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The two worst things about growing up gay in the church is the damage it did to me, and the damage the church did to my relationship with the Godhead.
I believe at my core that God loves me, but having been told differently my whole life has done a lot of damage.
I believe at my core that God loves me, but having been told differently my whole life has done a lot of damage.
“God loves you” and “God hates gays” are both things I’ve been told and heard for YEARS.
Homosexuality is the worst sin next to killing someone or denying the Holy Ghost? That’s another one I grew up being taught. So naturally I believed that God hated me.
Homosexuality is the worst sin next to killing someone or denying the Holy Ghost? That’s another one I grew up being taught. So naturally I believed that God hated me.
I REALLY want to believe in the New Testament and Book of Mormon Christ, but that’s not the Christ that I was raised to believe was there for me.
When they said “God loves you”, I heard “God would love me if I were straight”, because THAT is the message that was taught.
When they said “God loves you”, I heard “God would love me if I were straight”, because THAT is the message that was taught.
You can’t expect LGBTQ members to feel love from the MEMBERS when we’ve been taught that we’re exempt from the love of GOD.
You can’t expect LGBTQ members to believe that “feelings aren’t a sin”, when the church is ALL about validating feelings.
Feeling the Spirit, feeling like you’ve found the person to marry, the college to go to, a party to leave, someone to check on, cookies to make them.
Feeling the Spirit, feeling like you’ve found the person to marry, the college to go to, a party to leave, someone to check on, cookies to make them.
The church raised us to identify what the Spirit feels like, but when we tell you that the Spirit says it’s ok to date, or get married, we’re wrong.
That says to me you only believe in personal revelation that only tells you things you’ve already been told.
That isn’t revelation.
That says to me you only believe in personal revelation that only tells you things you’ve already been told.
That isn’t revelation.
So don’t tell me that feelings don’t matter when the church was LITERALLY RESTORED because of a FEELING.
You’re honestly going to tell me I can’t get married, and THEN make it seem like you’re not asking anything unreasonable?
I’ve learned ever since I can REMEMBER that I can’t get into HEAVEN unless I’m married in the temple.
Junior. Primary.
I’ve learned ever since I can REMEMBER that I can’t get into HEAVEN unless I’m married in the temple.
Junior. Primary.
You don’t get to tell me from a young, young, YOUNG age that marriage is essentially the end goal, and then tell me once I come out to you that “oh, you should actually stay single until you die, God fixes you, and then you can find some other dead single person to love you.”
I had a seminary teacher tell me to just get a dog.
This guy had a wife and multiple kids.
I’m tired of being told I have to sacrifice my spouse and kids by people who have a spouse and kids that they will NEVER be asked to give up.
This guy had a wife and multiple kids.
I’m tired of being told I have to sacrifice my spouse and kids by people who have a spouse and kids that they will NEVER be asked to give up.
We hear from people like Elder Holland and Elder Ballard that church should be a safe place to feel love.
We hear from people like Oaks about the evils of homosexuality, and the church opposes things like the Equality Act.
We hear from people like Oaks about the evils of homosexuality, and the church opposes things like the Equality Act.
Until the HIGHEST PARTS of the church can actually come together with a cohesive message, the members of the church are going to do what they always do what makes them comfortable, and that’s “avoid the appearance of evil”, which, in this case, is “homosexuality.
Last and most certainly the most annoying, the whole “trying to destroy the family” argument.
Gays aren’t trying to destroy the family, we’re trying to build our own families.
STRAIGHT couples, however, are actively discouraging and trying to destroy GAY families.
Hyprocrites:)
Gays aren’t trying to destroy the family, we’re trying to build our own families.
STRAIGHT couples, however, are actively discouraging and trying to destroy GAY families.
Hyprocrites:)
Stop only believing personal revelation that only confirms your own personal biases.
Stop claiming gays are trying to destroy families when that is what YOU are doing.
And @Ch_JesusChrist, GET YOUR ACT together.
Come up with a cohesive message.
Stop claiming gays are trying to destroy families when that is what YOU are doing.
And @Ch_JesusChrist, GET YOUR ACT together.
Come up with a cohesive message.
With our own church leadership unable to agree on a message or policy, it’s no wonder the members can’t come together.
It’s also very indicative of the fact that even personal revelation which dictates the beliefs of millions apparently comes with personal bias.
It’s also very indicative of the fact that even personal revelation which dictates the beliefs of millions apparently comes with personal bias.
I’m just tired of being treated like an enemy of God when all I’ve ever wanted is a God that loves me and a family of my own to love.
Instead I have a religion who preaches worldwide love of Christ featuring as the main character in every single one of my panic attacks.
Instead I have a religion who preaches worldwide love of Christ featuring as the main character in every single one of my panic attacks.
