The whole article and subject was intriguing enough to me that I crafted a response.
I'm sorry: is your daughter suddenly a different species or an untouchable just because she is a homosexual and choosing to marry a partner? She is still a person, she is still your child, and you should be freaking grateful that she loves and trusts you and your husband enough to out herself to both of you. A lot of LDS kids live to become ashamed of themselves and their very existences because their parents have made it clear that dabbling in homosexuality will make them into something not worth loving.
So many parents think that conversion therapy or talks with the bishop will 'cure' the homosexuality, but it only creates self-hate and contention within families. So many gay people end up feeling ashamed enough of themselves that they outright turn to hating God when in reality, God loves them as they are and wants them to be happy as they are. Many holy-roller Mormons are so harsh with their homsexual relatives that those who are gay sometimes even end their lives rather than live with self-hate. To drive someone to suicide or self-harm over not loving them as they are is a despicable thing to do. God has taught people to love each other even if we don't agree with the decisions others make and that is the best way to show your child that your love comes without conditions.
If you are so scared of God's reaction that you shun your kid and make them feel worthless on what is supposed to be a happy occasion, you are serving the devil. The devil thrives on making people feel worthless and wants people to pick apart each other so they don't even remember who they really are. God wants people to love each other as they are even if we don't agree on beliefs and/or lifestyles. Your reaction is basically who you are choosing to agree with, so be very careful in deciding what you want to do.
In case people think I'm crazy or disrespectful to God's teachings with my response, y'all gotta remember that one of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, D. Todd Christofferson, has a brother named Tom who is gay. I have heard Tom Christofferson speak at Time Out For Women when it was in Lethbridge and he is an absolutely beautiful soul who has an amazing story. His family, of course, had to come to terms with Tom being gay, but they came to realize that a gay Tom is better than having no Tom at all. Gay people are not bad, nor should they be hated for being gay; they are still people and should be treated as children of God. It's better to have a gay friend or relative than to not have a relative or friend around anymore because we drove them to the breaking point through hateful behaviors.
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honestly god wouldn't give a shit whether someone attends a gay person's wedding, let alone if someone is gay or not.
