Religion and science have been at odds before on other issues. This is just one of them. The real problem as I see it is that the message came from a source some believe to be divinely influenced. The Mormon people are taught not to contradict their leaders inspired words for fear of being labeled as one who fights against the church and as a result will not be forgiven here or in the hereafter. I worry about the Gay men and women who are still in the church and actually believe this change is possible. Now that science has proven it wrong more suffering more suicides may be the result because of this man’s fantasy of a supposed cure. But in spite of that the facts are Mr. Packer is allowed his opinion but shouldn’t use his church or his position in it to sell it. Changing his talk only fans the fire…Revelation if it is revelation does not change or get edited. If he let his own prejudice or ignorance on the matter influence him then he should be a real man and do the Christian thing by making an apology then move along. Remember the Mormons are the same people who taught and preached that being black was a curse…makes you think doesn’t?

@AngoraG: "Live and let live people.". The LDS people aren't the ones storming the castle. The so-called "gay rights leaders", and gay-agenda activists. This LDS general authority was giving counsel to LDS people in an LDS general conference. Mormons have always had beliefs that others thought were crazy. Why can't this be any different? Oh yeah...because people made up the idea that "gay" is a race. Ha.

Being Gay means: I want you to sit and listen to what I have to say, but, I don't want to listen to what you have to say, you homophobe!! Did I get it right??

I hope that I will be able to meet with them when they get here so I can be polite to them and offer them some cheese to go with their whine!!!

Gay? Leaders coming to Utah to espouse their belief system on us? Makes perfect sense to me as they don't ever want to hear what the straight and right way of being has to say. They expect us to lay down and kiss their a--,but call us homophobes when we try to speak our beliefs. Something wrong with this picture? They want us to sit still and listen to them, but, when it comes time to share the way we believe, they again call us homophobes. Kinda like calling the kettle black huh??

Human Rights Campaign...ha! More like The-let's-get-more-rights-for-gays-because-they-should-rule-over-everyone-else-campaign!

I think it this proposal has to go BOTH ways.. If he recants his Pro-Marriage of Man & Woman statement, then the "National Gay Rights Leaders Of America" need to give the general public back Pink, Rainbows, and come up with another term for Happy. Just my thoughts.

@TCM- Oh and by the way if you believe in the Bible then surely you know that Sodom and Gommorah were burned with fire and brimstone because of homosexuality...modern day examples...San Francisco and Boston.

TCM, I never said anything about being Mormon...don't put words in my mouth! I hate gays, republicans and democrats because they ruin the world. I was abused by gays and they were freed by a judge because it was their "natural gay tendencies". I'm sick of gays pushing everybody around and bigot is a great word, especially for gays because they get away with anything they want. Just because somebody agrees with a group, do not assume that they are a member of it. I would never go to some gay rally and the abuse inflicted on me closed my mind long ago.

zanes, you can try to redirect my wording about "one track minded people", so maybe bigot is more fitting. The church has taught you to not think for yourself. You have to think the way they want you to. That's Satan's plan. I'm sure God would want you to listen with an open heart and an open mind to the LGBT communities pleas for equal rights. If your church teachers otherwise, they are not following their own teachings.