I just returned from serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Los Angeles, California. This week we learned about the difference between the genders and also about same-sex attraction. In LA it seemed like same-sex was just something that happened to people and could not be helped. It was so refreshing this week to be reminded that each of us is born with a divine gender that cannot be changed because it was who we were before we were ever born. We learned about how one generally comes to feel same-sex attraction, and that it most often comes because of the influences around us. It is more likely to come to boys who did not have a close relationship with their father. It is the most common among those who have been sexually abused.