tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401055091892091482.post5318202515384294287..comments2023-07-27T06:15:34.078-07:00Comments on INSIDE - My Life as a Gay Mormon: F*ckAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11814495288142840602noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401055091892091482.post-19407158271856480882010-10-15T17:16:48.500-07:002010-10-15T17:16:48.500-07:00The face is a mirror to the soul, but what it is m...The face is a mirror to the soul, but what it is mirroring always seems to be the question. I've no doubt your father may be an insightful man, but I'm not sure his suggested path will lead to your personal joy happiness and satisfaction. Best wishes as you find it yourself.Kurt Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610294728203577699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401055091892091482.post-10648039570451917162010-10-14T20:34:09.497-07:002010-10-14T20:34:09.497-07:00A few weeks after I started dating Michael, I had ...A few weeks after I started dating Michael, I had lunch with some friends from my freshman year who I hadn't seen in 2 1/2 years because of my mission. One of these girls who was about to leave for her own mission told me that she couldn't believe how much my countenance had changed. She didn't know I was gay or that I was dating a man--she only knew that I looked healthy and full of life. She told me I was glowing and must be filled with the Holy Spirit. She assumed it was some sort of recent RM thing, but I knew that it was because I was falling in love for the first time.<br /><br />There was no light in my eyes when I was caught in a cycle of shame, repression, confusion, and indecision. That inner light only came when I started living intentionally and honestly and when I opened myself up to love.<br /><br />Guilt is not always evidence of wrong doing--sometimes it is evidence of wrong thinking. That's not to say there is no such thing as right and wrong, but I do think many gay Mormons create needless shame for themselves. This shame is not productive--it is destructive.MormonRaisedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756504100827863560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401055091892091482.post-57932859034638527922010-10-13T22:01:38.079-07:002010-10-13T22:01:38.079-07:00Trevor,
i feel of your anguish, your unsettledne...Trevor, <br /><br />i feel of your anguish, your unsettledness. I've felt it so often in my life that I reading your words evoke strong emotions within me. I hope that whatever decisions you make you won't take a long as I did to make them or put yourself through as much torment as I did before finding what truly brings me happiness. <br /><br />Please don't make the mistake I did of throwing out spiritual belief out of frustration at attempts to reconcile my religion with my natural desires. They are not mutually exclusive. All of us have a spiritual core that needs nourished as surely as our physical bodies need food. <br /><br />God is Father of us all, no matter the life choices we make. Maintain your spiritual balance, however/where ever you might find it. <br /><br />You will find your path, and it will be right for YOU. It might sound a bit trite right now, but it does get better.Bravonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762204502534599107noreply@blogger.com