▁desire ▁for ▁mascul ine ▁characteristics ". ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁the ▁author ▁states ▁" same - gender ▁att raction ▁can ▁be ▁successfully ▁resist ed ▁and ▁overcome ". ▁ ▁March ▁– ▁Church ▁sevent y ▁Bruce ▁H afen ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Congress ▁of ▁Famil ies ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁one ▁thing ▁that ▁will ▁un brid le ▁soci etal ▁principles ▁and ▁harm ▁us ▁was ▁legal izing ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁and ▁that , ▁" if ▁the ▁law ▁end ors es ▁everything ▁it ▁toler ates , ▁we ▁will ▁eventually ▁toler ate ▁everything ▁and ▁end or se ▁nothing — except ▁toler ance ." ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁Gordon ▁Hin ck ley , ▁then ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁gave ▁an ▁interview ▁in ▁April ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁stated ▁" we ▁have ▁g ays ▁in ▁the ▁church . ▁Good ▁people ." ▁He ▁continued ▁saying ▁that ▁no ▁action ▁is ▁taken ▁against ▁them ▁unless ▁they ' re ▁involved ▁in ▁sexual ▁trans gression , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁there ▁are ▁" certain ▁pen alt ies " ▁same ▁as ▁with ▁" h eter osex uals ". ▁He ▁re aff ir med ▁the ▁st ance ▁that ▁God ▁made ▁marriage ▁for ▁one ▁man ▁and ▁one ▁woman ▁and ▁that ▁essentially ▁gay ▁people ▁must ▁live ▁a ▁" cel ib ate ▁life ". ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁The ▁church ▁Se vent y ▁Jay ▁J ensen ▁told ▁a ▁rep orter ▁that ▁the ▁L DS ▁church ▁offers ▁gay ▁people ▁help ▁and ▁support ▁that ▁will ▁point ▁them ▁to ▁happiness . ▁He ▁had ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁September ▁Ever green ▁International ▁conference ▁two