens. Many have come forth and shared their experiences and the physiological and mental health trauma their attempt to transition caused in their lives. We also know there are many individuals who claim LGBTQ identity that can’t recall a time in their lives when they weren’t attracted to the same sex. Transgenderism likewise, but it would seem there’s more room for temptation, experimentation, social conditioning, etc with transgenderism, though that can happen with same-sex-attraction too. Bottom line is, not every single individual in the world’s history claiming to be transgender was always that way seemingly from birth. Particularly not all of the supposed 20% of the younger generation claiming to be LGBTQ. We also know that culturally, morally, and socially, the adversary is using gender confusion to some extent as part of his attempt to thwart the Father’s plan for His children on earth in our times. To confuse, cause suffering, and if he can, to push them away from the gospel through it. We see the deconstructionism, the affect some of these societal influences have in the breakdown of the family, etc. We see signs of moral decay as societal inhibitions are removed and the culture of hyper sexuality becomes infused with LGBTQ agendas. What do I mean by this? The fact that a traveling drag show with explicit sex performances and nudity, advertised as a Christmas themed show “welcome to all ages” was scheduled to perform in 18 different states across 36 different shows in December would describe what I mean perfectly. We feel it in our wards as the overbearing political correctness and cultural sensitivity surrounding these issues seemingly silences anyone bringing the Family Proclamation and other doctrinal truths into the discussion in Elders Quorum and Relief Society. It results in an atmosphere where one only feels like they can say the words “compassion” or “inclusion” and nothing else if the subject comes up. No room for truth and doctrine expressed with love for all. What we don’t see often is the church directly/specifically acknowledge the adversaries involvement in our times as it relates to these issues. At least not in their official statements. Perhaps more direct language is used in general conference or at a BYU address, but most discussion is kept more vague, or just don’t directly address the complexity and implications these issues have on not only adults, but especially youth in our times. My point is not to point fingers or find fault with the church. I also don’t want to lump every LGBTQ person in the same boat or judge or dismiss their experiences in any way. It’s a complex issue with people experiencing very real challenges. I’m just trying to illustrate perhaps the frustration felt by a member who is seeing what’s happening in the world, in the church, at BYU, in their own family, etc, and feels there’s an approach of “playing it safe” with a simplistic “we don’t know” type of answer. I think the brethren probably recognize the risk in pushing people away if they attempt to hash through the complexity of the issue as far as root causes. And perhaps, there are just no straightforward answers on transgenderism. There’s certainly not one root answer. Either way, the call to treat every individual with love and welcoming as a child of God and invite them to find strength in the Savior remains the same and most important part of our role here.

Hmm. This still dodges the issue of pronouns. The church clarifies its stance on use of a preferred name, so that's good. But what about the transgender individual who claims their ward's members are "hateful" because they continue to use pronouns that correspond to their sex at birth? It is not always possible to be neutral and "loving," when pronoun usage inevitably demands that you take a side. For some of us the use of alternate pronouns amounts to speaking untruths and feels very much like succumbing to emotional coercion. But using only pronouns that correspond to sex at birth results quite often in accusations of bigotry, even when spoken in sincere love and care. It's exhausting.

I feel sorry for children and youth who are encouraged my parents, teachers, doctors or others to have chemical or surgical alterations to their bodies, as this limits there is a progression along the covenant path. It becomes a huge stumbling block. How disorientating such procedures will be in their life. The whole thing is just very tragic! 😔😥😢

Great clarification and description. It does seem changes are happening at that break neck speed, but the core doctrine hasn't changed, just how the Church navigates the changes. I agree that the Church is a hospital and we all are "sick" and also that love doesn't mean acceptance of everything, but correction. Great video as always!

We had a young man coming to our ward for a while. He dressed like a woman and called himself Sarah. It was obvious that this was not a woman and I never halled him 'she' but I did address him as Sarah. He came for quite a few months. I never got to know him very well, but, like all of us, I treated him respectfully. I was wondering what would happen if he chose to get baptised. We haven't seen him in a while. I hope he's okay and I would be very pleased to see him again.

