My two cents...and there are not even any pictures

Far be it for me to be one more voice of hurt in an already swirling cauldron of viciousness, hate, misunderstanding and ignorance. Even though my blog is mostly just what’s up in our lives kind of journal/scrapbook sometimes I have strong opinions that I just need to get out there and since I’m not particularly close to anyone in the physical world at the moment, here is my cosmic rant to the webular space out there. I know hardly anyone reads my blog, I know my words don’t really make a difference but the suffering I feel about the immorality in the world is real and tangible. The constant attack against my family and the way I feel unsafe from the taint is real. I know that people are suffering who struggle with any issue arising from breaking or being tempted to break the law of Chastity.
I believe that when any human suffers we all suffer. And I believe that any form of sin is suffering. And beyond that, I feel intense sorrow about being exposed or exposing my children to such pervasive and widespread immorality. I am angry that people are dispassionate about sin. This doesn’t mean that any person should be persecuted, but when people sin the most loving thing that could be done for them is to call them to repentence and worry more for their eternal happiness then encouraging them to dwell on mortal unhappiness and discontent. My children have a right to be protected from knowing about sexual sins before they can comprehend long division. I am angry to not be protected from sexual sins by my society and community.
Immorality is second only to murder in sins. “By assigning such seriousness to a physical appetite so universally bestowed, what is God trying to tell us about its place in His plan for all men and women? I submit to you He is doing precisely that—commenting about the very plan of life itself. Clearly among His greatest concerns regarding mortality are how one gets into this world and how one gets out of it. He has set very strict limits in these matters.” If no one at conference had said anything pertaining to homosexuality, sexual sin, or pornography wouldn't that have been a lot more hateful then outlining the expectations of God on the subject and offering hope in the Love of God and change through the atonement? As someone who has struggled with sin in my life I feel like it would have been a lot more hurtful to be ignored. At least those with these feelings can find answers of their standing with God if they turn to what the doctrine actually is (not just what people are saying). Remember in our doctrine ignorance is also a sin.
Marriage originated as a protected institution not a right. Our concept of family extends beyond a contractual agreement between two people for a legal arrangement of those two people's physical and emotional needs. In our religion marriage by sealing is a privilege extended only to the most obedient and righteous. We do not view marriage as a right but rather a privilege and responsibility set up to protect the institution of family which we define not only as a man and woman but also the children of that couple. . It considers family to be a social institution set up to provide benefits and protection to a unit made up of husband and wife who are actively engaged in procreation; for the society to support that unit while in mortality. And it extends to spiritual blessings in the world to come, including our eligibility for exaltation. Our doctrinal definition of family has to do directly with genetics and priesthood authority in addition to the qualities that can only be cultivated by self sacrifice best facilitated in day to day living in cooperative units. Therefore, our definition has little to do with celebration or a proclamation of love. Families, have, primitively in every culture been institutions given additional benefits and special consideration in order to provide for the weaker elements of society, with a heavy emphasis on the needs of children. The only reason that two adult people of the same gender would have need of such institution is if they were weaker elements of society according to such definition.
Now, our world is no longer that simple and we have put nuances on marriage that didn't exist previous to things such as no-fault divorce and other legal rulings, but the answer to your question is that our definition of family is different. I am trying to defend what we believe the IDEAL family is, and to strive for that ideal. I believe that marriage is between a husband and wife, and that children are ENTITLED to a family as such. Biologically, this is the only way procreation can occur. Spiritually, we believe this is the best situation for them to learn the gospel of Jesus Christ. Each FAMILY should have that responsibility and priviledge. This isn't a perfect world, many things are not as they should be, a move away from our ideal have caused a breakdown in even our own families. This is wrong. We want to strive more for the ideal. And if things such as violence or adbuse towards two adults of the same gender occur, Families should be held responsible for that as well. But we firmly believe that if we remove that definition of family we will no longer have families by our definition. What would we call the organization to protect biological procreation? We have the right to fight for our definition and ideal.
