north Star archive
Keynote & Breakout Sessions
2022: Cultivating Resilience in Mix-Orientation Marriages via Relational Self-Determination
Session Description: Mixed-orientation marriages (MOMs) are often misunderstood. There is a general cynicism in research literature and in the broader culture regarding the relational viability of...
2022: Keynote Saturday PM
Session Description: ForthcomingPanelists:Meghan DeckerJoseph Stith+1Target Demographic:GeneralModeratorBecky Borden
2022: Keynote Saturday AM
Session Description: ForthcomingTarget Demographic:GeneralPresenterJared Halverson
2022: Keynote Friday PM
Session Description: ForthcomingPresentersJenny Oaks Baker & Family Four
2022: Keynote Friday AM
Session Description: ForthcomingPresenterShannon Rants
2023: The A in LGBTQIA
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...
2023: Having Empathy When Your LGBTQ Loved One Makes Choices That Don’t Align With Your Faith
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...
2023: Discovering Christ’s Perfecting Power in the Imperfect Space of Gender
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...
2023: Seeing Myself in the Family Proclamation as a Single Gay Man
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...
2023: North Star Relief Society
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...