▁in ▁which ▁he ▁stated ▁the ▁earth ▁would ▁be ▁was ted ▁if ▁Jesus ▁returns ▁and ▁" find s ▁nothing ▁but ▁birth ▁control , ▁ster il ization , ▁and ▁hom osex uals ." ▁He ▁added , ▁" If ▁children ▁have ▁a ▁happy ▁family ▁experience ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁hom osex ual ." ▁R ector ▁also ▁stated ▁he ▁was ▁" s ure " ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁" is ▁an ▁acquired ▁add iction , ▁just ▁as ▁dru gs , ▁alco hol ▁and ▁por n ography ▁are ." ▁He ▁also ▁stated ▁" I ▁do ▁not ▁believe " ▁that ▁hom osex uals ▁" w ere ▁born ▁that ▁way " ▁because ▁"[ t ] here ▁are ▁no ▁female ▁spirits ▁tra pped ▁in ▁male ▁bodies ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a ." ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁conference ▁church ▁president ▁Ez ra ▁B enson ▁den ounced ▁how ▁some ▁public ▁schools ▁gave ▁san ction ▁to ▁" altern ative ▁life - styles " ▁and ▁" per verse ▁practices " ▁such ▁as ▁" les bian ism ". ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁A ▁march ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 5 ▁gay ▁post - M orm ons ▁calling ▁themselves ▁" E th yl ▁and ▁Fri ends ▁for ▁Gay ▁Rights " ▁was ▁given ▁city ▁permission ▁to ▁protest ▁on ▁public ▁property ▁around ▁Temple ▁Square ▁during ▁the ▁church ' s ▁general ▁conference ▁with ▁signs ▁like ▁" We ▁are ▁God ’ s ▁Children ." ▁The ▁leader ▁R andy ▁Smith ▁( wh ose ▁drag ▁performance ▁name ▁was ▁Eth el ) ▁had ▁previously ▁under g one ▁electro sh ock ▁a version