Thank you for bringing it all together in your wrap up. Love is not, never was, permissive. As human beings, we go through a lot of emotions and "feelings". If these feelings won't get us to the spiritual level that we wish to achieve, we must make a choice. Are we defined by our feelings? Or do we take control of them? Shaming does not motivate a person to change, kindness can.

Thank you so much for posting this. I have a son that lives socially as a transgender. He is already a member, (although he hasn’t been active for YEARS) but this helped me have hope for the future. I’m so glad I ran across your channel a few months ago.

In Canada 🇨🇦 it is against the law to counsel anyone, including the youth, against transitioning. 😢

I am disturbed by the transgenders (men to women) attending the church single adult dances & fireside. Does that make me a bad person? I've stopped attending, not only for that reason but it was a tipping point.

I think this is a good overview of the church’s official stance on this topic, but the nuts and bolts of how it works in our ward level can be so so complicated. For example, we had a man, dressed as a woman, attend our ward, and he began to want to use the women’s restrooms. That was very upsetting for many people, and eventually men began to stand post outside the women’s restrooms to be sure no man entered. He eventually just stopped coming. It wasn’t enough for him to be at church and attend as a “woman.” He wanted to be treated as an actual woman. I was too young to realize how this played out with Relief Society and such, but I can imagine that was an issue as well. I don’t know how they could have handled it better…

Certain Church callings are gender specific: i.e. Relief Society leadership, Primary presidency, Young Women leadership, are all gender specific as female. Bishopric, clerks, Elders Quorum leadership, Young Men leadership are gender specific as male. A surgically transitioned individual can not hold these callings.

We seem to give a lot of attention to those who exist in the world of unlimited acronyms, and pronouns ad nauseum. What of those who are heterosexual and attracted to the opposite gender who refrain from sexual intimacy until marriage. Those heterosexuals that have learned to curb and control the desire for sexual intimacy until the appropriate time and place. What of those who are heterosexual that never marry. Because heterosexuality is not part of the acronym world is it somehow easier for them to live a life of celibacy and practice self-control. Do heterosexuals desires for companionship and sexual contact somehow cease because they don’t fall into the so-called marginalized category. Do heterosexuals ask for special consideration because they suffer from unfulfilled heterosexuality. Emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically do they not feel that there could be more to their existence and want for something else. Are they frustrated because they know they have more to give yet no avenue companionship to give it. Doctrine is consistent, policy is fluid and everchanging. The doctrine of gender will not change, no matter how much policy you throw at it. God’s structure is based on order, order and chaos cannot coexist. Chaos does not bare testimony of truth. The standards of chastity are exactly the same for all of God’s children no exceptions.

This policy is congruent with the policy on homosexuals in the church so it shouldn't surprise anyone. You can think or feel however you want but there are limits on how your thoughts and feelings can be expressed. If your expression violates a commandment, then there are repercussions according to your expression. However, we love in all cases because we recognize that everyone is a child of God. That's what I got out of this video. Thanks for your work.

Honest question. Can anyone better explain the spectrum of hormone therapy as it relates to someone experiencing gender dysphoria? Is there a medically prescribed process that doesn’t result in some level of physiological change toward one’s opposite gender? Would this simply be hormone inhibitors that either decrease prevalence of testosterone or estrogen? I guess the root of my question involves confusion over saying there will be restrictions (temple recommend, callings) for those transitioning socially or physiologically, but then saying “medically prescribed hormone therapy” is essentially ok for children and youth. To my knowledge, the purpose of hormone therapy for youth experiencing gender dysphoria is to inhibit or alter the normal physiological, sex based developmental changes that occur during puberty. It can either be inhibiting the process or inducing physiological changes (assuming the intended type and level of hormone prescription is given) to the affect that the individual takes on physical change and characteristics of the opposite gender. Is there a distinction being made by the church between simply delaying puberty through hormone therapy verses actual gender transitioning? Maybe I just answered my own question. It’s all tricky stuff, I’m just trying to find more info to help clarify

Thank you so much for reviewing this important issue in our society with respect to the Church and the gospel. The Church manual is really the “horse’s mouth”, if you will. It is no wonder that some people in society and those in the media as well as those using social media are confused and misrepresent the Church and it’s members. Now I consider myself more informed and better able to explain, and, at the very least, know where to seek policy and explanation. 😊

Hopefully before too long, He who created man and woman in His OWN IMAGE, will return to earth. i have no doubt that He is able to set things straight, and that He will do so.

