arch ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁E ld red ▁Smith ▁c ited ▁" a ▁campaign ▁... ▁launched ▁to ▁bring ▁accept ance ▁to ▁hom osex ual ity " ▁as ▁one ▁example ▁of ▁" cor ruption " ▁and ▁" cond itions ▁at ▁home " ▁manifest ing ▁the ▁" cycle ▁of ▁... ▁un r igh te ous ness ▁and ▁w icked ness " ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁" w ars ▁and ▁destruction " ▁like ▁the ▁current ▁" war ▁in ▁V iet ▁Nam " ▁in ▁a ▁General ▁Conference ▁speech . ▁▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁▁▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁– ▁A ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁Hand book ▁was ▁released ▁containing ▁the ▁first ▁explicit ▁mention ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁It ▁spec ifies ▁that ▁" hom o - sex ual ▁acts " ▁require ▁a ▁church ▁court . ▁▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁– ▁The ▁United ▁Order ▁Family ▁of ▁Christ , ▁a ▁young ▁gay ▁male ▁M orm on ▁commune ▁was ▁founded ▁which ▁pract iced ▁a ▁uniqu ely ▁M orm on ▁form ▁of ▁commun al ism ▁called ▁the ▁United ▁Order . ▁▁▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁– ▁Kim ball ▁released ▁his ▁book ▁The ▁Mi racle ▁of ▁F org iveness , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁teach es ▁that ▁m ast urb ation ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁acts ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁His ▁book ▁was ▁quoted ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁church ▁manual : ▁" the ▁gl orious ▁thing ▁to ▁remember ▁is ▁that ▁[ hom osex ual ity ] ▁is ▁cur able ▁.... ▁C ertain ly