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1975 – Robert L. Blattner of LDS Social Services addressed LDS psychologists and said the causes of homosexuality in men was a lack of relationship with peers, and a disturbed family background of an absent father and controlling mother. For the causes of female homosexuality he only acknowledged a lack of information.
In 1999 church president Gordon B. Hinckley publicly welcomed lesbian and gay people into LDS congregations, [131] [132] and in an interview affirmed them as "good people". [133] Church leaders have spoken out against " gay-bashing " and other physical or verbal assaults on those involved in homosexual relationships.
"Have I Done Any Good?" is a Mormon hymn written by Will Lamartine Thompson (1847–1909), number 223 in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . The hymnal (text) was matched to the music for a popular tune "East Liverpool".
Teachings on Sexuality in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is deeply rooted in its doctrine. [1] In its standards for sexual behavior called the law of chastity, top LDS leaders bar all premarital sex, [2] [3] all homosexual sexual activity, [4] the viewing of pornography, [5] [6] [7] masturbation, [8] [7] [9] overtly sexual kissing, [10]: 194 sexual dancing, and ...
The LDS Church has held notable political influence on laws around LGBT individuals in the United States, especially in the state of Utah. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has been involved with many pieces of legislation relating to LGBT people and their rights (e.g. housing, job discrimination, and same-sex marriage). [1]
And further: We believe in embracing good wherever it may be found; of proving all things, and holding fast that which is righteous. Subsequent early creeds predating the Wentworth Letter included a five-article creed by Joseph Young , an eighteen-article creed by Parley P. Pratt , a nineteen-article creed by Orson Pratt and a sixteen-article ...
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As practiced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the largest Latter Day Saint denomination, the Word of Wisdom explicitly prohibits the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, tea, and coffee (with tea and coffee being labeled as "hot drinks"), and recreational drug use, and encourages healthy practices such as nutritious ...