I LOVE how you define what LOVE is, thank you!

Thank you for this. It clarified things for me. I will gladly share it with those who don't understand church policy, ESPECIALLY non members.

I’m worried more about which toilet do they use? I know many older people feel uncomfortable if a trans woman comes into RS or Transman go into Priesthood lessons.

Thank you for this video. It was very well explained and I feel the love coming from you. So important.

My biggest issues are these: Baptism is not gender neutral according to the Lord: "73 The person who is called of God and has authority from Jesus Christ to baptize, shall go down into the water with the person who has presented himself or herself for baptism, and shall say, calling him or her by name: Having been commissioned of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen." (Doctrine and Covenants 20:73) See how the Lord specifically separated genders in this verse? Also, we baptize in the temple according to genders Plus, I don't believe church members should be forced to refer to someone by their preferred pronouns

There was a time not too long ago when our church leaders actually stood up against this evil.

Thank you for all your hard work to simplify this information for us.

I think everyone should be invited and excepted but not to mistake that for condoning the sin!! Disagreeing with these choices doesn't mean you don't love them!! You can't go against the very thing that created you and it be a great thing!!!

Thanks Craig for your clarity..I always appreciate it.

I so appreciate all these podcasts that seek to align with our Prophet and to understand the reasoning and policies behind these challenging issues!

Thank you for this years ago I had a non member friend who eventually had surgery; our journey was fraught with "as a member what do I do, how far do I support," etc. Now there is more guidance and direction.

I appreciate this video, and it gave me some clarification, but I think there are still a lot of gray areas. Definitely, IMO, they should be restricted to bathrooms and RS/EQ/YWYM depending on their sex at birth. The church is a refuge for us from the world; don't bring that inside the wards as well. I also think that there ought to be some very thorough baptism interviews and explanations of Church policy. I feel like the Brethren are tiptoeing around these types of issues bc they don't want to alienate that group and those who sympathize with them, but it sometimes projects like the Church is accepting without restrictions these groups and their philosophies.

DICEY INDEED! One definition of dicey is "especially fraught with risk." Here is an example of "dicey" from the policy itself: "The [transgender] person may be addressed by the preferred name in the ward." So... if a male priesthood bearer prefers to go by "Sister Brunson" rather than "Brother Brunson" does that mean that "Sister Brunson" might be teaching and even leading the Elders Quorum? Perhaps "Sister Brunson" may even become Bishop, Stake President or even Apostle as long as He/She doesn't act or dress up like a transgender. And what are our youth to think when the Bishop calls up "Sister Brunson" to say the opening prayer in Sacrament meeting and up comes a bearded male? And by the way, if someone requests to be addressed by their preferred pronoun does that not qualify as an attempt on their part at "social" transitioning? I could go on and on but this all adds up to moral chaos and cultural madness ... and so why should anyone be surprised that 13% of BYU students now self-identify as gay as you recently reported. I'm only surprised the percent is not much higher and it propably is if we included all the "undeclared" and "undecided" among them. The youth today haven't a prayer as "Heteronormativity" is rapidly being replaced by "Transnormativity."

This was a very helpful video. Subscription added.

Amazing, thank you so much for addressing this issue!!

The saints of the latter days are being asked to love others without judgment in ways that earlier generations could not have imagined. Greg, you have laid out the path to love these individuals very well. がんばって.

11:22 I feel so relieved here. "restrictions" i can handle. You have no idea how good it feels that I'm even welcome there. And i was absolute serious what i said earlier.

