▁It ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 4 7 ▁Ut ah ns ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁A ID S ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁had ▁died . ▁Several ▁gay ▁M orm on ▁men ▁were ▁quoted ▁saying ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁faced ▁church ▁pressure ▁to ▁marry ▁with ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁marriage ▁would ▁" c ure " ▁their ▁feelings . ▁ ▁December ▁– ▁An ▁article ▁for ▁parents ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁En sign ▁re aff irm ing ▁that ▁" s ometimes ▁m ast urb ation ▁is ▁the ▁introduction ▁to ▁... ▁the ▁gross ▁sin ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity " ▁which ▁" is ▁a ▁per version ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ’ s ▁designated ▁roles ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁women ". ▁▁ ▁December ▁– ▁D all in ▁O aks ▁commented ▁in ▁a ▁December ▁ 3 0 ▁CBS - TV ▁interview ▁that ▁" mar riage ▁is ▁not ▁do ctr inal ▁ther apy ▁for ▁hom osex ual ▁relations " ▁and ▁that ▁" he ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁whether ▁individual ▁leaders ▁have ▁given ▁such ▁advice ." ▁▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁Gordon ▁Hin ck ley ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁gave ▁a ▁conference ▁address ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁stated , ▁" hom osex ual ▁relations ▁... ▁are ▁gr iev ous ▁s ins ." ▁He ▁continued ▁by ▁saying ▁" mar riage ▁between ▁a ▁man ▁and ▁a ▁woman ▁is ▁ord ained ▁of ▁God ▁.... ▁Mar riage ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁th era pe ut ic ▁step ▁to ▁solve ▁problems ▁such ▁as ▁hom osex ual ▁incl in ations