▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁churches ▁accepting ▁hom osex uals ▁as ▁ugly ▁and ▁loud . ▁ ▁December ▁– ▁In ▁the ▁En sign ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Bernard ▁Bro ck bank ▁stated ▁that ▁" hom osex ual ▁acts ▁are ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁devil ▁and ▁are ▁gr iev ous ▁s ins ▁in ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁God ". ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁Id aho ▁laws ▁which ▁bar red ▁same - sex ▁sexual ▁activity ▁between ▁consent ing ▁adult s ▁were ▁re inst ated ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁under ▁heavy ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁L DS ▁church ▁after ▁being ▁repe aled ▁since ▁January ▁ 1 . ▁M orm on ▁state ▁sen ator ▁Wayne ▁Lov eless ▁who ▁spe ar head ed ▁the ▁effort ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁previous ▁law ▁would ▁" enc ou rage ▁imm or ality ▁and ▁draw ▁sexual ▁devi ates ▁to ▁the ▁state ." ▁The ▁re inst ated ▁law ▁restored ▁the ▁old ▁word ing ▁that ▁" every ▁person ▁who ▁is ▁guilty ▁of ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁crime ▁against ▁nature ▁committed ▁with ▁man kind ▁... ▁is ▁pun ish able ▁by ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁prison ▁for ▁not ▁less ▁than ▁five ▁years ." ▁▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁– ▁The ▁church ▁published ▁a ▁guide ▁for ▁b ish ops ▁and ▁st ake ▁pres idents ▁titled ▁" Hom osex ual ity : ▁W elf are ▁Services ▁Pack et ▁ 1 ", ▁which ▁pos ited ▁that ▁" hom osex ual ▁behavior " ▁begins ▁by ▁being ▁" m ol ested " ▁while ▁also ▁stating