It helps me when you go through the actual wording of the manual and offer some thoughts and explanation I appreciate you taking the time to do this thank you

Members of the church being accepting is still an issue even among the divorced. Let alone transgender people who have a testimony. You know how Job had some friends who abandoned him because they thought he did something wrong to deserve all those curses, yeah lots of those in the church. There are certain verses of scripture that members of the church really don't hear no matter how many times they listen to it. Such as if you've done it unto the least of these my brotheren, you've done it unto me.

thanks for addressing this difficult topic,i wonder what happens if an adult member encourages youth to be transgender,dont you think this would be a sin? what would you say to them,could there be church action taken against the adult?what if this takes place in church class room?i would love to hear your take on this,what if it was your child? dont think it wont happen,how would you handle this?, am watching a situation that has the potential to go this route.would really like for you to address this as you have a great awareness of these difficult topics.thanks Godbless

Thank you for reading the Church's position on this strange problem! I have a grand child with a phase of this!

Let the enemy and they make it a club and they change the church that’s the problem!!!

This was a great overview of what the policy actually states and the fact that we should treat everyone in a Christ-like manner. I agree with all that you presented on these subjects. However, I have adult children serving in youth callings and have other experiences with LGBTQ situations in church etc. The frustration is the fact that there is a growing contingency that is promoting the lifestyle, recruiting, and openly pushing the idea that this is okay and the church needs to get onboard with that. Meanwhile, they often get accommodated in the name of "love" and straight kids who would like to have a church experience without this aggressiveness that they already have to put up with at school etc, are viewed as "unchristlike" or "judgemental." It seems to the youth that everyone else needs to keep quiet about their temptations and not campaign to normalize acting on them except this group. It is a bit out of hand.

Im getting a headache with all this confusing terminology and chaos! Oh how Satan is luving this so much!

Certainly some very complex issues around these days. Many thanks for your time and thoughts on this subject. God bless 🙏

Excellent information. Clear and well explained.

our stake had a big grooming issue for girls. 1 bi girl on a trip in a tent and the rest came back bi (implying SA). they banned many lgbt from participation due to high recruitment behavior

There are so many other churches that transgender and gay people can go to that don't make such a deal of this. Not allowing one to act appropriately to preserve their well being and claiming they are 'loved' is the height of hypocrisy.

I think the brethren are trying to walk too thin of a line here. I think that self-identified trans people should be allowed to attend meetings but acquiescing to their preferred pronouns and other things mentioned is like trying to split the baby. I sustain President Nelson as the prophet but it's like he's trying to be as woke as the gospel will allow. The biggest problem is that the trans community will see this as a sign that the church is getting weak on this issue and will really start to push for more. The LGBTQ...XYZ community doesn't settle for one serving. They want everything in the buffet.

I have a young man in my YSA ward that believes he is a woman. He announced this in sacrament meeting a few weeks ago. Asking everyone to call him "her" and by a female name from now on. I really do not want to go along with this. I do not want to outcast him in any way but at the same time I do not want to reaffirm things that are completely false. Any advice as a ward and individual level? This young man attends relief society and is wearing skirts/dresses and leggings...this really bothers me and others. I believe that this young man has some mental maturity struggles of some kind or possibly some special needs (autism/asbergers). It is a tough scenario. Thank you for the video

Everyone in and out of the church needs to read "Irreversible Damage" by Abigail Shrier.

Changing names and pretending you are another gender are two different things. As Latter Day Saints we are charged with Defending truth and virtue. Going along with with something that is not true is wrong.

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Hello! Pornography, our hedonistic media, and the ensuing worship of idol-images have a lot to do with the beginnings of these ideas. Not saying that there are not any other cases, but... Pray for the souls of the children of men.

This works with every struggle we have as individuals. We need to choose through agency his will.

Thank you!

