▁practices " ▁of ▁men ▁" hand ling ▁one ▁another " ▁and ▁having ▁physical ▁" contact ▁... ▁in ▁unusual ▁ways ". ▁In ▁the ▁ser mon , ▁Pack er ▁comm ended ▁a ▁mission ary ▁who ▁was ▁ups et ▁after ▁he ▁" f lo ored " ▁his ▁assigned ▁male ▁companion ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁unw anted ▁sexual ▁adv ances , ▁saying ▁" some body ▁had ▁to ▁do ▁it ". ▁He ▁further ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁" mal icious ▁and ▁destruct ive ▁lie " ▁that ▁" some ▁are ▁born ▁with ▁an ▁att raction ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁kind ". ▁The ▁ser mon ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁a ▁pam ph let ▁by ▁the ▁church ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁At ▁a ▁back stage ▁press ▁conference ▁Church ▁president ▁Kim ball ▁pra ised ▁An ita ▁Bry ant ' s ▁anti - g ay ▁" Save ▁Our ▁Children " ▁cr us ade ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁bar ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁n ond isc rim ination ▁laws ▁which ▁would ▁protect ▁sexual ▁minor ities ▁from ▁being ▁k icked ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁homes , ▁fired ▁from ▁their ▁jobs , ▁and ▁b anned ▁from ▁restaur ants ▁sole ly ▁for ▁their ▁sexual ▁orientation . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁" do ing ▁a ▁great ▁service ." ▁He ▁continued ▁stating ▁that ▁" the ▁hom osex ual ▁program ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁natural , ▁normal ▁way ▁of ▁life " ▁and ▁that ▁church ▁b ish ops ▁and ▁college - ed uc ated ▁church ▁coun sel ors ▁can ▁aid ▁those ▁with