A Self-Help Guide for Gay Latter-day Saint Men
Reclaiming Faith, Identity, and Wholeness
Through the Healing Power of Jesus Christ
Anonymous
Come Unto Me, Out of the Silence: A Self-Help Guide for Gay Latter-day Saint Men
First Edition, 2025
This book is not an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The views expressed herein are the responsibility of the author alone and do not necessarily represent the position of the Church.
The twelve-step framework referenced in Chapters 2 through 13 is adapted from principles found in recovery literature and reimagined for the specific spiritual and emotional needs of gay Latter-day Saint men. It is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health care.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please refer to Chapter 15 for immediate resources, or contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
All scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price.
For every gay Latter-day Saint who has knelt in prayer
and wondered if God was listening.
He was.
He is.
He always will be.
He inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God.
— 2 Nephi 26:33