{"product_id":"the-book-of-queer-mormon-kerry-spencer-pray-9781560854708","title":"The Book of Queer Mormon Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of queer Mormons is one that some might not expect to be joyful. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has traditionally asserted that queerness is counter to God's plan and that gender as determined at birth is eternal. Any marriage other than a monogamous pairing of male and female is \"counterfeit.\" So called \"wickedness,\" we are told, \"never was happiness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut queer Mormons tell different stories--stories filled with joy. This collection includes essays by queer Mormons across the LGBTQ spectrum who, when they looked inside themselves, found divinity rather than sin. Stories by people who are made exactly as they are meant to be, and live accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueer Mormons who feel forced out of the institutional church don't typically find despair on the outside or abandonment by the divine. Instead, their lives are rich and beautiful--made all the more so by the struggle. The Book of Mormon tells us, \"Men are that they might have joy.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Queer Mormon Joy\u003c\/i\u003e affirms that trans, nonbinary, intersex, asexual, bisexual, polyamorous, and gay people have joy. Joy is for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kerry Spencer Pray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1560854707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781560854708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signature Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Kerry Spencer Pray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809722593535,"sku":"9781560854708","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_082368cc-bf1c-41c1-859b-996d1f9d9c13.jpg?v=1707927296","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-queer-mormon-kerry-spencer-pray-9781560854708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}