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In my opinion, one of the most damaging books ever published by the Mormon Church is Spencer W. Kimball’s “The Miracle of Forgiveness.” Among other things, this book teaches that: No young Mormon man or woman is worthy to go on a mission if they masturbate. Masturbation alone leads to masturbation with others, which leads to “homosexuality.” Being gay or lesbian is “ugly,” “repugnant,” and comparable to a disease. “Homosexuality” leads to bestiality. “Homosexuality” can be easily “cured.” People who have pre-marital sex, and even rape victims, are “blighted” and “scarred.” It is far better to die than to lose one’s “virtue.” Death by suicide is a sign of foolishness, faithlessness and/or weakness and/or sin. To be clear, this book is currently sold at Deseret Book, and remains on the book shelves of hundreds of thousands of Mormons across the world. In this short presentation, I offer my brief argument for why I believe that “The Miracle of Forgiveness” should be removed from Deseret Book, and I let listene