' ▁Institute ▁for ▁Studies ▁in ▁Val ues ▁and ▁Human ▁Be havior ▁dedicated ▁most ▁heavily ▁on ▁research ▁for ▁evidence ▁supporting ▁church ▁views ▁on ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁The ▁primary ▁assignment ▁was ▁writing ▁a ▁church - fund ed ▁book ▁on ▁hom osex ual ity ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁by ▁a ▁non - ch urch ▁source ▁( in ▁order ▁to ▁boost ▁the ▁book ' s ▁scientific ▁cred ibility ). ▁BY U ▁psych ologist ▁Allen ▁Ber gin ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁director , ▁and ▁book ▁author . ▁Institute ▁member ▁and ▁church ▁Social ▁Services ▁director ▁Victor ▁Brown ▁Jr . ▁wrote , ▁" O ur ▁basic ▁theme ▁is ▁that ▁truth ▁lies ▁with ▁the ▁script ures ▁and ▁proph ets , ▁not ▁with ▁sec ular ▁data ▁or ▁debate ." ▁Several ▁dis sert ations ▁were ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Val ues ▁Institute ▁before ▁it ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁President ▁Sp encer ▁Kim ball ▁stated ▁in ▁conference ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁can ▁begin ▁by ▁view ing ▁" sex - ▁and ▁violence - orient ed ▁programs " ▁on ▁network ▁television ▁and ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁( am ong ▁other ▁sexual ▁behav iors ) ▁will ▁" cor ro de ▁the ▁mind , ▁sn uff ▁out ▁self - este em ", ▁and ▁cause ▁unh app iness . ▁▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Apost le ▁Pack er ▁gave ▁the ▁ser mon ▁" To ▁Young ▁Men ▁Only " ▁in ▁the ▁priest hood ▁session ▁of ▁general ▁conference . ▁The ▁ser mon ▁coun se led ▁against ▁the ▁" per version " ▁and ▁" wick ed