tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post2408827962165805383..comments2023-11-26T00:28:03.695-08:00Comments on The Wanderings and Delusions of a Gay Mormon Boy: LDS Response to HRC Petition: Reading Between the LinesA Gay Mormon Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366029507118022319noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-12701646684781192472014-01-04T22:20:46.615-08:002014-01-04T22:20:46.615-08:00Weakness isn't evil. More often than not, we...Weakness isn't evil. More often than not, weakness can be turned into inspiration for others. It's not about getting rid of the weakness and temptation, it's about using it for good. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-77411675877959634592010-10-13T08:32:13.988-07:002010-10-13T08:32:13.988-07:00Agreed. I think this is the ideal that needs to b...Agreed. I think this is the ideal that needs to be taught, but sooner than eighteen. Friends have experienced these feelings of self-hate as early as 6 years old. In my experience, I feel the youth of the Church get exactly the opposite message because people are afraid to bringing the topic up at all with young people, let alone framing those feelings in an optimistic light. This is in part because you are basically expected to marry by the age of 23 in the LDS Church in Utah. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment. It inspired an epiphany and a post.A Gay Mormon Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366029507118022319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056860424380980828.post-3541827671772356082010-10-12T22:31:01.374-07:002010-10-12T22:31:01.374-07:00Looking at it from the outside, I would hope that ...Looking at it from the outside, I would hope that the LDS, as well as every other religious community, would emphasize to the 18 year old in your concluding question, they God does not consider them evil because of their orientation; God is pleased that they wish to live according to his will; and whether or not God chooses to answer their prayer by changing their orientation, he will be pleased if they live their lives in obedience to him; they are not evil because of their inclinations.naturgesetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268507379933286863noreply@blogger.com