▁counter ▁... ▁to ▁divine ▁object ives ." ▁▁ ▁July ▁– ▁The ▁July ▁En sign ▁contained ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁BY U ▁psych ology ▁professor ▁Allen ▁Ber gin ▁on ▁ag ency . ▁The ▁article ▁port ray s ▁some ▁hom osex uals ▁as ▁" ps ych olog ically ▁dist urbed ▁persons " ▁who ▁are ▁" comp uls ively ▁driven ▁to ▁frequent ▁and ▁sometimes ▁b izar re ▁acts ". ▁He ▁c ites ▁two ▁clients ▁with ▁" comp uls ive ▁or ▁un cont roll able ▁hom osex ual ity " ▁caused ▁by ▁inten se ▁fear ▁for ▁the ▁opposite ▁sex , ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁social ▁skills ▁for ▁normal ▁male - f em ale ▁relationships , ▁and ▁seeking ▁security ▁exclus ively ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁sex . ▁Ber gin ▁discuss es ▁the ▁behavior ist ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁change ▁efforts ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁treat ▁these ▁individuals . ▁ ▁August ▁– ▁Four ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁Church ▁President ▁Lee ▁gave ▁an ▁address ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁war ned ▁young ▁men ▁to ▁guard ▁against ▁the ▁sin ▁of ▁S od om ▁and ▁G om or rah ▁since ▁hom osex ual ity ▁and ▁ad ul tery ▁were ▁both ▁equally ▁gr iev ous ▁s ins ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁murder . ▁He ▁also ▁noted ▁the ▁increasing ▁accept ance ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Pres iding ▁bishop ▁Victor ▁Brown ▁gave ▁a ▁conference ▁address ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁called ▁hom osex ual ity ▁a ▁weapon ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁for ▁Sat an ' s ▁leg ions ▁to ▁ens lave ▁man kind ▁and ▁destroy ▁the ▁family . ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁A