▁talk ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁states ▁that ▁" same - sex ▁marriage " ▁is ▁an ▁" imm oral ▁pract ic [ e ]" ▁though ▁he ▁says ▁that ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁ch ur th ▁" re ach ▁out " ▁their ▁hearts ▁" to ▁those ▁who ▁struggle ▁with ▁feelings ▁of ▁aff inity ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁gender " ▁and ▁" rem ember " ▁them , ▁" sym path ize ▁with " ▁them , ▁and ▁regard ▁them ▁as ▁brothers ▁and ▁sister s . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Church ▁Se vent y ▁Dur rel ▁W ool sey ▁stated ▁in ▁general ▁conference ▁that ▁Sat an ▁makes ▁powerful ▁and ▁un god ly ▁pro clam ations ▁like ▁" same - gender ▁int imate ▁associations ▁and ▁even ▁mar ri ages ▁are ▁acceptable ." ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁The ▁church ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁apost le ▁D all in ▁O aks ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁month ly ▁En sign ▁magazine . ▁in ▁which ▁O aks ▁states ▁" we ▁ins ist ▁that ▁er otic ▁feelings ▁toward ▁a ▁person ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁sex ▁are ▁irregular ", ▁but ▁that ▁" our ▁do ctr ines ▁obviously ▁condem n ▁those ▁who ▁eng age ▁in ▁so - called ▁' g ay ▁bash ing ' — phys ical ▁or ▁ver bal ▁attacks ". ▁He ▁says ▁members ▁should ▁encou rage ▁those ▁with ▁A ID S ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁church ▁activities . ▁He ▁also ▁seems ▁to ▁contradict ▁Fa ust ' s ▁address ▁from ▁a ▁month ▁earlier ▁by ▁giving ▁a ▁nu anced ▁view ▁on ▁potential ▁bi ological ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁et i ology