3 Nephi 18:28-32 28 And now behold, this is the commandment which I give unto you, that ye shall not suffer any one knowingly to partake of my flesh and blood unworthily, when ye shall minister it; 29 For whoso eateth and drinketh my flesh and blood unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to his soul; therefore if ye know that a man is unworthy to eat and drink of my flesh and blood ye shall forbid him. 30 Nevertheless, ye shall not cast him out from among you, but ye shall minister unto him and shall pray for him unto the Father, in my name; and if it so be that he repenteth and is baptized in my name, then shall ye receive him, and shall minister unto him of my flesh and blood. 31 But if he repent not he shall not be numbered among my people, that he may not destroy my people, for behold I know my sheep, and they are numbered. 32 Nevertheless, ye shall not cast him out of your synagogues, or your places of worship, for unto such shall ye continue to minister; for ye know not but what they will return and repent, and come unto me with full purpose of heart, and I shall heal them; and ye shall be the means of bringing salvation unto them.

How will the church navigate this going forward? This will be too much for some And not enough for others. I feel like I need to love others and follow the prophet. I feel so uneasy of the issues that will keep coming. How Did we Get to this point?

We had a transgender person in our ward for a while. Yes these people are welcome at church but there is something unnerving about a biological man, dressed as a woman, going to Relief Society. From what I understand, the Church position is that someone can identify but they can’t socially act it out. So how does that work in the real world? The thing that concerned me the most was, which bathroom would this person use? I would not feel comfortable with him (yes him) using the same bathroom as young girls.

Greg, why do you think this is not being corrected at the upper levels? Why is this being allowed in your opinion and where does this lead?

Greetings Greg, I don’t see a problem with the wording as it encapsulates what the world calls it as well as it’s wording seems clear. Ive got a friend who’s daughter thought she was a guy and was headed to suicidal path, ended up transitioning. He was a Bishop and ended up leaving the church over this. She did transition to a he. Gender dysphoria . Mental illness is a terrible thing. So this girl who transitioned has not only cut off her boobs, but I have no idea what a girl gets to try to be a guy besides a haircut and clothing. She really felt she was a guy and she was a pretty girl. The mind and feelings are confusing and I think Satan has created this downward path obviously to lead people down to destruction. Satan wants to destroy the family

The comments here aren't very kind. But I have decided to share my experience. I am an adult, (35) and I was treated for a mental disorder, I can agree it is. And because of that, I was approved for medical transition. I was a church member before all of this, but because I knew it was not accepted back then, I stopped attending the meetings. Not because I stopped believing. I am exactly the same person, with the same values, with the same beliefs. Believe it or not, not all of us are crazy internet teens. Nor perverts, or whatever, I live my life with honesty, kindness, and love for others. A month ago, I was visited by sister missionaries who showed me this new policy. I can't say I was totally welcomed back into the ward by the other members, but I was glad at least they allowed me to cross the door. However. I still think it's rather unfortunate we are allowed on "restrictions". When some of us could do so much in service for the church and the heavenly father. We all are trying to be the best versions of ourselves, but we are human, tempted, and faulty. There are many biological men and women inside the church who knowingly are not doing their best, and are still allowed many privileges they don't even know how blessed they are to be allowed to have (Rather than us thinking we did something wrong by being born like this, other members should question if they are being worthy or they just were born lucky). I know in my heart, that there are many of us who would prove to the lord just how worthy we are if we were allowed the chance. Just the same as people of color I guess....I suppose we just have to wait for the heavenly father to decide when and if we will be, because it will be his call, not any judgment and reservation his followers have.

What church does this channel represent?

There’s a primary song called “If the Savior Stood Beside Me.” Greg, if the Savior stood beside us, do you think he’d use someone’s preferred pronouns if they didn’t match their biological sex?

Wasn't life just so much simpler 50 years ago? Also 40, 30, or even 20 years ago. Please do not tell me that we are "more enlightened or understanding" today.

Why is is that the apostles say they don't know the cause of gender identity issues? Why is no one talking about the root cause? If we don't know the cause, is there possibility to alter?

