Boyd Packer

In the wake of the recent rash of gay teen suicides, one would think that even the obtuse, self-centered relics within the Mormon Church leadership might have considered staying quiet about the totally discredited change myth and choice myths about sexual orientation. One would think that mere common decency would have suggested keeping quiet. But not so - probably because once the Bible and LDS teachings on homosexuality crumble, the result is that the whole fabricated faith system peddled...Read Full Story

Salt Lake City police estimate that about 1,000 people showed up for a silent protest outside the Mormon Church's headquarters last night. Organizers, however, claim about 4,500 showed up for the action, sparked after Mormon leader Boyd Packer described homosexuality as "not in harmony with the principles of the Gospel" last weekend."We want to tell men like Boyd K. Packer that we are tired of watching our children die. There are consequences to your words," said Pride In Utah editor Eric...Read Full Story

A Way of Life, Boyd K. Packer Lehi taught that men are free and must be “free … to act for themselves and not to be acted upon, save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day.” 6 The old saying “The Lord is voting for me, and Lucifer is voting against me, but it is my vote that counts” describes a doctrinal certainty that our agency is more powerful than the adversary’s will. Agency is precious. We can foolishly, blindly give it away, but it cannot be forcibly taken from...Read Full Story

A Way of Life, Boyd K. Packer Fifteen years ago, with the world in turmoil, the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles issued “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” the fifth proclamation in the history of the Church. It is a guide that members of the Church would do well to read and to follow. It states in part: “We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man...Read Full Story

If you thought the Mormon Church had given up its anti-gay messaging, think again, for Boyd K. Packer, president of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, used a church conference this weekend to take not-so-subtle jabs at same-sex marriage.Read Full Story