apr 1, 1977 - Poor Familial Relationships origin to Homosexuality [Part 39]

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[President Clarke read a letter from a self-hating gay man who had a poor relationship with his father]

"It should go without saying that many of these problems would be alleviated if parents would spend more time teaching and rearing their children. Related to the story that I gave at the beginning of my talk is evidence of a clinical researcher who, after studying 850 individual cases, stated: "Homosexuality would not occur where there is a normal, loving father-and-son relationship.

“Any of our people living in righteousness would normally avoid being involved in these problems."

-J. Richard Clarke, 2nd Counselor in Presiding Bishopric "Ministering to Needs through LDS Social Services,” April 1977 General Conference

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