Ben There, Done That

My last name is pronounced shi-LAD-ee (roughly rhymes with beef patty). I love puns, cacti, eating out, and good punctuation in text messages. I'm a lifelong Latter-day Saint and I'm gay.

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

The Conversation I Wish We Were Having

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I spent the last week in Cincinnati grading Spanish AP tests. My week was spent hanging out with friends, exploring the city, endlessly gra...

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Coming Out to Church Leaders

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When I first came out to Mitch and Craig in August of 2007 they recommended that I talk to my bishop about my feelings of same-sex attract...

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

The Time I Kissed a Girl

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When I talk to straight Mormons about my experiences as a gay Mormon they often try to find experiences in their lives that parallel mi...

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Saturday, January 7, 2017

Remembering Tami

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This is a post that I mostly wrote for myself. I just had to say something about my buddy. My friend Tami Boyens passed away yesterda...

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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

The Story They Never Told Us

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My parents the day they got baptized. This is my very favorite picture of them. Yesterday I drove three hours (two hours when there isn...

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Perfectly Single

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Four years ago my life was less than ideal. Actually, it kind of stunk. I was just rereading my journal from 2012 and 2013 and boy did I co...

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