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This is from Imprimis -- the information that Hillsdale University sends out.  It is absolutely true!  I had a dear girl friend, probably 35 to 40 years ago, for whom I was a bridesmaid at her wedding.   She decided to become a transgender -- now male!  She was the mother of 4 girls!  I feel sorry for people who have those problems.  It was so unusual at that time, but apparently it is quite common now!  SO SAD   ! Gender Ideology Run Amok June/July 2021  • Volume 50, Number 6/7  •  Abigail Shrier Abigail Shrier Author,  Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters Abigail Shrier  is a journalist and author. She received her A.B. from Columbia College, where she was a Euretta J. Kellett Fellow; her B.Phil. from the University of Oxford; and her J.D. from Yale Law School, where she was a Coker Fellow. A member of the Board of Advisors of the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism, she has writte...

This is a beautiful and insightful article, from which we can all learn. Preparing for Conference: What We Learn from Joseph about How to Receive Light By  Maurine Proctor  · April 1, 2020 Since we yearn to be closer to God and receive revelation, we may find ourselves asking, “Lord, how is it done?” Something profound can be learned in the similarities between Joseph Smith’s prayer that was answered by the First Vision, his prayer that brought Moroni’s visit, and Enos’s wrestle with God when he prayed all day and all night in the woods. In all three cases the petitioner was yearning to have one question answered, and that question may surprise us. It was—what is the state of my soul before the Lord? The energy and real intent behind each of these prayers was for the most personal question of all. How does God see me? Can my sins, meaning all that divides me from Him, be forgiven? In fact, it might be because this is the central question of ...