north Star archive
2018: A Place in His Kingdom: Ministering to the One (For Church Leaders)
Session Description: This session is a question and answer session for LDS church leaders. Content will focus on helping church leaders develop understand, empathy, and a spirit of inclusion for...
2018: Transgender, Intersex, Non-Binary: Enduring, Supporting, & Healing with the Gospel
Session Description: None are exempt from the enduring strength made available through adherence to eternal gospel principles. Join our discussion on remaining faithful in trials of gender variance,...
2018: The Healing Power of Stories: How Stories We Hold About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Impact Our Mental Health
Session Description: The stories we hold about SSA or gender identity have a huge impact on our mental health, and our experience of happiness and contentment, or pain and suffering. Certainly, our...
2018: Panel: Including Others in My Journey: A Discussion on Being “Out” About SSA
Session Description: Should I tell anyone at Church about my SSA? What about my friends? How do I handle questions? What have other women done? What was their experience? If any of these questions...
2018: Bridging the Desire Gap: Dealing with Differences in Sexual Desire
Session Description: What do you do when you want to and he or she doesn’t, or you don’t and he or she does? Having differences in desire is pretty common among all couples. As you learn to identify...
2018: A Path to Brotherhood: Fostering Meaningful Male Connections
Session Description: In this increasingly technological, independent era, we are growing more isolated as a society. This reality can feel even harsher for men of faith wrestling with matters of...
2018: Understanding & Navigating Faith Crisis with Love & Compassion
Session Description: Faith crisis is an extremely painful and confusing experience, for both those who experience it and their loved ones. How can we best deal with the fear, loneliness, anger, and...
2018: Serving Our LGBT Members: An Introduction for Church Leaders
Session Description: Church members who experience gender dysphoria or same-sex attraction are often terrified to discuss their feelings with church leaders. However, church leaders are often the...
2018: Panel: Ministering to our LGBT Members for Church Leaders
Session Description: Many lay leaders want to effectively serve LGBT members of their ward but don’t know the best way to show empathy and encouragement. How can a bishop help LGBT members feel...
2018: My Story: Putting My Life in Our Father’s Hands
Session Description: Learning to put our lives in our Father’s hands is a lifelong pursuit, but the blessings of discipleship are powerful and lasting. Join us as we hear from four North Star...