As Mormons we pride ourselves on being led by a prophet. We believe we are in a privileged position to know the will of God. This is also stated in our scripture: “We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God” (Articles of Faith).
We also believe that God has given us The Book of Mormon to help navigate these perilous last days with even more specific direction contained in the Doctrine & Covenants. So it is curious that with all of this access to the mind of God, and the promise of forewarning and prophetic instruction, our modern scriptures are silent on same sex marriage, or indeed homosexuality in general. There simply are no passages in The Book of Mormon, no revelations on the matter from Joseph Smith, or any subsequent president of the Church.
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