▁publications ▁on ▁controvers ial ▁aspects ▁of ▁M orm on ▁history ▁after ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁university ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁ex communic ated ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁L DS ▁sch ol ars ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁September ▁Six . ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁– ▁Gay , ▁M orm on ▁convert ▁and ▁activ ist ▁David ▁Sh ar pton ▁founded ▁the ▁People ▁With ▁A ID S ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁( P W AC U ) ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁H IV - pos itive ▁population ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁after ▁contract ing ▁H IV ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁after ▁living ▁with ▁A ID S ▁for ▁seven ▁years . ▁ ▁May ▁– ▁The ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁on ▁A ID S ▁stating , ▁" M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁should ▁extend ▁comp ass ion ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁ill ▁with ▁A ID S ," ▁and ▁ur ging ▁members ▁to ▁only ▁have ▁sex ▁in ▁an ▁opposite - sex ▁marriage . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁The ▁En sign ▁featured ▁an ▁article ▁from ▁BY U ▁psych ologist ▁Allen ▁Ber gin ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁was ▁" ca used ▁by ▁some ▁combination ▁of ▁bi ology ▁and ▁environment ". ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 2 ▁a ▁ 2 0 - year - old ▁man ▁from ▁a ▁prominent ▁M orm on ▁family ▁in ▁D elta , ▁Ut ah ▁and