▁Family ▁Services ▁assistant ▁commission er ▁Dean ▁By rd ▁who ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Ever green ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees . ▁By rd ▁pos ited ▁that ▁" hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁not ▁inn ate ▁and ▁un change able ", ▁but ▁is ▁caused ▁by ▁" temper ament , ▁person ality ▁tra its , ▁sexual ▁ab use , ▁famil ial ▁factors , ▁and ▁treatment ▁by ▁one ’ s ▁pe ers ". ▁He ▁further ▁assert ed ▁that ▁individuals ▁can ▁" dim in ish ▁hom osex ual ▁att raction " ▁and ▁that ▁" when ▁hom osex ual ▁difficulties ▁have ▁been ▁fully ▁resolved , ▁heter osex ual ▁feelings ▁can ▁emer ge ". ▁In ▁support ▁of ▁this ▁he ▁stated ▁" many ▁individuals ▁who ▁have ▁experienced ▁hom osex ual ▁difficulties ▁have " ▁had ▁their ▁" bur dens " ▁or ▁" tri al " ▁" l ift ed ▁through ▁the ▁Lord ’ s ▁grace ." ▁The ▁article ▁continued ▁acknowled ging ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁desire ▁to ▁dimin ish ▁their ▁" hom osex ual ▁ur g ings " ▁may ▁" ex per ience ▁extreme ▁pain ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁extensive ▁changes ▁that ▁are ▁required " ▁including ▁" ch anging ▁one ’ s ▁thoughts ▁... ▁friend ships ▁... ▁or ▁even ▁cl othing ▁styles ". ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Church ▁president ▁Hin ck ley ▁gave ▁an ▁October ▁General ▁Conference ▁talk ▁called ▁" Why ▁We ▁Do ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁Things ▁We ▁Do ". ▁He ▁stated ▁" so - called ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁... ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁civil ▁rights ; ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁mor