Gay Mormon blessings (not talking about shoes)

Someone on Facebook told me that the Bible says that homosexuals are going to hell. 

The bible does not say that homosexuals are going to hell. It does say that sinners are going to hell without intervention, and then stated that we are all sinners. The bottom line is to intervene or go to hell.

“No righteous person will be denied any blessings which come from God. We have no control over the heartbeats or the affections of men [or women], but pray that you may find fulfillment. And in the meantime, we promise you that insofar as eternity is concerned, no soul will be deprived of rich and high and eternal blessings for anything which that person could not help, that the Lord never fails in his promises, and that every righteous person will receive eventually all to which the person is entitled and which he or she has not forfeited through any fault of his or her own”  -Spencer W. Kimball Ensign, Oct. 1979, p. 5

Love this quote. Let's break it down

1) Who is a righteous person? 

The terms "righteous" and "righteousness" apply to mortals who, though beset with weaknesses and frailties, are seeking to come unto Christ. In this sense, righteousness is not synonymous with perfection. It is a condition in which a person is moving toward the Lord, yearning for godliness, continuously repenting of sins, and striving honestly to know and love God and to follow the principles and ordinances of the gospel. Saints of God are urged to do "the works of righteousness" (D&C 59:23) and to "bring to pass much righteousness" (D&C 58:27)

So, no one who is trying to move towards the Lord will be denied any blessings which come from God. No one -- gay or straight or male of female or of one race or another. President Kimball said "no one".

2) Important to re-state from the quote: We have no control over the heartbeats or the affections of men [or women], but pray that you may find fulfillment. 

3) Also important from the Quote: And in the meantime, we promise you that insofar as eternity is concerned, no soul will be deprived of rich and high and eternal blessings for anything which that person could not help 

4) To remember: The Lord never fails in his promises, 

5) To remember: Every person who is trying to move towards the Lord will receive eventually all to which the person is entitled and which he or she has not forfeited through any fault of his or her own".

My understanding is that there are several ways and several directions. When we move towards the Lord -- regardless of who we are or what we look like on the surface, He will give us blessings that we might not receive if we go another direction.

For definitions, see  http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Righteousness