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Loren Jenner

Mormon Lesbian Writes about Depression, Suicide

Loren Jenner, Spirited Yearling Wounded.
Logan, UT: Angel Warrior Publishing, 2005.
(230 pp.) ISBN 1-4116-3723-2, $14.95
To purchase this book, go to www.lulu.com/content/133763

Loren Jenner, a lesbian woman from LDS background, has just published Spirited Yearling Wounded, a candid account of her bouts of depression, her suicide attempts, and the journey that finally lead her to affirm her gay identity, acknowledge God's love, and find inner peace.

Writes Jenner, "This book is… written for the wounded soul unable to reconcile his/her sexuality and spirituality-those who have attempted suicide, are thinking of suicide or survivors of the successful… My foremost concern is for salvation, happiness, and contentment of souls in turmoil."

This 230-page book can also help those who have survived sexual abuse—especially those who come for an LDS background and also identify as gay or lesbian.

From the Back Cover:

Meet Spirited Yearling Wounded, a young Mormon woman in the Mountain West who tries to take her life and finds herself unexpectedly in a mental institution. Spirited comes face to face with questions like,

Do I live my life according to church doctrine and repress my sexuality to become a Goddess in the afterlife?

Or do I honor my essence and express my sexual orientation with integrity only to be among murderers and adulterers when I die?

Is it worse to live a lie or go against church doctrine?

Can I be rehabilitated, or does the quest for rehabilitation encourage the repression of my spirit?

Is it more important who I love, what I am or how I love?

On her spiritual path, she addresses the issues of sexual abuse, sexual identity, life and death, and the differences between God, the gospel and the church. Where will Spirited's faith and fate lead her?