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Originally Posted by Surfah
So, homosexual desires are okay but a heterosexual can commit adultery in his heart and the sin be just as actionable as the literal act?
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Let's be a little more precise with our language. From a scriptural perspective, we are judged for the desires of our hearts as well as our deeds. I think it was Bednar who just spoke last conference of the difference between having clean hands, and having a pure heart.
If someone has homosexual desires, it is incumbent upon him to seek the help of the atonement in overcoming and/or controlling them. I don't think anyone in the church is saying "let those gay desires run wild--just don't act on them."