owned ▁sex olog ists ▁had ▁stated ▁that ▁bis ex ual ▁individuals ▁were ▁privile ged ▁for ▁not ▁experien cing ▁sexual ▁pre jud ice ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁pointed ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁society ▁at ▁large . ▁Brown ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁equ ating ▁same - sex ▁relationships ▁with ▁opposite - sex ▁marriage ▁was ▁f alla cious ▁and ▁incons istent ▁and ▁that ▁hom osex ual ▁people ▁were ▁less ▁discipl ined ▁and ▁order ly ▁in ▁their ▁relationships ▁than ▁heter osex uals . ▁▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁– ▁The ▁church ▁issued ▁a ▁guide ▁for ▁L DS ▁Social ▁Services ▁employees ▁called ▁Under standing ▁and ▁Ch anging ▁Hom osex ual ▁Ori entation ▁Problem s , ▁instruct ing ▁them ▁that ▁because ▁of ▁ag ency ▁it ▁is ▁" in cons istent " ▁to ▁think ▁that ▁a ▁" hom osex ual ▁orientation ▁is ▁in born ▁or ▁locked ▁in , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁real ▁hope ▁of ▁change ," ▁and ▁that ▁" the ▁hom osex ually ▁orient ed ▁man ▁... ▁does ▁not ▁fully ▁understand ▁how ▁a ▁mascul ine ▁man ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁think ▁and ▁act ." ▁The ▁guide ▁further ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁hom osex ual ' s ▁" th ought s ▁of ▁the ▁opposite ▁sex ▁are ▁often ▁fear ful ▁or ▁threaten ing ." ▁▁▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁– ▁The ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁and ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les ▁also ▁issued ▁a ▁guide ▁for ▁church ▁leaders ▁simply ▁called ▁" Hom osex ual ity " ▁which ▁stated ▁" mod ern - day ▁proph ets ▁have ▁clearly ▁promised ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁can ▁be ▁changed ",