Person: Can I Use Your Phone Real Quick?

Person: Can I use your phone real quick?

Me: *Tries to remember if I left any gay fanfiction open*

😭

Person: You're surprisingly mature for a teenager.

Slytherin: Thanks, it's the trauma.

What’s the point of putting two identical pictures side by side?

My hero

So how do you feel about gay people in the church?

I’m just going to repost one of Elder Ballard’s quotes from the BYU devotional:

“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.”

He says it perfectly. I have nothing but admiration for our LGBTQA+ members. I can’t begin to imagine what it must feel like and the prejudice you must often face. I want to emphasize what Elder Ballard said; you do have a place in the kingdom, even if it’s hard to figure out where/what that place is. I know the Lord loves you and wants you right here, in the gospel, where He is best equipped to help. I love you too, and if you need anyone to reach out to, I’m here.