. ▁▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁– ▁The ▁church ▁re iss ued ▁Sp encer ▁Kim ball ' s ▁New ▁Hor iz ons ▁for ▁Hom osex uals ▁as ▁a ▁ 3 0 - page ▁pam ph let ▁titled ▁A ▁Let ter ▁to ▁a ▁Friend . ▁▁ ▁March ▁– ▁Pack er ▁delivered ▁a ▁ser mon ▁at ▁BY U ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 ▁which ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁church ▁as ▁a ▁pam ph let ▁called ▁" To ▁The ▁One ." ▁Pack er ▁character ized ▁hom osex ual ▁activity ▁as ▁a ▁per version ▁and ▁pos ited ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁its ▁roots ▁in ▁self ish ness ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁gay ▁feelings ▁could ▁be ▁" c ured " ▁with ▁" un self ish ▁thoughts , ▁with ▁un self ish ▁acts ". ▁He ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁church ▁had ▁not ▁previously ▁talked ▁more ▁about ▁hom osex ual ity ▁because ▁" some ▁matters ▁are ▁best ▁handled ▁very ▁priv ately " ▁and ▁" we ▁can ▁very ▁fool ish ly ▁cause ▁things ▁we ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁prevent ▁by ▁talking ▁too ▁much ▁about ▁them ". ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁Church ▁president ▁Sp encer ▁Kim ball ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁conference ▁that ▁without ▁the ▁rest raint s ▁of ▁family ▁life ▁and ▁real ▁religion ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁" aval anche ▁of ▁app et ites " ▁leading ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁ ▁May ▁– ▁San ▁Francisco ▁P BS ▁station ▁K Q ED ▁fund ed ▁and ▁a ired ▁a ▁ 1 6 - min ute