2023: Having Empathy When Your LGBTQ Loved One Makes Choices That Don’t Align With Your Faith

Parents

Session Description: We have been told in recent years, by leaders of the Church and others, that we need to show love to our LGBTQ friends and family, even if they make choices that go against our knowledge of the truths of the gospel. How do we operationalize that...

2023: Seeing Myself in the Family Proclamation as a Single Gay Man

SSA Men

Session Description: Does God have a plan for me? Do I belong in His kingdom? These are questions that can weigh heavily on many hearts in this community and many in several other situations. In this session, Alex will share some of his story and perspectives on The...

2023: North Star Relief Society

Spouses of SSA Men, SSA Women, Women

Session Description: We are two sides of the same coin, and we are perfect to help one another. This is the first time we are bringing these two communities together at a North Star conference. We each have something to offer one other as women, and individually we...

His Image in Your Countenance

Blog, Couples, Married, Spouses, Spouses of GI/Trans, Spouses of SSA Men, Spouses of SSA Women, Stories, Stories: Spouses of SSA Men, Stories: Spouses of SSA Women

by HEIDI APPLEGARTH General Conference can show up in unexpected places. Recently, I was contemplating the profound joy I have felt because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I reflected on the joy I have experienced in striving to keep sacred covenants made in the...

2023: How to Heal Using the Trauma Model

Couples, Spouses

Session Description: What is trauma? Have you experienced it? What do you need to heal? Come as we discuss symptoms of trauma, how they manifest in daily life, and how you can heal using the trauma model. We will practice some emotional grounding techniques to propel...

2023: Forging Friendships

SSA Women

Session Description: When we are able to see and hear each other, we build lasting friendships. Target Demographic:CLOSED DOOR: SSA Women Closed door sessions are not video or audio taped Presenters Myrna...

2023: Finding Christ at the Crossroads

General

Session Description: The place where the covenant path and same-gender attraction intersect can be brutal. Facing this crossroads can feel like a faith crisis, an identity crisis, and an existential crisis, like being torn in two, an impossible choice, a breaking...

2023: When Choices Don’t Align: Staying on the Covenant Path When Your Spouse Doesn’t

Spouses

Session Description: This topic will be an honest and open discussion on self-care that feeds your spirit to cleaving unto Christ in times of gut wrenching pain, when choices of one spouse strays from the covenant path. Target Demographic:Spouses Watch on Vimeo...

2023: Why I Stay

SSA Women, Stories, Stories: SSA Women

Session Description: Find out why some women stay. Come listen to both perspectives, through a single woman’s lens and a married women’s experience. Panelists: Karen Dufresne Tami Wright Target Demographic:SSA Women Watch on Vimeo Presenters Jenn...

2023: 5 Simple Strategies to Family Calm: A Parent’s Guide to Establishing Loving Boundaries and Managing Stress

Parents

Session Description: Discover how to experience “The Great Calm” in your home by using love as the starting point to establish appropriate boundaries in your unique family situation. Our Christ-like love is the foundation of our interactions with all of Father’s...