She has counseled many members with a variety of problems, including ho- mosexuality. We feel that her insight on spiritual influences might help round out our research. Some people seem to have been dealing with the homosexual problem since birth, while others have only experienced feelings or situations following a basically heterosexual life-style and thinking. There are two methods to receive homosexuality.
All people receive good and bad merit from their ancestors.
Our ancestors have little choice whether or not merit is transferred to their descendants. When a person with a homosexual history dies, someone within seven generations of descendants will receive that desire and will either overcome the temptation or, if not, add more strength to the temptation. The other method is when a person doesn't necessarily have any homosexuality in the ancestry, but becomes involved in it. Then it is something like a contagious disease, influencing the spirit world. In some cases within our church the spiritual influence becomes more intense because of Satan's work through the spirit world.