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.

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Sometimes People Surprise You

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On Monday, February 8 th my sister picked up our mom and drove her from her home of 40+ years to her new home at an assisted living facili...

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

I Knew When to Come out

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For years I surrounded my secret in protective armor, afraid of letting anyone else see what I was hiding. Would they hate me as much as I...

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The Power of Proximity

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I totally have a crush on Sharon Eubank. My admiration for her deepened during her most recent General Conference talk when she said, “This...

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Monday, August 17, 2020

How to Avoid Being a Jerk to Gay People

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My mom gets cold easily I don't know about you, but I have a lot of experience being a jerk. I rarely behave like a jerk on purpo...

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Monday, July 27, 2020

I Work in Building Named after a Man Who Said Homophobic Things

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Me in front of the Wilk in 2018 Disclaimer: Like all my posts, I speak only for myself here. I do not speak for my employer nor do I speak f...

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The Love of God in the Toughest of Times

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Friday, September 4th, 2015 was one of the worst nights of life. My stake president called me unexpectedly. Over the past six months we ...

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