Same-sex Marriage

Last Sunday during the third hour the entire stake presidency taught our lesson to a combined RS/Priesthood meeting. They discussed doctrine, principles, rules and blessings and well as parts of the Proclamation to the Family and then helped prepare us with answers to questions that may be asked of us as we fight to have the state's constitution amended to protect marriage (Proposition 8). The stake presidency referred to several articles and I thought I would post links to those for everyone - over the next couple of months we may be asked questions and will also have the opportunity to make phone calls to people in our city encouraging them to vote for the amendment and I figured the more information we have to arm ourselves the better! Enjoy - some of them are long but well worth it!

This is a news release (Aug 13, 2008) explaining why the church is involved with Prop 8 (the new article President Cuvelier referred to)...

http://www.newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/the-divine-institution-of-marriage


This is the letter that was read during Sacrament meeting to members living in CA

http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/california-and-same-sex-marriage



This is a question and answer article with Elder Dallin H Oaks on same gender attraction. Notice on the right hand side there are more articles to read as "additional resources" if you're interested

http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/public-issues/same-gender-attraction

Both of those articles can be found at lds.org - go to the "News and Events" tab and then to the "Newsroom." Several of these articles are found on the right hand side, others are found by clicking on "Same gender attraction" on the left side of the screen, and there you will find "additional resources" on the left as well.


This is the Ensign article Alex Gunn referred to that came out just after the Proclamation to the Family was released and deals with same gender attraction (from the October 1995 Ensign by Dalling H Oaks)

http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=43786e9ce9b1c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1


The Proclamation on the Family is found here...
http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,161-1-11-1,00.html


And last but not least here is the website for the coalition that the church is a part of..

http://www.protectmarriage.com/

Happy reading!