My Son

My son is gay. He told us earlier in the year, and I was not surprised. I had a spiritual impression when he was young that he is gay, so I was prepared for his message. I was able to hug him and tell him how much I love him. I don't know everything, obviously, but I believe in Heavenly Father's plan for us. It is a perfect plan for all of us who are imperfect. The world teaches us that if you are gay, it is who you are; you are defined by that, and you must adopt that lifestyle. God teaches us that we are His children; that our potential is infinite. He also teaches us that our journey here on this earth will be a trial. The trials each one of us endures will be for our benefit and learning. We will need to rely on faith to get us through. If we ARE faithful, God will give us all that He has.

I have heard many people with same-sex attraction say they wish they felt differently. They have a righteous desire for these feelings to go away, and yet more often than not, those powerful feelings remain. There are other trials people have that are contrary to Heavenly Father's plan, like those who are never able to marry.  How about those who are never able to have children?  Aren't these trials also tied to Heavenly Father's plan for us and just as difficult? And yet, if you mention that to someone with same-sex attraction, they are offended you refer to their feelings as a trial, because the world has told them being gay is who they are. Therefore, by calling it a trial or something to overcome, you are essentially telling them THEY as a person are wrong. This is not how God feels about them. This is misinformation by the world.

As I said, I do not know everything. I think that is the point. The test would not be very hard if we had all of the answers. We are supposed to be tested to our very core so that we will rely on God, and only then will we progress. The world does not know this. I am SO grateful to know this. My son chooses to believe what the world has taught him, and not what we have taught him. I have tried to imagine what it would be like to have same-sex attraction, and how that would affect my faith. Would I choose to listen to the world, or would I choose to follow God?