num_pages: 116
description: President M. Russell Ballard counselled 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 (BYU Devotional November 14 2017). A Walk in My Shoes: Questions Im Often Asked as a Gay Latter-day Saint invites readers to act upon that counsel by following the journey of Ben Schilaty a licensed therapist and BYU Honor Code administrator as he works to reconcile his faith with his sexual orientation.Each chapter in the book focuses on a question that the author is often asked which he answers using stories from his life and gospel principles. Questions include: Were you born gay? Why do you stay in the Church? Why dont you marry a woman if marriage is about more than sex? Readers are invited to experience various steps of Bens journey with him. A Walk in My Shoes allows readers a glimpse into the life of a single gay active Latter-day Saint and provides examples of how they can support and minister to their LGBTQ loved ones.
language: English
title: A Walk in my Shoes: Questions I’m Often Asked as a Gay Latter-day Saint
publisher: Deseret Book Co