If you're still irritated with any of the decisions just remember the parable of the wheat and tares. God will gather us in the end and separate the wheat from the tares. Or if you watch the chosen "you're going to catch all kinds of fish, I will sort them out later" Baptism for the dead is so we all can get the ordinances ourselves so God is a just God and we are all judged equally. In the end every knee will bow and every tongue confess Jesus is the Christ. So whether they are baptized in this life or proxy in the next we're all going to be baptized.

I didn't mention if the ward members should call the person by their preferred pronouns and if they can use the incorrect restroom. If a ward was doing that where my kids go, my kids would not be allowed to go to that ward. Also, if the person isn't being counseled to start wearing appropriate clothing to their sex then I would also take my kids out. Jesus said to love everyone but he didn't say that it is OK to sin. He told the woman to go and and sin no more. Not to come and continue to sin. To love is to correct those in error. Just as it says in Proverbs that just a father corrects his child God corrects us.

I disagree with your take on the terminology the church uses in the handbook. They need to use terms everybody will understand so there is no confusion. So using "transition" or "reassign" is absolutely necessary.

Question? If we reach our children that homosexuality and transgender dysphoria goes against God's eternal plan, does that mean we lack Christlike Love?

My whole issue with this transgender stuff is there treating this plastic surgery of mutilation as if it is down to the DNA changing who these people are. And it’s not they are changing the appearance of a person. I think that we all have things in life that we are tempted by and struggle with. I think God is very clear about the way he wants things done. Our bodies are temples and they should be treated as such. I do believe that these people that are dealing with this dysphoria really are struggling. It’s not just their physical appearance it’s a spiritual battle that they are dealing with. And I’m sure a great deal of them it is quite scary to not know who you are. And we know as members of our church there have been a great deal of true miracles that have happened not just personally but worldwide. I will not be losing faith in God I will not be losing faith in his plan because the world is trying to convince me otherwise. I think we all need to pray for strength. And compassion towards these people that are struggling so deeply. And I think that we need to be as Christlike as we possibly can. And I don’t think being kind of someone is condoning bad behavior.

It is valuable to note that the church acknowledges the preferred pronouns and names, since many don't want to use technically incorrect language or pronouns.

Great idea.

So members can use their name but not the changed pronouns?

@14:55 A person may be addressed by their preferred name, but should/are they discussed using their preferred pronouns?

Male and female names exist for a reason. It's becuase men and women are diferent, and that's that

Compare these two verses: 2 Samuel 24: 1 Again the anger of the Yahweh burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.” Compare to: 1 Chronicles 21:1 Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.

It appears that there is no need to repent of being transgender in order to qualify for baptism because it's not a sin to believe you are another gender? Then is it plausible that being transgender is considered a mental illness or handicap that one is reasonably born with and broadly similar to other mental illnesses? Seems like a similar approach to homosexuality. You don't have to repent of it before baptism, but you can't practice it after baptism. For transgender people, transitioning would be practicing it. If mental illness is the reasoning in the policy, then would it ever be openly shared? I suppose not because civility would break down faster than a soup sandwich.

Transgenders getting baptized is blasphemy before god. I like your channel Greg but you are not seeing what’s being placed before you. A transgender has not denounced their sin. And they are being baptized un repented and unclean. Quite sad honestly.

I heard a bit from Hannah Stoddard. I’m intrigued by the change in history that is taking and has taken place by progressives. She would be an interesting guest. I love your views and I think you could ask some great questions that would help many. Thank you for your videos.

How about using bathrooms in the church, young women or young men activities? I will not let kids go to the church bathroom if there transgender in the bathrooms at the church. Not out of hate, just to protect my children. Will proclamation to the family become hate speech now?

Hum, because you FEEL LIKE IT, that validates and makes it correct, healthy and safe? That is an avalanche waiting to be triggered.

When resurrected all those surgeries will be undone and they will live for eternity with a perfected body of their birth-sex. Better to get used to being what you were born as now.

i think you should have to give up the facade of being trans before being baptized. repentance requires it.

So just like with same sex attraction; to experience it isn’t a sin, it’s a challenge of mortality, but to act on it, to give in to the temptation, that’s where you go awry.