“One who uses the God-given body of another without divine sanction abuses the very soul of that individual, abuses the central purpose and processes of life.” Equality is not the doctrine of Christianity, How fair is an atonement of one perfect man for all the sins of mankind, neither is hate. However, I believe that Christ took on the sins of all mankind. He taught service, kindness, and sacrifice of the self. Love one another is not a call to assert one's own rights. We have a right and responsibility to fight for our definition of marriage as a protected and institution with special benefits because it was set up to protect the rights of pregnant women, breast- feeding women, children, the elderly, and the disabled. Or are you going to tell me that the government institutions are doing such a great job that we have eliminated the need for the loving care of a biological family? Only the ties of biology have thus far been strong enough to tie the strong members of society to the weaker dependent ones. Only with a strong marriage are people set up to fully care for aberrations to this pattern (infertility, adoption, orphans, and abuse) If people were to act morally, many heartaches and disillusionments of the “ideal family would be resolved.
What about the “rights” of one to express their same sex attraction? Sexual acts are governed by spiritual laws for heterosexuals and homosexuals alike:
“Physical intimacy is not only a symbolic union between a husband and a wife—the very uniting of their souls—but it is also symbolic of a shared relationship between them and their Father in Heaven. He is immortal and perfect. We are mortal and imperfect. Nevertheless we seek ways even in mortality whereby we can unite with Him spiritually. In so doing we gain some access to both the grace and the majesty of His power. Those special moments include kneeling at a marriage altar in the house of the Lord, blessing a newborn baby, baptizing and confirming a new member of the Church, partaking of the emblems of the Lord’s Supper, and so forth.
These are moments when we quite literally unite our will with God’s will, our spirit with His spirit, where communion through the veil becomes very real. At such moments we not only acknowledge His divinity but we quite literally take something of that divinity to ourselves. One aspect of that divinity given to virtually all men and women is the use of His power to create a human body, that wonder of all wonders, a genetically and spiritually unique being never before seen in the history of the world and never to be duplicated again in all the ages of eternity. A child, your child—with eyes and ears and fingers and toes and a future of unspeakable grandeur.
Probably only a parent who has held that newborn infant in his or her arms understands the wonder of which I speak. Suffice it to say that of all the titles God has chosen for Himself,Father is the one He favors most, and creation is His watchword—especially human creation, creation in His image. You and I have been given something of that godliness, but under the most serious and sacred of restrictions. The only control placed on us is self-control—self-control born of respect for the divine sacramental power this gift represents.”
“To be entrusted with the power to create life carries with it the greatest of joys and dangerous temptations. The gift of mortal life and the capacity to kindle other lives is a supernal blessing. Through the righteous exercise of this power, as in nothing else, we may come close to our Father in Heaven and experience a fulness of joy. This power is not an incidental part of the plan of happiness. It is the key—the very key.”
We are not our own. Everything that God has given us, our bodies, our hearts, our very breath is on loan for this period of mortal probation. We are here to be tested to see if we will keep the commandments. The body is to be kept pure and holy. Each person’s very salvation is at sake, for to commit sins of immorality is to risk our very immortal futures. How could we risk that, and how could we do anything but warn our brothers and sisters of the danger? I can’t say everyone is entitled to their own opinion…not when so much is at sake. What we do in mortality determines who we become. Does it matter why we feel to justify breaking a law? No! What matters is immortality and eternal life. I want it for myself, I want it for my children, I want it for all my brothers and sisters who are children of God. I am my brother’s keeper. When one suffers we all suffer. But what suffering is worse, knowing that the ideal family might not be in your grasp in this life, or knowing that you gave it up in the world to come?
“There is something very liberating when an individual determines of his or her own free will to be obedient to our Father and our God and expresses that willingness to Him in prayer.
When we obey, we can enjoy these powers in the covenant of marriage. From our fountains of life will spring our children, our family. Love between husband and wife can be constant and bring fulfillment and contentment all the days of our lives.
If one is denied these blessings in mortality, the promise is that they will be provided for in the world to come.”
So yes this is a big deal.  Yes, it matters.  And yes all you Mormons who say stupid things based on prejudice and not on doctrine you really need to get with it and figure out what we ACTUALLY believe.  And those of you who don't think sin is real, get a clue, it's as real as God.  Fight it. My children deserve it.
all quotes can be found here and here
Just throwing that out there