ations " ▁and ▁mentioned ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁assignment ▁of ▁apost les ▁Kim ball ▁and ▁Mark ▁Peters en ▁to ▁help ▁hom osex uals . ▁It ▁was ▁indicated ▁that ▁Kim ball ▁and ▁Peters en ▁would ▁" send ▁material ▁and ▁give ▁coun sel " ▁as ▁church ▁special ists ▁over ▁" a ▁program ▁designed ▁... ▁to ▁coun sel ▁and ▁direct ▁[ hom osex uals ] ▁back ▁to ▁normal cy ▁and ▁happiness ". ▁A ▁follow - up ▁letter ▁to ▁leaders ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 3 ▁asked ▁them ▁to ▁" ask ▁direct ▁questions " ▁about ▁hom osex ual ity ▁when ▁conduct ing ▁pre - mission ▁inter views . ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁Victor ▁Brown ▁of ▁the ▁Pres iding ▁Bishop ric ▁gave ▁a ▁General ▁Conference ▁address ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁" normal " ▁and ▁" he alth y " ▁ 1 2 - ▁or ▁ 1 3 - year - old ▁boy ▁or ▁girl ▁could ▁" develop ▁into ▁a ▁hom osex ual " ▁if ▁" ex posed ▁to ▁por n ographic ▁literature " ▁and ▁" ab normal ities ". ▁He ▁explains ▁that ▁expos ure ▁to ▁the ▁material ▁would ▁" c ry st all ize ▁and ▁sett le ▁their ▁hab its ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁their ▁lives ", ▁while ▁calling ▁recent ▁media ▁reporting ▁on ▁a ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁" fil th ▁on ▁our ▁news stand s ". ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁An ▁anonymous ▁Salt ▁Lake , ▁M orm on - ra ised ▁les bian ▁woman ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁newspaper ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁never