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Coming Out | She couldn’t bring herself to ask me…

Posted 7 years ago Tagged Boyfriends choir Mothers

I never realized I had to come out as gay. Personally, I have known I was gay since 5th grade. I’ve always been very small, but athletic, not overly feminine, but just enough that I considered the fact I was … Read the rest here

Hi, I’m Joann

Posted 7 years ago Tagged

My name is Joann. I am from, and live in Taiwan. Since I came to terms with my sexuality this year, it has been a freeing experience but at the same time I started to struggle with church. I felt … Read the rest here

Coming Out | The church has created exactly ZERO places for a transMormon to fit in.

Posted 7 years ago Tagged

We don’t often hear too many stories about trans experiences and non binary coming out experiences. I wanted to share my story with the blog. I was born and raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. … Read the rest here

The LGBT threat to Mormonism

Posted 7 years ago Tagged

By Kyle Ashworth | Opinion

I recently attended a question and answer event headlined by Greg Prince, author of the just released book, Gay Rights and the Mormon Church. Greg’s book delves into the murky water of the Church … Read the rest here

Hi, We’re the Leethams

Posted 7 years ago Tagged

We are Lori and Curt Leetham, and have been married for more than 22 years. We are each other’s best friend and have been blessed with four special children. Luke, Madi, Max, & Aubrey (oldest to youngest). We are what … Read the rest here

Synu Diabła! Przestań!

Posted 7 years ago Tagged

By Susie Augenstein

Great things for our LGBTQ happening in Poland! My son, Josh Augenstein is serving a mission for the Church in Poland. He shared this story about what happened in a church class he attended yesterday (Sunday). I … Read the rest here

Coming Out | Can what I’m trying to tell you not be said?

Posted 7 years ago Tagged BYU Friends Roommates

Hi everyone! I am 22 years old, and a student at BYU. I came out just a few days ago, and it was better than I ever could have imagined. Here’s my story:

My roommate and I are best friends … Read the rest here

Hi, I’m Sam

Posted 7 years ago Tagged

Hi, my name is Sam Hood and I was born and raised in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. I grew up in an active LDS family with parents who worked hard to teach me and my sister about the gospel. I dutifully did … Read the rest here

Coming Out | “Honey, I am a homosexual.”

Posted 7 years ago Tagged Affirmation MixedOrientationMarriage Wife

I am an old guy.  I buried my sexuality really deep into the shadows of my life and determined to never allow them the chance to see the light of day. Big mistake. All these years later I am finally … Read the rest here

Hi, I’m Liz

Posted 7 years ago Tagged

My name is Liz Macdonald. I feel so grateful to finally be able to be public about our son as he just graduated from BYU. What a wonderful thing to share about one of my favorite blessings – I have … Read the rest here

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We’ve all heard of FOMO—the fear of missing out. It’s that dinner with friends, the girls’ trip, the concert in the park. We convince ourselves that if we don’t go, everyone else is going to make memories without us, and somehow we’ll be the only one left out.

Somewhere along the way, though, I discovered JOMO: the joy of missing out.

Turns out there are quite a few things I enjoy missing. Family dinners where homophobic Uncle Hal is feeling especially inspired. Church lessons that assume every happy ending includes a husband, a wife, and 6.5 children. Family group texts that start with vacation plans and somehow end with a conference talk.

The older I get, the less interested I am in showing up out of obligation. If something continually leaves me feeling smaller, drained, or like I have to pretend to be someone else, I’m perfectly happy to let it happen without me. JOMO.

Missing out isn’t always a loss, it’s exactly where the joy is.

Try some JOMO today. You’ll love it. ❤️
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Jacinda Ardern was 25 years old, raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the small farming town of Morrinsville, New Zealand, when she found herself living in an Auckland flat with three gay men. She continued attending the Mormon church, but the contrast between the faith she had grown up in and the people she cared about became increasingly difficult to reconcile.

Years later, Ardern said she realized she was “either doing a disservice to the church or my friends,” because she could not reconcile a religion that did not fully accept LGBTQ people with the kindness and humanity she saw in those closest to her. In 2005, she left the LDS Church and has identified as agnostic ever since. Although she has spoken positively about the values of service she learned growing up Mormon, she has said the Church’s teachings on LGBTQ people ultimately became impossible for her to accept.

Ardern became New Zealand’s prime minister and many of the policies that defined her government reflected the convictions she says were shaped during that period of her life.

In 2018, Ardern became the first sitting New Zealand prime minister to participate in Auckland’s Pride Parade, cutting the ceremonial ribbon to open the event.

Her government later passed the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act, banning conversion practices. The law created criminal penalties of up to five years in prison when conversion practices cause serious harm. Parliament approved the measure by a vote of 112-8, with every vote against coming from members of the ACT Party.

Her government also enacted changes to New Zealand’s Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act, allowing transgender and non-binary New Zealanders born in the country to update the sex marker on their birth certificate through a statutory declaration rather than a Family Court process. The legislation passed Parliament unanimously without a single vote in opposition.

Despite leaving the LDS Church more than two decades ago, Ardern has not described her departure as the result of a dispute with Church leaders, and while serving as prime minister she met cordially with former Church President Russell M. Nelson during his 2019 visit to New Zealand.

Arden has consistently described her decisions as a matter of conscience, saying she could no longer reconcile the Church’s position on LGBTQ people with her own beliefs.
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