2022: Keynote Friday AM

General

Session Description: Forthcoming Watch on YouTube Watch on Vimeo Presenter Shannon...

2023: The A in LGBTQIA

General

Session Description: An asexual person is a person who does not experience sexual attraction. Although this may seem like a simple definition, being asexual can be just as complex and confusing to navigate as same-sex attraction. Nikki, who is asexual and nonbinary,...

2023: Having Empathy When Your LGBTQ Loved One Makes Choices That Don’t Align With Your Faith

Parents

Session Description: We have been told in recent years, by leaders of the Church and others, that we need to show love to our LGBTQ friends and family, even if they make choices that go against our knowledge of the truths of the gospel. How do we operationalize that...

2023: Discovering Christ’s Perfecting Power in the Imperfect Space of Gender

Gender Identity/Trans

Session Description: When it comes to our personal identity, we’re all raised believing that we’re sons and daughters of a loving Heavenly Father. What happens, however, when the cultural lines between sons and daughters blur thanks to gender incongruence or...

2023: Seeing Myself in the Family Proclamation as a Single Gay Man

SSA Men

Session Description: Does God have a plan for me? Do I belong in His kingdom? These are questions that can weigh heavily on many hearts in this community and many in several other situations. In this session, Alex will share some of his story and perspectives on The...

2023: North Star Relief Society

Spouses of SSA Men, SSA Women, Women

Session Description: We are two sides of the same coin, and we are perfect to help one another. This is the first time we are bringing these two communities together at a North Star conference. We each have something to offer one other as women, and individually we...

2023: Lessons Learned From Serving in North Star Over 10 Years

General

Session Description: Between Spencer and Jeff, they have a combined 15 years of service in the North Star leadership. They have been attending the conference for 10 years. As they prepare to step down from the roles of President and Senior Vice President, they will...

2023: Here a Little and There a Little, Ways Lighted a Footstep or Two

Gender Identity/Trans

Session Description: In my daily, and often hour-by-hour negotiation with life, I am far too frequently presented with predicaments. How am I to cope the next hour with discouragement’s threats to envelop or sink me, while at the same time striving to move forward in...

2023: How to Help and Guide My Single LGBTQ Members in My Ward/Stake

Church Leader

Session Description: As a church leader, you have the sacred opportunity to walk with members of your congregation from all walks of life. Come and hear from three different church leaders who will share their personal experiences and what they gained by working with...

2023: How to Heal Using the Trauma Model

Couples, Spouses

Session Description: What is trauma? Have you experienced it? What do you need to heal? Come as we discuss symptoms of trauma, how they manifest in daily life, and how you can heal using the trauma model. We will practice some emotional grounding techniques to propel...