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2014: Understanding Homosexuality & Same-Sex Attraction
Session Description: This session will challenge various social narratives on homosexuality, examine what science says and doesn’t say, question what changes may or may not occur regarding...
2014: SSA for Spouses 101
Session Description: What does it mean to be m;arried to someone with same-sex attraction? What do I do now and what do I need to know? Peggy will share from her own experience about how to navigate...
2014: Introduction to Gender Dysphoria
Session Description:Shara will discuss what Gender Dysphoria is, survey treatment options and resources, and tips on coping with GD as a member of the LDS church. She will also relate both her...
2014: Living an Authentic Life
Session Description: Improving our communication and personal revelation with our Heavenly Father. By exploring the question, “Who Am I?” we will have the knowledge to develop an unconquerable...
2014: Seven Essentials to Thriving in the Journey
Session Description: It’s easier to run with the wind rather than against it. If an individual is going to choose to live their life in harmony with the restored gospel and do so not just...
2014: Why Me?
Session Description: Why me? is a question many of us have a tendency to ask repeatedly. Come and learn tools to help challenge the “why me?” blues. We will cover important topics such as...
Jennifer Curtis, New President, New Era
by JANINE SIMONS October 2025 An Interview with Jennifer Curtis, President of North Star International Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you are here in the North Star...
2025: Keynote Friday Morning: Three Choices
Session Description: For all my life I have been presented with the multiple challenges experienced by families and individuals who wrestle with SSA as my father was gay. He made three critical...
2021: Ministering to Our LGBTQ/SSA Youth
Session Description: President Jean B. Bingham taught, “No matter what age, when we consider how to minister most effectively, we ask, ‘What does she (he, they) need?’.” In order to minister to our...
2021: How to Have Empathy When Your LGBTQ/SSA Loved One Makes Choices That Don’t Align with Your Belief System
Session Description: What can you do to feel and share genuine empathy with your LGBTQ/SSA loved one as they travel down a path you never envisioned? Your own choices and the empathy you show are...