There's an old maxim which is really true for every parent and that is, 'You haven't failed until … - Lance B. Wickman

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They always throw around this term 'the liberal elite. ' And I kept thinking to myself about the Christian right. What's more elite than believing that only you will go to heaven?

Lance B. Wickman

There's an old maxim which is really true for every parent and that is, 'You haven't failed until you quit trying. ' I think that means both in terms of taking appropriate opportunities to teach one's children the right way, but at all times making sure they know that over all things you'll love them.

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There's no denial that one's gender orientation is certainly a core characteristic of any person, but it's not the only one.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. '

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