This book, which echoed his 1964 talk “Love versus Lust,” received widespread circulation among the LDS population. Kimball published The Miracle of Forgiveness, in which he stated that homosexuality was caused by masturbation. In 1969, then-apostle and future prophet Spencer W. Here’s a sketch of some of the ways in which LDS views on homosexuality have changed over the past 50 years - in very positive ways, I believe.Ĭhurch views have changed substantially regarding causes of homosexuality. The history of LDS views on homosexuality is complicated, and I can’t fully do it justice in a relatively short post, but I’ll at least try to hit the highlights. As I mention in my companion post, recent news stories have disagreed about the idea that LDS views on homosexuality are evolving.
