sep 12, 1975 - "Men of Example" [Part 35]

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In an effort to stress the importance of promoting gender roles and the duties of a man, apostles and the Church’s president, Spencer W. Kimball, spent over a decade instructing members about the specific roles of men and women in society. Homosexuality was of grave concern for Latter-day Saint leaders.

Their official messaging included the idea that the development of homosexuality was a result of multiple possible factors including disturbed family backgrounds, poor relationships with peers, a domineering mother, a passive father, feminism, masturbation, lack of family support, depression, and proselyting (the interaction with a gay person or talking about being gay).

To help reinforce the gender roles within the Church, Spencer W. Kimball delivered a message to CES educators in the Assembly Hall at Temple Square. The talk was later published. It set forth the “manly” roles consistent with masculinity. It advised that marriage and faithfulness to a spouse is the answer to difficult life problems, and it set forth the path expected of all men in the Church.

-Spencer W. Kimball President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Educational System Training | Assembly Hall September 12, 1975

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