With this identification come many heartfelt questions, concerns, and discussions as our child navigates their own decisions on their terms. Elder Quentin L. How does my personal covenant relationship with my Savior enhance my ability to walk with my child while they make decisions about their life? How can I help them build their own relationship with Christ and the assurance that they are loved as a child of God? My oldest brother Preston is gay, and my son Jake is gay.
We work with thousands of individuals and family members like you. They come to church for the much-needed peace the gospel can bring only to be confronted with questions and tensions, both internal and external, that they could have never imagined.
This tension creates immense pain and threatens the loss of connection to the gospel. In my work, people always want to know how I stay active in the Church.
For me, it is about connection. After all, the gospel of Jesus Christ is, at its very foundation, about eternal connection. Staying closely connected to the Lord helps me navigate this journey. Staying close to my son helps me support him as he navigates his.
This past Christmas, my side of the family traveled to the Holy Land and Egypt for a once-in-a-lifetime trip. While there, we saw the pyramid at Giza, a vast building known for its triangular walls.
