by Larry Richman | Feb 3, 2017
Editors note (June 4, 2018): Ministering Resources has been renamed Counseling Resources. The Ministering Resource on Same-Sex Attraction has been updated with additional helps for leaders. This resource is available to members of ward and stake councils at...
by Larry Richman | Jan 31, 2017
Last October, the Church updated its official resources on same-sex attraction, including the website MormonandGay.lds.org (in English only) and the entry on Same-Sex Attraction in Gospel Topics (in 10 languages). To make this important information available in more...
by Larry Richman | Oct 25, 2016
The Church has updated its official resources on same-sex attraction. The website MormonandGay.lds.org provides a wealth of information about this complex and often misunderstood topic. The site can help you gain a better understanding of same-sex attraction in the...
by Larry Richman | Aug 12, 2016
The Liahona is the international magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is published in print and online in 48 languages. Some languages have only one issue a year and others receive more, depending on the number of members that speak each...
by Larry Richman | Jun 29, 2016
A new series of dramatized videos produced by the LDS Church gives members ideas on how to navigate the landmine-laced terrain of the sensitive social and religious issues of the day and at the same time, defend religious freedom. The video “Respecting Our...
by Larry Richman | Feb 11, 2016
Editors note (June 4, 2018): Ministering Resources has been renamed Counseling Resources. Four new topics have been added to Ministering Resources (CounselingResources.lds.org) to support stake and ward leaders as they minister to the following groups of members:...
by Larry Richman | Jul 1, 2015
From MormonNewsroom.org: The following letter from the Council of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is being read in Church meetings across the United States and Canada beginning Sunday, July 5. (The Church issued this brief public statement...
by Larry Richman | Mar 16, 2015
The article “Answers to Common Questions” in the March issue of the New Era gives nice, simple answers to the following common questions about the Church: Why do you have other scriptures? Isn’t the Bible enough? Mormon men have lots of wives, right? Why...
by Larry Richman | Nov 14, 2014
Stake and ward council members now have access to Counseling Resources to help with temporal and spiritual needs, including difficult and sensitive issues. Resources previously available only to bishops and stake presidents have been updated and expanded with specific...
by Larry Richman | Jan 10, 2014
Update, March 28, 2014: See “Same-sex Marriage” in Gospel Topics on LDS.org for the instructions sent to leaders outside the United States. Today, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ sent instructions about gay marriage to ward and stake...
by Larry Richman | Apr 21, 2013
Here is a list of the top 15 most-read articles on this blog, listed in order of the number of page views for each: 19,072 views: LDS Church Websites 17,325 views: New Meetinghouse Locator on LDS.org – Beta Release 13,103 views: LDS General Conference Memes April 2013...
by Larry Richman | Dec 6, 2012
Editor’s Note: The website “Mormons and Gays” has been replaced by a new website “Same-Sex Attraction: Kindness, Inclusion, and Respect for All of God’s Children.” In an effort to encourage understanding and civil conversation about...
by Larry Richman | Sep 28, 2012
Last week, I mentioned the celebration of the anniversary of The Family: A Proclamation to the World where bloggers would be writing about the proclamation from September 17-30. Kathryn Skaggs, author of A Well-Behaved Mormon Woman and @LDSNana on Twitter, has written...
by Larry Richman | Sep 20, 2012
This article is one in a series of articles about explaining our Mormon beliefs to our friends. See other articles in this series. Some members of the Church are not prepared to answer questions when asked about the Church’s position regarding same-sex marriage...
by Larry Richman | Oct 11, 2008
What is Proposition 8? In the year 2000, over 61% of California voters passed Proposition 22, saying that a marriage in California is between a man and a woman. Earlier this year, four activist judges in San Francisco wrongly overturned the people’s vote,...