▁or ▁practices , ▁which ▁first ▁should ▁clearly ▁be ▁overcome ▁with ▁a ▁firm ▁and ▁fixed ▁determ ination ▁never ▁to ▁s lip ▁to ▁such ▁practices ▁again ." ▁ ▁June ▁– ▁Se vent y ▁The odore ▁Bur ton ▁imp lied ▁a ▁link ▁between ▁a ▁" self ish ▁indul gence " ▁in ▁por n ography ▁and ▁hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁his ▁address ▁to ▁BY U ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁At ▁BY U ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁Ez ra ▁B enson ▁discussed ▁the ▁US ▁A ID S ▁ep ide mic ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁Americans ▁should ▁ab st ain ▁from ▁any ▁sex ▁outside ▁of ▁marriage ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁issue ▁" beg an ▁primarily ▁through ▁w ides p read ▁hom osex ual ity ." ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁Joy ▁Evans ▁of ▁the ▁Rel ief ▁Society ▁General ▁Pres iden cy ▁stated ▁that ▁" there ▁are ▁les bian ▁women , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁hom osex ual ▁men , ▁in ▁the ▁Church " ▁to ▁whom ▁" the ▁Lord ▁has ▁decre ed ▁' Th ou ▁sh alt ▁not ' ". ▁She ▁acknowled ges ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁hard ▁task ▁but ▁states ▁they ▁must ▁" keep ▁the ▁command ments " ▁since ▁" int imate ▁relationships ▁... ▁between ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁sex , ▁is ▁forb idden ". ▁The ▁article ▁appeared ▁in ▁that ▁month ' s ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁En sign . ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁– ▁Gay ▁BY U ▁history ▁professor ▁and ▁former ▁BY U ▁student ▁Michael ▁Qu inn ▁res igned ▁under ▁increasing ▁pressure ▁for