[I can't start the day without] checking my cellphone. . . I love messages!
There is no such thing in the Lord's eyes as something called same-gender marriage.
There's no denial that one's gender orientation is certainly a core characteristic of any person, but it's not the only one.
Merely having inclinations does not disqualify one for any aspect of Church participation or membership, except possibly marriage. But even that, in the fullness of life as we understand it through the doctrines of the restored gospel, eventually can become possible.
In this life, such things as service in the Church, including missionary service, all of this is available to anyone who is true to covenants and commandments.
Why somebody has a same-gender attraction. . . who can say? But what matters is the fact that we know we can control how we behave, and it is behavior which is important.
What matters most is recognition that 'I have my own will. I have my own agency. I have the power within myself to control what I do. '
Life is not all high emotion. Some of the most interesting things are when its not highly emotional: little details of relationships and body language.
The more you focus on sex without love, and drugs and violence, lifestyle of intimidation and recycling, the less energy you spend on opening up the big tent.
[Hillary Clinton] is also smart, she talks to people, she hears, and she says, "OK, I need to update, we need some much bigger changes. "
Today I suddenly experienced an absurd but quite valid sensation. I realized, in an intimate lightning flash, that I am no one. No one, absolutely no one.