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Same Sex Attraction: Reconciling Faith & Feelings

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This weekend I was privileged to attend a conference put on by the  Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists (AMCAP)  called  Sex Attraction Conference: Reconciling Faith & Feelings . It was "the  first-ever public presentation brings together a   number of people who have experienced same-sex   attraction, including several persons who now have   successful opposite-sex marriages. They will offer   insights into how they have reconciled their challenges and their traditional moral values, including   the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of   Latter-day Saints. Other therapists and scholars will   provide additional perspectives."  Before I talk about the conference, let me preface with an apology. This blog post is going to be pretty bipolar and all over the place because I'm going to be copying down my notes from my journal, so bear with me. I was initially super apprehensive about ...