LGBT Mormon group, Affirmation, 32nd International Conference
AFFIRMATION BUILDS BRIDGES TO THE MORMON COMMUNITY AND EXPLORES “NEW FRONTIERS” AT ITS 32ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE Affirmation, the oldest and largest organization of LGBT Mormons in the world, is holding its 32nd Annual International Conference in Salt Lake City, close to the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Organizers intend this conference to deepen Affirmation’s spiritual focus and broaden its participation among active members of the LDS Church, both LGBT members and straight allies. In 2011, Affirmation held its annual conference in Kirtland, Ohio, a site where foundational events in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took place. Devotionals held at the historic Kirtland Temple included prayer, story sharing/testimonies, and moving hymns sung by the assembly and by a conference choir. “Attendees were deeply moved. Missionaries from the LDS Church sites in historic Nauvoo were present, and some wept openly at...