▁that ▁the ▁church ▁could ▁not ▁support ▁" so - called ▁same - sex ▁marriage ". ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁ ▁May ▁– ▁The ▁Area ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁America ▁West ▁Area , ▁composed ▁of ▁Area ▁Se vent ies , ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁all ▁area ▁leaders ▁direct ing ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁be ▁read ▁in ▁all ▁California ▁sacr ament ▁meeting ▁which ▁directed ▁members ▁to ▁" do ▁all ▁you ▁can ▁by ▁don ating ▁your ▁means ▁and ▁time " ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁Proposition ▁ 2 2 ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁Knight ▁In iti ative ) ▁passed . ▁This ▁act ▁restricted ▁marriage ▁recognition ▁in ▁California ▁to ▁that ▁between ▁a ▁man ▁and ▁a ▁woman ▁den ying ▁hom osex ual ▁or ▁same - sex ▁cou ples ▁legal ▁recognition ▁of ▁their ▁un ions . ▁A ▁follow - up ▁letter ▁directed ▁to ▁st ake ▁pres idents ▁from ▁Area ▁Se vent y ▁Douglas ▁Call ister ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 ▁assigned ▁them ▁to ▁inv ite ▁church ▁members ▁to ▁don ate ▁money ▁to ▁the ▁" Def ense ▁of ▁Mar riage ▁Committee " ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pass ▁Prop ▁ 2 2 . ▁A ▁third ▁letter ▁was ▁released ▁eight ▁months ▁later ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 ▁a ▁month ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁before ▁the ▁proposition ▁would ▁pass ▁asking ▁members ▁to ▁" red ouble ▁their ▁efforts " ▁in ▁contact ing ▁neighb ors ▁and ▁friends ▁and ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁" prov ided ▁yard ▁signs " ▁in ▁their ▁la wn s . ▁ ▁September ▁– ▁The ▁church ' s ▁En sign ▁magazine ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁by