north Star archive
Keynote & Breakout Sessions
2024: Finding and Creating Joy in Your Marriage as an LGBTQ Latter-Day Saint
Session Description: Being married can bring us ultimate joy and is an essential part of our earthly journey. But, marriage can be hard! In this closed-door session for married LGBTQ Latter-day...
2024: Exaltation and the Single Latter-Day Saint
Session Description: Many followers of Christ experience attractions or feelings that seem to complicate their path, often resulting in dissonance and loneliness. As the majority of saints are...
2024: How to Listen to God
Session Description: Navigating the crossroads of sexual/gender identity and spirituality can bring up many perplexing questions such as ‘who am I?’ There are many voices telling you what you should...
2024: A Comfort Pack for Parents, Family and Friends
Session Description: How to calm your troubled heart in the matters and concerns of your mostly grown children and their journey home. We will use the scriptures and other thoughts to provide...
2024: Ministering to Our LGBT Members and Their Families
Session Description: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints defines ministry as learning about and helping others and doing the Lord’s work. It is also a way to serve and act like Jesus. In...
2024: Clean & Clear Communication
Session Description: This workshop teaches a communication tool which helps individuals get clear with what is going on within themselves, what they are feeling, and what they need in a given...
2024: Mourning With Those That Mourn, Learning to Live With Unanswered Questions
Session Description: Walking by faith can take on a whole new meaning when considering the implications of our LGBTQ loved ones and Restored Gospel teachings. Leaning into our questions against the...
2024: Reconciling With God When You Haven’t Been Getting Along
Session Description: We probably wouldn’t admit it in Sunday School class, but many of us feel betrayed by God and harbor anger and resentment toward him. How can we possibly yield our will to a God...
2024: Impacts of Abuse and Moving Through It
Session Description: Dive into the intricate realm of trauma in this session. Discover why individuals experience triggers and seemingly overreact to certain stimuli, and how that points to the ways...
2024: Together We Help Build Faith in Each Other
Session Description: In this closed session for women with SSA, we will discuss how to increase our faith and relationship with our Heavenly Father, while building friendships and support among our...