▁seen ▁such ▁terror ▁and ▁h yst eria ▁as ▁when ▁her ▁mother ▁had ▁confront ed ▁her ▁one ▁time ▁over ▁susp ic ions ▁that ▁her ▁daughter ▁was ▁gay . ▁ ▁August ▁– ▁Church ▁President ▁Harold ▁Lee ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁" so - called ▁' trans sex ual ity ' ▁doctrine " ▁was ▁hell ish ▁and ▁false ▁since ▁God ▁didn ' t ▁place ▁female ▁spirits ▁in ▁male ▁bodies ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Apost le ▁Hunter ▁asked ▁" what ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁universal ▁free ▁love , ▁abort ions ▁at ▁will , ▁hom osex ual ity ?" ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁his ▁fear s ▁about ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁family , ▁the ▁economy , ▁community , ▁and ▁the ▁" d eter ior ation ▁of ▁mor ality " ▁in ▁a ▁General ▁Conference ▁address . ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁– ▁The ▁church ▁published ▁a ▁ 3 4 - page ▁letter ▁from ▁Kim ball ▁to ▁hom osex ual ▁men ▁titled ▁New ▁Hor iz ons ▁for ▁Hom osex uals . ▁In ▁it ▁Kim ball ▁called ▁hom osex ual ity ▁" a ▁ru in ous ▁practice ▁of ▁per version " ▁that ▁the ▁church ▁" will ▁never ▁cond one " ▁that ▁begins ▁with ▁" cur ios ity " ▁and ▁" an ▁un hol y ▁practice " ▁like ▁" an ▁oct opus ▁with ▁numerous ▁tent acles ▁to ▁drag ▁[ the ▁person ] ▁down ▁to ▁[ the ir ] ▁tra ged y ". ▁He ▁states ▁that ▁saying ▁" per ver ts ▁are ▁... ▁born ▁' that