Using my favorite Primary songs as a framework for growth, I’ve learned to live without fear, trust my gut, be an advocate for social justice, heal from crippling depression, and recognize that there are many spiritual paths and that Mormonism is just one possible path to the top of the mountain. Using Primary lyrics, I will share stories of courage from friends I have known, especially among the LGBTQ community. My own prompting to do “what is right, let the consequence follow” led me to become a proactive ally for the LGBTQ community, and start an Affirmation-type group in Cache Valley. “Nature is my church, Love is my religion.”

Carole Thayne Warburton, Stephen Carter