A Unity of Heart Transcending Differences of Mind

Tom Christofferson recounts sitting in a local Latter-day Saint conference and watching a woman on the stand -- unmasked -- rise to share remarks. "All I could focus on is how bugged I was that she had defied the simple request to wear a mask. During the first part of her talk, I don't think I heard anything she said." That's when, Tom recounts, a still, small idea came into his mind: "When you speak, there are some who wonder why they should listen to you too, since you haven't always been faithful and they hear the word ‘gay' as a synonym for ‘sin.'"