tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100747061833336603.post3436118295873673091..comments2023-05-12T01:10:00.164-07:00Comments on Scrum Central: Dear Blog Readers:Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992194211469009236noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100747061833336603.post-19797262950537592462010-08-05T23:38:52.086-07:002010-08-05T23:38:52.086-07:00Rob, here are my thoughts:
You and your family ma...Rob, here are my thoughts:<br /><br />You and your family may not agree on the issues encompassing your self-proclaimed 'gay' identity, yet regardless, all grieve. I am sorry you feel left on the fringes of your family, regarded now as fallen, an outsider, and wondering if there will ever be reconciliation for or acceptance of your true self and the choices you freely make. However, you know they grieve as well, afraid for your eternal salvation and their eternal association with you. <br /><br />I have few words of advice for you and your family, other than to follow the Savior's directive to love God and to love one another. Let time and the Holy Ghost heal the wounds of cultural and spiritual misunderstanding. Have supreme faith in the great words revealed by the Lord in D&C 76:5-10, knowing that there is much we do not know, but that the Lord promises to reveal His mysteries and secrets unto those who love and serve Him in righteousness and truth. Defining those two conditions requires great love and great faith in the Lord. I trust you and your family are equal to the task.<br /><br />Peace, my brother.GeckoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846438788253129899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100747061833336603.post-10592805118302031642010-08-02T22:55:46.721-07:002010-08-02T22:55:46.721-07:00Get a facebook account and convince your family me...Get a facebook account and convince your family members to join and participate. Then simply let them see what your "lifestyle" is all about.Steven Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587767322862851900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100747061833336603.post-90049961829582085332010-08-02T10:32:03.775-07:002010-08-02T10:32:03.775-07:00The book, "No More Goodbyes" might be he...The book, "No More Goodbyes" might be helpful for your family, if you can get them to read it. There are lots of stories there from a largely faithful LDS perspective that illustrate the important point of loving and accepting homosexuals.Mister Curiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113134172902610883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100747061833336603.post-60326128751036683932010-08-01T20:23:43.079-07:002010-08-01T20:23:43.079-07:00Well, Rob ya gotta stuff the lawyer in the closet ...Well, Rob ya gotta stuff the lawyer in the closet . . . leave that nice gay human out . . . and things will go better. <br /><br />Give it some time. It's true time heals nearly everything. Throw in a little prayer or two for inner peace and the ability to love unconditionally regardless of where your family is at with this.Quiet Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242291365616236005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100747061833336603.post-79342212366905308252010-08-01T15:54:56.251-07:002010-08-01T15:54:56.251-07:00Rob - I empathize with the sense of desperation yo...Rob - I empathize with the sense of desperation you must feel right now. Though I still think you're wanting your family to move too fast. Trust me, things will get better. It may take 2-3 years before you start to see any sort of a thaw.<br /><br />What I did -- what most gay folks do -- is they move on with their lives. They date, they find a soul mate, they join supportive communities... They build a life for themselves. Then the family gets to decide whether they want to be a part of that life or not. You keep the door open. They get to decide (because you've already decided, you <i>want</i> them to be a part of your life).<br /><br />If they choose fear or prejudice over you, it's their loss. But trust me, 9 times out of 10, they'll realize they'd rather have you in their lives.<br /><br />The idea of additional witnesses sounds intriguing... But life is so much more complex than that! They could doubtless muster witnesses of their own against you. (That's pretty much the <i>raison d'être</i> of "ex-gay" ministries...) I'd write your parents a letter, but I'm afraid sending them a pile of letters is more likely to irritate them than persuade them...<br /><br />I think you're better off letting life (and time) take it's toll... The truth will out.John Gustav-Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557940681381951271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100747061833336603.post-28589731682899560692010-08-01T12:34:18.539-07:002010-08-01T12:34:18.539-07:00Wouldn't that second or third witness be more ...Wouldn't that second or third witness be more effective if it where someone whom they trusted and respected already. Someone who wouldn't appear to them as having any sort of "gay agenda"?TGDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01787370282987477869noreply@blogger.com