9 th - century ▁pol yg am ous ▁w ives ▁were ▁well - ed uc ated , ▁polit ically ▁active ▁profession als . ▁ ▁Gay ▁marriage ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Oak land , ▁California ▁st ake ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁share ▁with ▁J ensen ▁their ▁experiences ▁and ▁troubles ▁over ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Proposition ▁ 8 ▁campaign ▁to ▁ban ▁gay ▁marriage ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁After ▁several ▁rec ount ed ▁their ▁pain ful ▁experiences , ▁J ensen ▁respond ed ▁with ▁em path y ▁and ▁a ▁personal ▁ap ology , ▁saying , ▁" To ▁the ▁full ▁extent ▁of ▁my ▁capacity , ▁I ▁say ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁sorry ▁.... ▁I ▁know ▁that ▁many ▁very ▁good ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁deeply ▁hurt , ▁and ▁I ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁expects ▁better ▁of ▁us ." ▁ ▁Modern ▁apost asy ▁At ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University ▁professor ▁Philip ▁Bar low , ▁J ensen ▁held ▁a ▁" Q & A " ▁with ▁a ▁M orm on ▁Studies ▁student ▁group ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁J ensen ▁was ▁asked ▁if ▁church ▁leaders ▁were ▁aware ▁that ▁members ▁were ▁discover ing ▁problems ▁with ▁L DS ▁Church ▁history ▁through ▁the ▁internet , ▁and ▁what ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁may ▁be ▁affected ▁or ▁" who ▁are ▁already ▁leaving ▁in ▁dro ves ". ▁ ▁J ensen ▁respond ed ▁that ▁top ▁church ▁leaders ▁" real ize ▁that