▁to ▁leaders ▁about ▁how ▁to ▁effect ▁a ▁" total ▁c ure " ▁and ▁" br ing ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁[ men ▁with ▁hom osex ual ▁t endencies ] ▁into ▁total ▁normal cy " ▁and ▁" help ▁these ▁people ▁recover " ▁( les bi ans ▁are ▁only ▁mentioned ▁once ). ▁Ide as ▁include ▁prayer , ▁cutting ▁off ▁contact ▁with ▁hom osex ual ▁friends , ▁d ating ▁women ▁and ▁marriage , ▁and ▁script ure ▁reading . ▁He ▁calls ▁hom osex ual ity ▁a ▁" des pic able ", ▁" de grad ed ", ▁" d read ▁practice ", ▁and ▁a ▁" per version " ▁that ▁would ▁" do om ▁the ▁world " ▁while ▁label ing ▁the ▁person ▁a ▁" gener ally ▁lon ely ▁and ▁sensitive " ▁" de vi ate " ▁and ▁" aff lic ted ▁one ". ▁The ▁guide ▁notes ▁that ▁Kim ball ▁and ▁Mark ▁Peters en ▁were ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁church ▁special ists ▁on ▁hom osex ual ity , ▁and ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁not ▁" tot ally " ▁the ▁fault ▁of ▁" family ▁conditions " ▁and ▁con cludes ▁it ▁" C AN ▁be ▁c ured ▁if ▁the ▁battle ▁is ▁well ▁organized ▁and ▁purs ued ▁vig or ously ▁and ▁continu ously " ▁( emph asis ▁in ▁the ▁original ). ▁ ▁March ▁– ▁The ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁under ▁Joseph ▁Field ing ▁Smith ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁st ake ▁pres idents ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 9 ▁which ▁expressed ▁concern ▁over ▁" the ▁apparent ▁increase ▁in ▁hom osex ual ity ▁and ▁other ▁devi