▁that ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁Christ ▁fre ed ▁a ▁man ▁from ▁his ▁problem ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁ ▁February ▁– ▁The ▁L DS ▁church ▁begins ▁efforts ▁oppos ing ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁laws ▁including ▁rec ruit ing ▁members ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁and ▁don ate ▁to ▁Hawai i ' s ▁Future ▁Today ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁efforts ▁to ▁legal ize ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁in ▁Hawai i . ▁Pam ph lets ▁were ▁spread ▁in ▁church ▁meet ings ▁and ▁church ▁facilities ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁f ax ▁statements ▁to ▁legisl ative ▁comm itte es . ▁The ▁campaign ▁sp anned ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁reported ▁giving ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁political - action ▁group ▁Save ▁Trad itional ▁Mar riage ▁' 9 8 . ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁The ▁apost le ▁Richard ▁Scott ▁stated ▁in ▁general ▁conference ▁that ▁particip ating ▁in ▁hom osex ual ▁acts ▁is ▁a ▁devi ant , ▁un accept able ▁alternate ▁l ifest yle , ▁and ▁requires ▁long ▁sust ained ▁rep ent ance ▁and ▁many ▁pray ers ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁receive ▁forg iveness . ▁ ▁September ▁– ▁James ▁Fa ust ▁gave ▁a ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁member ▁message ▁in ▁the ▁September ▁En sign ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁den ies ▁any ▁bi ological ▁or ▁" in her ited " ▁components ▁in ▁the ▁et i ology ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ▁cit ing ▁" no ▁scientific ▁evidence " ▁supporting ▁the ▁" false ▁belief ▁of ▁in born ▁hom osex ual ▁orientation " ▁leading ▁to ▁" so