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MISSION STATEMENT
ABOUT US I MISSION STATEMENT
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Listen, Learn, and Love was created out of the desire to better understand our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters. We believe in God and in His decree to love one another, and this website is one of the ways in which we hope to foster that love and understanding.
We at Listen, Learn, and Love believe in and are fully committed to the success of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We are not proposing or advocating for changes in the church’s policies or doctrines. And we are committed to facilitating meaningful, loving, and productive dialogue with our Heavenly Parents’ LGBTQ+ children. We want to hear and share their stories. While we invite everyone to follow the teachings of our Restored Church, we support the individual decisions of each LGBTQ+ person without judgment. We leave judgment to our Savior and His perfect understanding.
List of Services
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President M. Russell BallardList Item 1
"I want anyone who is a member of the Church who is gay or lesbian to know I believe you have a place in the kingdom and recognize that sometimes it may be difficult for you to see where you fit in the Lord’s Church, but you do. We need to listen to and understand what our LGBT brothers and sisters are feeling and experiencing. Certainly, we must do better than we have done in the past so that all members feel they have a spiritual home where their brothers and sisters love them and where they have a place to worship and serve the Lord."
(Nov 2017 BYU Devotional).
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Fiona Givens
Fiona Givens teaches "every Latter-day Saint who wishes to help bear another's burden must touch that person's cross to understand the nature and depth of the pain being carried."
(Sept 2015 Affirmation).