Church website with resources to help individuals and families understand same-sex attraction in the context of the gospel. Personal stories and videos of people who have chosen to stay faithful in the gospel as they navigate this aspect of mortality. English only, but two sections of the site are available in 38 languages (see the table below).

Counseling and ministering helps for leaders and ward council members at CounselingResources.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

Gospel Topic from ChurchofJesusChrist.org explains what Latter-day Saints believe about same-sex attraction and has links to resources to learn more. Gospel Topics site is available in 9 languages, but the “Same-Sex Attraction” entry is translated into 38 languages (see the table below).

Gay individuals may be at higher risk for depression or suicide. See the “Individuals” section of the Church’s site on Same-Sex Attraction.

Articles from the Liahona, For the Strength of Youth, and Friend magazines.

Watch videos of Church leaders and members about same-sex attraction.

This article from the Church’s Newsroom has links to several additional resources.

This article in the Oct. 1995 Ensign discusses the spiritual aspects of same-sex attraction.

An address given September 19, 2009. 

“I admire your courage and your righteous desires. You may not have consciously chosen to have same gender attraction, but you are faithfully choosing to deal with it.”

This article from the October 2007 Ensign. “You serve yourself poorly when you identify yourself primarily by your sexual feelings. That isn’t your only characteristic, so don’t give it disproportionate attention. You are first and foremost a son of God, and He loves you.”

Address given September 14-15, 2001.

“There is no need to hide behind who you really are because the truth is: Your real self is who God made. Your real self is your spiritual self—the part of you that is divine, holy, and good. It is a constant battle to separate ourselves from the identity and labels the world tries to pin on us.”

Address given September 18, 2010. Also posted on the Church’s Newsroom site.

“In the chasm between man’s ways and God’s laws regarding same-gender issues, there stand earnest souls yearning for understanding and solutions to what for them is a moral conundrum.”

Address given September 16, 2000.

“I submit that the light of the gospel of Christ
best illuminates the path to follow in coping with same-gender attraction.
In this part of life, hope for peace and happiness will not be found in
medicine, psychology or political activism. It can be obtained only
through obedience to revealed truths.”

Address given September 17, 2005.
Read in Spanish

“I express my love and total respect to my brothers and sisters struggling with same gender attraction. You who are true to the faith and obedient to sacred covenants are not few in number. I commend you for your unshakable faith in the face of the unwanted feelings you did not choose to have. I commend you for never forgetting that God loves you and that you are His sons and daughters. I commend you for not forgetting your magnificent divine potential and for using your God-given moral agency in resisting temptation and evil.”