2018: Serving Our LGBT Members: An Introduction for Church Leaders

Church Leader

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 first people they come out to. In these vulnerable moments the way...

2018: Panel: Ministering to our LGBT Members for Church Leaders

Church Leader

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 supported? How can difficult policies be explained without alienating LGBT...

2020: Stepping into the Darkness in Faith: Honest Dialogue with Your Transgender Members

Church Leader, Gender Identity/Trans

Session Description: The recent release of the new General Handbook and the policies that apply to transgender members comes with new answers, but for some people it also raises new questions. This timely session is an opportunity for both transgender members and...

2020: Panel: Bearing One Another’s Burdens – How to Lighten the Burdens of Your SSA/Trans Members

Church Leader

Session Description: Richard Ostler, a former YSA Bishop who had LGBTQ members in this ward, will be discussing ministering principles to better meet the spiritual needs of LGBTQ Latter-day Saints, to help them feel a sense of belonging, and to better use their...

2019: Ministering to LGBT Teens

Church Leader

Session Description: If a youth in your stewardship came out would you feel prepared to support them? This session will be filled with applicable ideas for how to help youth in your stewardship feel safe, loved, and supported regardless of what journey they are on. We...

2015: Introduction to North Star and the Voices of Hope Project

Church Leader

Session Description: How can North Star International support you as you minister to individuals and families in the ward that have been affected by same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria? What resources are available to you? Join us for an overview of North Star...

2014: Ministering to Those Who Experience Same-Sex Attraction in the Church

Church Leader

Session Description: How can you minister charitably to the same-sex attracted Saints in your stewardship? Our panel consists of two bishops and a stake president, and of the same-sex attracted men they shepherd–one single, one married, and one in a same-sex...

2021: Ministering to LGBTQ/SSA Members

Church Leader

Session Description: Providing ministry to the LGBTQ+ members in your ward and their families is rewarding for you and them but can also be complex. The purpose of this session is to empower leaders of the Church to effectively navigate this challenging yet rewarding...

2021: Making a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ/SSA Loved Ones

Church Leader, Parents

Session Description: What can hold us back from being a safe place for our LGBTQ loved one? Are we a help or a hinder? As family, friends and leaders, let’s work to make sure we get this right. Target Demographic: Parents, Church Leaders Presenters Margaret Steward...

2021: Principles of Reconciliation

Church Leader, General

Session Description: Tember and Jeff present experiences of Latter-day Saints around who have same-sex attraction, as they apply the principles from the recently-released manual, Principles of Reconciliation: A guide for Latter-day Saints seeking to reconcile their...