{"id":96778,"date":"2022-09-20T01:39:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T07:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=96778"},"modified":"2022-09-20T01:39:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T07:39:47","slug":"on-sexual-orientation-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-and-youth-suicide-in-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2022\/09\/on-sexual-orientation-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-and-youth-suicide-in-utah.html","title":{"rendered":"On Sexual Orientation, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Youth Suicide in Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Kolob Canyon, Zion National Park, between St. George and Cedar City, Utah
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But first, I\u2019ve been really busy of late, and I haven\u2019t called attention to the newest of our short Witness-related videos.\u00a0 It went up, as they always do, at 7 PM on Saturday evening, Utah time.\u00a0 And, as they always are, it\u2019s free.\u00a0 Here it is:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat Else Did the Witnesses See?\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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While trying to dismiss claims that the witnesses interacted with the gold plates, critics often gloss over\u2014or even completely ignore\u2014the fact that many of the witnesses also interacted with other ancient objects. What were these objects?<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the twenty-second in a series compiled from from the many interviews conducted during the course of the Witnesses film project. This series of mini-films is being released each Saturday at 7pm MDT. These additional resources are hosted by Camrey Bagley Fox, who played Emma Smith in\u00a0Witnesses<\/em>, as she introduces and visits with a variety of experts. These individuals answer questions or address accusations against the witnesses, also helping viewers understand the context of the times in which the witnesses lived. This week we feature Daniel C. Peterson, President of the Interpreter Foundation and Executive Producer of\u00a0Witnesses<\/em>. For more information, go to\u00a0https:\/\/witnessesofthebookofmormon.org\/<\/a>\u00a0or watch the documentary movie\u00a0Undaunted<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Short clips from this episode are also available on\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel at\u00a0https:\/\/youtube.interpreterfoundation.org\/<\/a>\u00a0and our other social media channels on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0TikTok<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During the flight on Monday afternoon from Salt Lake City to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California \u2014 I actually made<\/em> it this time!<\/a> \u2014 I had absolutely excellent views (though not in this order) of Utah Lake, Lake Mead, the towns of Nephi and Levan and St. George (which are all significant in the history of my extended family), and the Kolob Canyons area of Zion National Park (which was very interesting to see from the air).<\/p>\n

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I also read, among other things, an interesting sociological study: W. Justin Dyer, Michael A. Goodman, and David S. Wood, \u201cReligion and Sexual Orientation as Predictors of Utah Youth Suicidality,\u201d BYU Studies Quarterly<\/em> 61\/2 (2022); 51-103<\/a>.\u00a0 Here are some notes from my reading:<\/p>\n

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