Transgender Latter-day Saints face another barrier ... in the faith’s temples
Church’s most sacred ordinances can be performed only according to a person’s “biological sex at birth.”
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The Celestial Room in Utah's Lindon Temple. A new church policy reinforces that temple ordinances are valid only under a member's “biological sex at birth."
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.