Ty Mansfield is a marriage and family therapist currently living in Provo, Utah, with his wife and their two (almost three) kids. He chronicled his own spiritual journey addressing conflicts between sexual and religious identities as co-author of In Quiet Desperation: Understanding the Challenge of Same-Gender Attraction (Deseret Book, 2004) and later compiled Voices of Hope: Latter-day Saint Perspectives on Same-Gender Attraction--An Anthology of Gospel Teachings and Personal Essays (Deseret Book, 2011). He also co-directs the Voices of Hope Project (http://LDSVoicesofHope.org), a website extension of the book, and has been featured in the May/June 2012 issue of LDS Living magazine and on the Mormon Church website http://MormonsandGays.org. Ty is a co-founder and the current president of the nonprofit organization North Star, a faith-affirming support organization for LDS individuals and families addressing issues of sexual or gender identity and who desire to live within the framework of the teachings and values of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.