A Place in the Kingdom: Spiritual Insights from Latter-day Saints about Same-sex Attraction

About this book

This book is a collection of personal essays from members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who have personally witnessed the significance of same-sex attraction (SSA) in their own lives or in the life of someone they love. The essays in this book detail the insights and experiences of LDS men and women who desire to follow the gospel when caught in the tug of war between obeying Christs commandments or pursuing homosexual behavior. These stories speak of real charity--the essence of the gospel of Jesus Christ--and compassion given by the rescuing hands of Christ and his followers. This book was compiled with one heartfelt desire: to grant comfort and insights to the many many thousands of Latter-day Saints who feel alone and desperate in their struggles with same-sex attraction. A secondary motive of this book is to invoke greater compassion toward their brothers and sisters with same-sex attraction. The editors attempted to underscore two main themes in this work. First SSA (or any trial in life) does not have to rob us of lifes happiness; we can all find inner happiness even when we are human and struggling. Second developing a personal relationship with God and Jesus Christ is critical to our inner happiness; peace comes from Gods presence instead of adversitys absence. Twenty-four authors contributed the books twenty-six essays. Essay demographics: 15 essays by men with SSA 2 essays by women with SSA 4 essays by spouses 3 essays by parents and 2 essays by friends about someone with SSA. It is important to note that he book is a grassroots project. Each essay came strictly from the authors honest heart.