end ▁Mar riage , ▁a ▁group ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁legal ization ▁of ▁same - sex ▁marriage . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁organ izing ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁UN ▁conference ▁on ▁the ▁family ▁held ▁in ▁D oh a , ▁Q atar . ▁ ▁Wil kins ▁participated ▁in ▁several ▁World ▁Policy ▁Center ▁For ums ▁held ▁in ▁Pro vo , ▁Ut ah . ▁ ▁Wil kins ▁wrote ▁several ▁articles ▁and ▁books ▁on ▁international ▁law , ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁laws ▁on ▁abort ion ▁and ▁other ▁related ▁topics . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁piece ▁for ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁Same ▁Sex ▁Un ions ▁a ▁Deb ate ▁by ▁Lyn n ▁D . ▁Ward le . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Ist an bul ▁Wil kins ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁L DS ▁Bishop ▁in ▁a ▁w ard ▁in ▁Pro vo . ▁ ▁Wil kins ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁Jack ▁Hub erman ▁for ▁being ▁willing ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁fundamental ist ▁Muslim s ▁against ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁and ▁women ' s ▁rights . ▁ ▁Wil kins ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁stage ▁actor . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁played ▁Eb ene zer ▁Sc ro oge ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁H ale ▁Center ▁Theatre ▁production ▁of ▁Dick ens ▁" A ▁Christmas ▁Carol ". ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁BY U ▁Wil kins ▁became ▁the ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁D oh a ▁International ▁Institute ▁for ▁Family ▁Studies ▁and ▁Development . ▁ ▁Wil kins ▁was