▁way '" ▁is ▁a ▁" base ▁lie " ▁since ▁hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁" cur able " ▁and ▁" can ▁be ▁overcome " ▁and ▁" rec over [ ed ]" ▁from . ▁The ▁letter ▁as ser ts ▁" G od ▁made ▁no ▁man ▁a ▁per vert " ▁or ▁" ev il " ▁and ▁that ▁"[ t ] o ▁bl ame ▁a ▁weak ness ▁... ▁upon ▁God ▁is ▁cow ard ly ." ▁It ▁also ▁calls ▁hom osex ual ity ▁" ug ly ", ▁" de generate ", ▁" unn atural ", ▁" v icious ", ▁" base ", ▁a ▁" w aste ▁of ▁power ", ▁a ▁" deep ▁sin ", ▁and ▁" an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁... ▁civil ization ". ▁The ▁publication ▁advis es ▁for ▁the ▁hom osex ual ▁to ▁recover ▁they ▁must ▁" sh un " ▁anyone ▁" associ ated ▁with ▁the ▁trans gression " ▁and ▁pray ▁and ▁read ▁the ▁script ures . ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁In ▁general ▁conference ▁pres iding ▁bishop ric ▁coun sel or ▁Victor ▁Brown ▁stated ▁that ▁God ▁created ▁mascul ine ▁and ▁femin ine ▁tra its , ▁and ▁if ▁gender ed ▁appearance ▁and ▁behavior al ▁tra its ▁are ▁ignored , ▁it ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁" re pre hens ible , ▁trag ic ▁sin ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ". ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁In ▁another ▁conference ▁address ▁apost le ▁Kim ball ▁called ▁the ▁dec riminal ization ▁of ▁cons ens ual ▁same - sex ▁sexual ▁activity ▁a ▁dam n able ▁her es y , ▁and ▁the ▁voices ▁speaking