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Tender Leaves of Hope
- Finding Belonging as LGTBQ Latter-Day Saint Women
- Narrated by: Meghan Decker
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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Publisher's summary
"I find myself turning again and again to hope. Hope in Christ sustains me every day, and when I nourish it, I have shelter and beauty. Hope gives life".
Meghan Decker is a woman who is attracted to women. She is also married to an amazing man, and together they are each committed to their faith, their covenants, and their testimony of Jesus Christ and his church.
Growing up, Meghan could not see how her deep spiritual faith and her attraction to women could coexist. But after decades of shame, denial, and hiding, Meghan came to accept this part of herself. She realized that while she can't decide to change her sexual orientation, she can decide how to respond to the circumstances of her life. As she felt the tender love of the Lord, her faith deepened. Her experience will help Church leaders, friends, and family understand how to support their LGBTQ loved ones.
Now Meghan is sharing her story, along with insights from dozens of other LGBTQ Latter-Day Saint women. Through her open experience, you will come to understand that:
- You are not broken, and you are not alone
- Shame is the real enemy
- Your path forward begins with reaching out to God
As you follow these women's stories, you will feel the spirit testify of God's love for his LGBTQ children and for you.
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Loving People
- How to Love and Be Loved
- By: John Townsend
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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Best-selling author Dr. John Townsend teaches you that love can actually be learned and gives you the steps and tools to become skilled in love. Using his trademark stories to flesh out the important principles, Dr. Townsend covers receiving love, connecting love, healing love, confronting love, romantic love, and surrendering love. Through his teaching, listeners will discover - and start enjoying - the words, actions, and experiences of authentic love.
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Very insightful
- By Amazon Customer on 05-17-19
By: John Townsend
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The Emotionally Destructive Relationship
- Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It
- By: Leslie Vernick
- Narrated by: Leslie Vernick
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Leslie Vernick, counselor and social worker, has witnessed the devastating effects of emotional abuse. Many, including many in the church, have not addressed this form of destruction in families and relationships because it is difficult to talk about. With godly guidance and practical experience, Vernick offers an empathetic approach to recognizing an emotionally destructive relationship and addresses the symptoms and the damage with biblical tools.
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Thank you
- By Anonymous User on 08-27-24
By: Leslie Vernick
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Changes That Heal
- Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You
- By: Henry Cloud
- Narrated by: Dick Fredricks
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
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Many of us struggle with anxiety, loneliness, and feelings of inadequacy. We know that God created us in his image, but how can we be loving when we feel burned out? How can we be free when we struggle with addiction? Will we ever enjoy the complete healing God promises? Combining his professional expertise and personal experience, renowned psychologist Dr. Henry Cloud guides us through four basic ways to become joy-filled, mature followers of Christ.
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Terrible production, excellent book
- By R. Carlson on 10-05-08
By: Henry Cloud
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Befriend
- Create Belonging in an Age of Judgment, Isolation, and Fear
- By: Scott Sauls
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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Is real friendship too risky? We live in a world where real friendship is hard to find. Suspicious of others and insecure about ourselves, we retreat into the safety of our small, self-made digital worlds. Tragically, even the church can become a place that reinforces this isolation. Jesus models a much richer vision of friendship. Scott Sauls, pastor and teacher, invites you to see the breadth of Christ's love in this audiobook, Befriend.
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Great post election therapy.
- By Manoli on 12-20-16
By: Scott Sauls
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Party of One
- Truth, Longing, and the Subtle Art of Singleness
- By: Joy Beth Smith
- Narrated by: Madeleine Rose
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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Did you enter adulthood thinking marriage would find you, only to end up at a second-cousin's wedding, dodging yet another bouquet the night before you turned 30? Maybe you've started wondering if this the best the single life has to offer. Joy Beth Smith says it's not - that single life doesn't have to leave you constantly waiting for real life to begin. If you let go of the tired lies weighing you down, you can turn toward truth.
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Have hope, but don’t wait...
- By Jules on 10-20-18
By: Joy Beth Smith
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Lies Women Believe
- And the Truth That Sets Them Free
- By: Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
- Narrated by: Pamela Klein
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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In the best-selling Lies Women Believe, Nancy exposes these areas of deception most commonly believed by Christian women - lies about God, sin, priorities, marriage and family, emotions, and more. She then sheds light on how we can be delivered from bondage and set free to walk in God's grace, forgiveness, and abundant life. Nancy offers the most effective weapon to counter and overcome Satan's lies: God's truth!
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The truth shall set you free
- By sprinkle on 09-30-18
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Attached to God
- A Practical Guide to Deeper Spiritual Experience
- By: Krispin Mayfield
- Narrated by: Mark Smeby, K.J. Ramsey
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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We all experience moments when God's love and presence are tangible. But we also experience feeling utterly abandoned by God. Why? The answer is found when you take a deep look at the other important relationships in your life and understand your attachment style. Through his years working in trauma recovery programs, extensive research into attachment science, and personal experiences with spiritual striving and abuse, licensed therapist Krispin Mayfield has learned to answer the question: Why do I feel so far from God?
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Helpful and comforting
- By Adam Shields on 01-31-23
By: Krispin Mayfield
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The DNA of Relationships
- By: Dr. Gary Smalley
- Narrated by: Chris Fabry
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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We are designed for relationships, yet they often bring us pain. In this paradigm-shifting book, Gary Smalley unravels the DNA of relationships: we are made for three great relationships, with God, others, and ourselves, and all relationships involve choice. Gary exposes a destructive relationship dance that characterizes nearly every relationship conflict, and he offers five new dance steps that will revolutionize relationships.
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Could be half as long
- By Christine on 01-06-08
By: Dr. Gary Smalley
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The Fatherless Daughter Project
- Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives
- By: Denna D. Babul RN, Karin Luise PhD
- Narrated by: Tara Ochs, PhD Karin Luise, RN Denna D. Babul
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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When Motherless Daughters was published 20 years ago, it unleashed a tsunami of healing awareness. When Denna Babul and Karin Luise couldn't find the equivalent book for fatherlessness, The Fatherless Daughter Project was born. The book will set fatherless women on the path to growth and fulfillment by helping them to understand how their losses have impacted their lives.
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very healing and tremendously helpful
- By R. Mccloud on 01-14-18
By: Denna D. Babul RN, and others
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Lies Young Women Believe
- And the Truth That Sets Them Free
- By: Nancy Demoss Wolgemuth, Dannah Gresh
- Narrated by: Pamela Klein
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
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Many young women have been lied to. Through a nationwide survey and in-depth discussion groups, Nancy and Dannah have listened carefully to the heart of the younger generation, and they felt compelled to write this book. In it, Nancy and Dannah expose the 25 lies young women most commonly believe.
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My opinion
- By Kim on 10-02-19
By: Nancy Demoss Wolgemuth, and others
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Praying Circles Around Your Marriage
- By: Joel Schmidgall, Nina Schmidgall, Mark Batterson - contributor, and others
- Narrated by: Joel Schmidgall, Lora Batterson - foreword, Nina Schmidgall
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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What your marriage will become is determined by how you pray. Bold prayers honor God. God honors bold prayers. Praying Circles Around Your Marriage will empower you and your spouse to identify your greatest dreams for the most important relationship in your life and pray the kind of audacious prayers in which God finds delight.
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Excellent resource for a healthy marriage
- By JeMarlin on 07-11-24
By: Joel Schmidgall, and others
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- CKWill
- 08-15-23
A must read!
There is no doubt in my mind that I was led to listen to this book after hearing a reference to it from a podcast. As a member of the LDS faith and having a similar experience to realizing my own attraction to women after being married for 11 years and having a hard time navigating how to move forward it was refreshing to hear a perspective coming from faith and boundaries where I lacked. I learned so much and even though I don't feel like I have a clear path. this book has been a great reference for understanding issues women face as LGBTQ members of the LDS faith. It gave me so much hope and peace for myself that I needed. thank you Meghan for sharing your heart and testimony for the public eye. ❤️
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- Jennifer
- 05-13-22
Unique approach in this space
Really loved the honest perspective and wide variety of views and approaches shared. it's nice to see a book on this topic highlighting many different paths, not just one
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- lisa
- 06-09-22
Good place to start understanding LGBTQ from an LDS perspective. It was informative, tender and well written.
She really speaks to the hearts of those who are committed to keeping the faith. It’s nice to have somebody who understands emotionally as well as intellectually journey of an LDS LGBTQ person.
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- AJ
- 04-21-22
Find love and hope inside!
Meghan’s bravery shows that LGBTQ and Christ do not have to be two different things. They can be one, together with love and hope. She shares her experiences and story and brings hope to those in the LGBTQ and LDS community, while she also brings love and understanding to those families looking to support loved ones in those communities. I wish everyone would read this book.
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- Crippledhobo
- 08-01-22
Must read for all LDS members
Beautifully written, beautifully narrated. It is hard to find an LGBT positive book that is also faith affirming. Typically society feels the two are mutually exclusive, but Meghan Decker shows that they are not.
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- Carrie Smith
- 03-18-24
This book is well written. I loved it! Great insights! I learned a lot!
I liked all the examples the author gave. I hope everyone has a chance to read this book; it could save lives!
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