- called ▁alternative ▁l ifest yles ". ▁He ▁continued ▁that ▁if ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁inherited ▁or ▁in born ▁aspect ▁to ▁hom osex ual ity ▁it ▁would ▁" fr ustr ate ▁the ▁whole ▁plan ▁of ▁mort al ▁happiness " ▁and ▁den y ▁" the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁change " ▁leading ▁to ▁" dis cou rag ement , ▁disappoint ment , ▁and ▁desp air ". ▁The ▁article ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁same - sex ▁relationships ▁would ▁also ▁help ▁" un ra vel ▁the ▁fabric ▁of ▁human ▁society " ▁and ▁if ▁pract iced ▁by ▁everyone ▁would ▁" mean ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁family ". ▁▁ ▁September ▁– ▁" The ▁Family : ▁A ▁Pro clam ation ▁to ▁the ▁World " ▁was ▁read ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁at ▁the ▁Rel ief ▁Society ▁General ▁Conference ▁meeting ▁by ▁Gordon ▁Hin ck ley . ▁The ▁document ▁states ▁that ▁" mar riage ▁between ▁a ▁man ▁and ▁a ▁woman ▁is ▁ord ained ▁of ▁God " ▁and ▁" is ▁essential ▁to ▁His ▁et ernal ▁plan ". ▁It ▁also ▁teach es ▁that ▁everyone ▁is ▁a ▁" sp irit ▁son ▁or ▁daughter ▁of ▁heaven ly ▁parents " ▁and ▁" gender ▁is ▁an ▁essential ▁characteristic ▁of ▁individual ▁prem ort al , ▁mort al , ▁and ▁et ernal ▁identity ▁and ▁purpose ". ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁submitted ▁by ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁am icus ▁brief s ▁as ▁evidence ▁against ▁court ▁cases ▁which ▁could ▁legal ize ▁same - sex ▁mar ri ages . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Gordon ▁Hin ck ley ▁gave ▁an ▁October ▁General ▁Conference