▁January ▁– ▁It ▁appears ▁church ▁leaders ▁were ▁aware ▁of ▁several ▁instances ▁of ▁hom osex ual ▁behavior ▁by ▁members ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁since ▁apost le ▁Charles ▁Call is ▁had ▁been ▁assigned ▁to ▁these ▁cases ▁before ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁After ▁Call is ' ▁passing ▁the ▁apost le ▁Sp encer ▁Kim ball ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁pres ide ▁over ▁hom osex ual ▁cases . ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁– ▁Radio ▁City ▁L oun ge ▁bar ▁opened ▁becoming ▁a ▁major ▁gather ing ▁point ▁for ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁L GB T Q ▁community ▁despite ▁occas ional ▁ra ids ▁from ▁local ▁police . ▁Pat rons ▁included ▁many ▁gay ▁M orm on ▁men ▁married ▁to ▁women ▁like ▁Bob ▁Sor ensen ▁who ▁met ▁his ▁husband ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁after ▁divor cing ▁his ▁wife . ▁The ▁bar ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁oldest ▁gay ▁bar ▁West ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁Gay ▁BY U ▁students ▁Kent ▁Good ridge ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Richard ▁Snow , ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁love , ▁went ▁to ▁visit ▁with ▁church ▁president ▁George ▁Smith , ▁who ▁told ▁them ▁to ▁" live ▁their ▁lives ▁as ▁best ▁they ▁could " ▁in ▁their ▁companion ship . ▁Smith ▁wrote ▁the ▁words ▁" H omo ▁Sex ual " ▁in ▁his ▁appointment ▁book . ▁Earl ▁K of o ed , ▁who ▁went ▁from ▁BY U ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁similarly ▁reported ▁a ▁" live