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The letter made a distinction between thoughts and behavior, and called for love and understanding for those struggling to overcome homosexual thoughts. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] [ 61 ] Cover of a 1992 manual which marked a shift in LDS Church rhetoric towards changing homosexual behavior rather than feelings [ 62 ] : 40–41
LGBT Mormon suicides and experiences with suicidal ideation have received media coverage. [267] [268] [269] In January 2016 the LDS Church mourned over reported suicides of LGBT Mormons and stated that leaders and members are taught to "reach out in an active, caring way to all, especially to youth who feel estranged or isolated."
Teachings on sexuality in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is deeply rooted in its doctrine. [1] In its standards for sexual behavior called the law of chastity, top LDS leaders bar all premarital sex, [2] [3] all homosexual sexual activity, [4] the viewing of pornography, [5] [6] [7] masturbation, [8] [7] [9] overtly sexual kissing, [10]: 194 sexual dancing, and ...
The church has a clear stance on swearing — don't do it. "Profane, vulgar, or crude language or gestures, as well as immoral jokes, are offensive to the Lord and to others," the church website ...
February – Bishop Paul Augenstein and his wife Susie organize a 5th Sunday meeting about the needs of LGBTQ Latter-Day Saints in their Riverton, Utah ward. They included LGBTQ speakers as well as allies. [346] February – Former bishop Richard Ostler starts a podcast called Listen, Learn, and Love. The primary goal is to highlight ...
1971 – The church published a 34-page letter from Kimball to homosexual men titled New Horizons for Homosexuals. [5]: 25 In it Kimball called homosexuality "a ruinous practice of perversion" that the church "will never condone" that begins with "curiosity" and "an unholy practice" like "an octopus with numerous tentacles to drag [the person] down to [their] tragedy".
Because of its ban against same-sex sexual activity and same-sex marriage the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has a long history of teaching that its adherents who are attracted to the same sex can and should attempt to alter their feelings through righteous striving and sexual orientation change efforts (or SOCE, also ...
The LDS Church first published "For the Strength of Youth" in 1965. [1] Subsequent editions were published in 1966, two in 1968, 1969, 1972, [2] 1990, 2001, 2011, and most recently in 2022 (10th edition).