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, January 19, 2022

I'd Rather Not Be Single

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On December 8, 2021 Tom Christofferson posted on Facebook that he was going to begin dating men while maintaining the same dating standards ...

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

The Man in the Nursing Home

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I share this story with Fred’s permission. This past summer a bishop contacted me and asked if I’d be willing to visit a member of his ward ...

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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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