Apologists Claim Patriarchal Blessing "Cures" Trans Young Adult with LGBTQ Advocate Melisa Mon

Can a patriarchal blessing give guidance on issues of gender? In this episode of Mormonish, cohosts Rebecca and Landon are joined by one of our favorite guests, LGBTQ advocate, Melisa Mons, as we discuss a presentation that was given last year at the FAIR Conference. Although the presentation was given a year ago, it was rereleased recently to advertise the upcoming FAIR Conference 2023. The presentation, titled, "Teaching and Communicating the Doctrine of the Family to the Rising Generation" was given by presenter, Carol Rice, and included a story about a trans young adult who received a patriarchal blessing which changed this individual's identity to be more in line with an "eternal self." We had some pretty strong feelings about this story and thought a discussion was definitely warranted. We'd love to know what our viewers and listeners thought of the story, we truly value your perspectives and insights.Fair Mormon Conference 2022: https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=2520&v=eZX4Kr28f1U&feature=youtu.beCheck out the podcast:https://mormonishpodcast.org/We appreciate our Mormonish viewers and listeners so much! If you would like to support our podcast, you can DONATE to support Mormonish Podcast here:PayPal: https://paypal.me/BiblioTechMedia?country.x=US&locale.x=en_USVenmo: @BiblioTechMediaThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy