▁and ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" in con ce iv able ▁that ▁... ▁[ the ▁Lord ] ▁would ▁permit ▁... ▁his ▁children ▁to ▁be ▁born ▁with ▁[ hom osex ual ] ▁des ires ▁and ▁incl in ations ". ▁It ▁ad vised ▁" full ▁re h abil itation " ▁could ▁take ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 3 ▁years , ▁and ▁that ▁being ▁" c ured " ▁doesn ' t ▁mean ▁" the ▁old ▁thoughts ▁never ▁return ". ▁The ▁book let ▁gave ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁" tre at ment ▁and ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity " ▁and ▁" les bian ism ". ▁It ▁taught ▁that ▁hom osex ual ▁behavior ▁is ▁learned ▁and ▁influenced ▁by ▁" un he alth y ▁emot ional ▁development ▁in ▁early ▁child hood ", ▁a ▁" dist urbed ▁family ▁background , ▁" po or ▁relationships ▁with ▁pe ers ", ▁" un he alth y ▁sexual ▁att itudes ", ▁and ▁" ear ly ▁hom osex ual ▁experiments ". ▁" E ar ly ▁m ast urb ation ▁experiences " ▁were ▁also ▁c ited ▁as ▁rein for cing ▁" hom osex ual ▁interests ". ▁Church ▁leaders ▁recommended ▁the ▁leader ▁encou rage ▁the ▁member ▁to ▁disc lose ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁sexual ▁partners , ▁to ▁read ▁The ▁Mi racle ▁of ▁F org iveness ▁and ▁" To ▁the ▁One ", ▁to ▁begin ▁d ating , ▁and ▁to ▁pray ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁help ▁change ▁their ▁sexual ▁orientation . ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁In ▁General ▁Conference , ▁church ▁Se vent y ▁Hart man ▁R ector ▁Jr . ▁gave ▁a ▁speech