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Roy wrote:
I believe that it is worth mentioning that LDS poet and author Carol Lynn Pearson and her husband made a similar choice. From her biography:Quote:A book that brought major recognition in a different way is “Goodbye, I Love You”, the story of her life with her husband, a homosexual man struggling with the conflicts this brought to his life and marriage. After twelve years and four children, the couple ended their marriage and vowed to remain good friends. Six years later, in Carol Lynn’s home, where she was taking care of him, Gerald died of AIDS. Believing their story could help many others, Ms. Pearson decided to tell it.
It is also worth mentioning that the church does not recommend entering mixed orientation marriages (although by process of elimination that just leaves LDS homosexuals celibate and alone).
I would say that the church NO LONGER recommends this as it was very common years ago that they did.
LookingHard wrote:
I would say that the church NO LONGER recommends this as it was very common years ago that they did.
I would go so far as to say, some believe strongly in the Church’s past recommendation. I’ve got a couple of gay friends, who are set on having a mixed-oriented heterosexual, temple marriage. The Church just no longer claims it’ll “cure” them.
Officially, the Church discourages mixed-orientation marriage. However, people tend to believe the Church’s policies don’t change, so they hold tightly to what they were taught or learned in their late adolescence and/or early adulthood. LH – Wow. Just wow. I can’t find any corroborating details to support the Boyd Petersen divorce, but wow if it did happen. mom3 wrote:
LH – Wow. Just wow. I can’t find any corroborating details to support the Boyd Petersen divorce, but wow if it did happen.
I am sorry that I made this statement. I was told that I was incorrect and I made an assumption that it was Boyd that was gay. I was told it was his wife that couldn’t make it work due to her orientation.And let me be clear – my reason for bringing it up was how painful it was to see this happening in many places and one person that I had admiration for.
I wish I had not even mentioned the Petersen’s as I don’t know how public this even is. So I would ask that we not focus on them – and for that matter Josh and Lolly. I feel for each and every one of them. A friend mentioned that in his area he is aware of more than a handful of people that are in the same situation where he lives. This is heavy on my heart at this time.
Quote:So I would ask that we not focus on them – and for that matter Josh and Lolly. I feel for each and every one of them.
Absolutely. For quite a few years I have known about multiple situations like this in our church. That’s why the November Bomb Shell and I are not friends. This isn’t some rare occurrence.
I share your heavy heart.
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