Date Changed to February 6th @ 6:30pm Pacific Time

Dear Hearth Community,

March 9, 2015, we held the first of what came to be known as Hearth firesides. Lots of people squeezed into our home that night, filling it with love and the spirit. It was a powerful evening that touched many hearts. Church leaders were sitting next to people who hadn’t been inside the church for years. We learned from one another and felt of each other’s spirit and love.

It’s now been almost 7 years since we pitched our tent at the intersection of LGBTQ and LDS and declared that we would reach out with a firm loving embrace — and hold onto both — celebrating and affirming both communities.

These (mostly) monthly firesides have blessed and enriched our lives beyond measure. They’ve blessed the lives of so many people who have come into our home or more recently into our Zoom space. Sometimes life (and Covid) has interfered with the regular rhythm of our gathering. You are in our hearts and our souls, but when we don’t gather, we feel the loss and miss your presence.

We’ve missed having Hearth in December and we’ll miss January, but we are looking forward to gathering once again on February 6, 2022.

All of us involved with Hearth wish you and yours a New Year filled with love and warmth.

“Here the hearth is wide and warm.”

With Love,

Jeff Wise