Urban Poly Princess

Surely the angels of heaven wept as they recorded this cost of discipleship in a world that is often hostile to the commandments of God. 
So if love is to be our watchword, as it must be, then by the word of Him who is love personified, we must forsake transgression and any hint of advocacy for it in others. Jesus clearly understood what many in our modern culture seem to forget: that there is a crucial difference between the commandment to forgive sin (which He had an infinite capacity to do) and the warning against condoning it (which He never ever did even once).
Be strong. Live the gospel faithfully even if others around you don’t live it at all. Defend your beliefs with courtesy and with compassion, but defend them. A long history of inspired voices, including those you will hear in this conference and the voice you just heard in the person of President Thomas S. Monson, point you toward the path of Christian discipleship. It is a strait path, and it is a narrow path without a great deal of latitude at some points, but it can be thrillingly and successfully traveled, “with … steadfastness in Christ, … a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men.”¹⁹ In courageously pursuing such a course, you will forge unshakable faith, you will find safety against ill winds that blow, even shafts in the whirlwind, and you will feel the rock-like strength of our Redeemer, upon whom if you build your unflagging discipleship, youcannot fall.²⁰ In the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.
I think the second paragraph addresses how we should treat our loved ones who engage in homosexuality. We need to walk that fine line that lets them know how much we love them BUUUT that we still deplore their behavior. How can we do this in a way that still lets people feel our love? My nephew is gay now or rather we know now. What do I do? This isn't really a problem because our conversations rarely delve beneath surfacey things.
A perfect brightness of hope... although I've read/heard that line MANY times before it struck me are particularly poignant today. Does pressing forward with a steadfastness in Christ bring about this perfect brightness of hope or is it the other way around. Will we have a love for God and all men or is it through that we will be steadfast in Christ and develop the perfect brightness of hope? I think they all work together to bring and maintain those exquisite states.