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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. [226] [227] [228] 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 ...
Members of the LDS Church are encouraged to prepare to be celestially married in a temple. [18] It is believed, therefore, that all humans are spirit children of "heavenly parents" [1] who as mortals were celestially married and went on to become exalted. This married couple is known to Latter-day Saints as God the Father and Heavenly Mother.
Cover of the 1980 pamphlet, which printed the sermon. "To Young Men Only" (also known as "Message to Young Men") [1] is a sermon delivered by Latter-day Saint apostle Boyd K. Packer on October 2, 1976, at the priesthood session of the 146th Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
The LDS Church allows members to identify as gay and participate in temple ordinances, but bans any same-sex sexual activity. [29] The LDS Church teaches that same-sex sexual and romantic feelings are not a choice or sin [30] and that members should be supported in identifying with terms like gay, lesbian, or bisexual. [31]
Although there are no official numbers for how many members of the LDS Church identify as gay or lesbian, there have been several estimates. Large surveys of over 7,000 students at the church's largest school Brigham Young University (BYU) in 2020 and 2017 found that over 13% had marked their sexual orientation as something other than "strictly heterosexual", while the other survey showed that ...
The LDS Church has held notable political influence on laws around LGBT individuals in the United States, especially in the state of Utah. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has been involved with many pieces of legislation relating to LGBT people and their rights (e.g. housing, job discrimination, and same-sex marriage). [1]