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Writer Bears a “Gay Mormon Testimony” “We are part of your family. We cannot be saved without you, neither you without us” by Lisa Hansen June 2006 A gay Mormon man's reflections on his experiences leaving the LDS Church, dealing with family issues, and staging a comeback into the flock are featured in "A Gay Mormon's Testimony," an article published in the April 2006 issue of Sunstone magazine. "Is there a place in the Church, and in families governed by gospel principles, for gay people?" asks John Donald Gustav-Wrathall. "I guess it all depends how we as a people bound in covenant to God understand gospel principles. Are we governed by love or legalism? Which of these we choose first determines how the other fits after it." "I wish I could bear my testimony in my home ward," writes John. "It is painful to be 'in the ward, but not of it.' Those reading this who have hearts to understand, please pray for us. We are part of your family. We cannot be saved without you, neither you without us." John Donald Gustav-Wrathall is the author of Take the Young Stranger by the Hand: Same-Sex Relations and the YMCA. He will be one of the presenters at the upcoming Sunstone Symposium. Visit his website at www.youngstranger.com or if interested in joining him in forming an Affirmation chapter in Minnesota. |
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