Mormons Building Bridges

[2] They facilitate communication and organizational efforts that help their gay members and friends to feel welcome within their church congregations and supported in their life’s path, focusing on ameliorating the experiences of LGBTQIA Mormon youth in hopes of decreasing the rates of their homelessness and suicides.

Several times a year, typically on religious holidays, MBB encourages its members to invite their LGBTQIA friends to attend local LDS church services in hopes of building ties between the two groups.

[16] MBB participates in the political process when opportunities present themselves that have the support of their members and do not oppose the LDS church's position.

They actively distribute the Family Acceptance Project materials[18] promote the Safe and Sound program [19] to find homes for homeless LGBTQIA youth in Utah, they participate in Pink Dot, and they encourage families to host Breaking Bread dinners where they invite Mormons and LGBTQIA friends to share a meal together and get to know each other.

On the third Tuesday of each month, they hold Community Conversations on topics of interest to LGBT members at five libraries along the Wasatch Front.

MBB marching in the SLC Pride Parade
Over 400 Mormons marched in the 2014 SLC Pride Parade - Photo by Jay Jacobsen