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Hearing the phrase “church culture,” makes me CRINGE. I lived 21 yrs outside the LDS faith. I am from & currently live in the east. I have also lived 9 years on the west.  My records have been in 11 branches/wards, have spoken in 6 diff. countries & *almost* every state in the US. Definitely & obviously not all, but a lot of what is categorize into ‘church’ culture, really isn’t. It is LOCATION culture. What is a hot issue where you are now, is not where I am. And vise versa

I just released a new video this past week called LOVE EVERYONE, that talks about how everyone is welcome to partake of the love and blessings of Christ and this gospel. And that it’s never ok to teach hate. It is never ok to belittle and judge without even a glimmer of chance or fellowship shown. It’s never ok to turn someone away. Everyone is welcome and invited to partake of forgiveness, of salvation, of change, of real happiness, of the indescribable feeling of Christ’s l

MY FIRST CHURCH! This little cutie used to be a small post office, but was my very 1st LDS Singles Branch I went to when I was investigating and got baptized. This little building was the start of e v e r y t h i n g . I have never felt more welcomed anywhere in my entire life then in this building. Where “all are welcome” really is practiced and you see it every.single.Sunday. They sat next to me in when I reeked of smoke. No one gave me any looks when I didn’t know you wer

January 2017 Just recently I had a member email me telling me I should end my life because of how I looked. He said I’m a bad person and God could never love someone that looked like me. [Don’t feel like reading? Click HERE for the audio version of me reading it. Free downloads available, too] And this wasn’t the first or last email I received from someone telling me I should take my life because of who I am or what I’m trying to do. (Now to be fair, even though I was treated