I am a married 20-something woman who lives in Utah. I am a Mormon. I have been my entire life. I believe the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be Christ's Restored church. I agree with the Church's official stance on everything, especially homosexual activity, behavior and 'marriage'.
It's not the Church I have a problem with, it's with these so-called "Homosexual Mormons" - if they believe the Church to be true, why do they want the Church to bend it's doctrines with the winds of change and condone same-sex marriage? Wouldn't that be ignoring the warning Paul gave to the Ephesians in Ephesians 4: 14? "That we henceforth be no more achildren, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of bdoctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;"
As I see it, there may be a few cases of someone being born with same-sex attraction, but that doesn't mean he or she should act on it. In reality though, I see a lot of 'same-sex' attraction as being a thought that you continue to entertain until you have yourself convinced that you were born a homosexual. It's akin to my boyfriend I had my freshman year at college. I wasn't attracted to him at all when I first met him, but the more he called me up to hang out with me and the more I did things with him, the idea that I was in love with him grew on me until eventually I found myself thinking I was 'in love' with him. I wasn't, but as an 18-year freshman I thought I was.
As for other homosexuals, I really do feel for them. I have heard of too many instances where the homosexual (whether they are a man or a woman) was molested or abused as a child or even as an adult that they turn from the opposite sex and find comfort in their own sex. It's a huge mess, but that doesn't mean they don't have a choice. We always have a choice as to what we will do, we just can't choose the consequences.
That is the whole point to this existence and to why we chose the Savior's plan over Satan's plan. Satan would have forced us to do everything right so that we wouldn't sin and would all return to our Heavenly Father's presence. There would have been no opportunity for growth in that plan either. But Jesus volunteered to take the position of our Savior, to offer himself as the payment for justice so that mercy could have it's place. He guaranteed that no matter what we did or how we sinned, if we repented and had faith in him and in his Atoning sacrifice, we could be forgiven of our sins and not have to pay the eternal punishment price for it (although we would have to live with the consequences of our sin while in mortality). That leaves us with choice (free will) and freedom to grow and progress.
I don't claim to be perfect and I know that there has only been one perfect man to ever walk this earth and that is Jesus Christ. He knows that we can not attain that stage of perfection in this life that he did, but he wants us to strive for perfection, "aBe ye therefore bperfect, even as your cFather which is in heaven is dperfect." (Matthew 5: 48). God does not look upon sin with the least degree of allowance, but he loves us nonetheless. Love does not equate with condoning our actions.
We truly are living in a day which Nephi described: "And there shall also be many which shall say: aEat, drink, and be bmerry; nevertheless, fear God—he will cjustify in committing a little dsin; yea, elie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a fpit for thy neighbor; there is gno harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God.
I stand for the family as ordained of God, which is one man and one woman (Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve) - although when directed by God (which is not at this time), I also agree with plural marriage (one man and two or more wives). Which leads me to another subject: if we are going to allow same-sex marriage, then why not legalize plural marriage? Where do we draw the line? If we allow same-sex marriage, then all of these polygamous compounds are also going to fight for their right to have legally recognized marriages. And although I agree with polygamy when it is ordained of God, I do not agree with how these rogue Mormon offshoots are living it since they have not been authorized to practice it.
Just my thoughts that have been on my mind as of late.
