▁& ▁Les bian ▁M orm ons ". ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁▁ ▁March ▁– ▁The ▁En sign ▁published ▁the ▁article ▁" The ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁Pro posed ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Am end ment : ▁A ▁Mor al ▁Issue " ▁out lin ing ▁the ▁church ' s ▁arguments ▁against ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Am end ment . ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁possibility ▁it ▁could ▁give ▁" const itution al ▁protection ▁to ▁imm oral ▁same - sex — les bian ▁and ▁hom osex ual — mar ri ages ", ▁thus , ▁" g iving ▁legal ▁san ction ▁to ▁the ▁re aring ▁of ▁children " ▁in ▁a ▁" hom osex ual ▁home ". ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁Apost le ▁Bruce ▁Mc Con kie ▁gave ▁an ▁April ▁conference ▁address ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁grouped ▁hom osex uals ▁with ▁li ars , ▁th ieves , ▁and ▁murder ers ▁in ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁evil ▁" cover ing ▁the ▁earth ". ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Kim ball ▁again ▁addressed ▁hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁General ▁Conference ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁"[ s ] ometimes ▁m ast urb ation ▁is ▁the ▁introduction ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁serious ▁... ▁sin ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ." ▁▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁– ▁Church ▁leaders ▁sent ▁every ▁bishop ▁and ▁st ake ▁president ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁a ▁book ▁on ▁human ▁sexual ity ▁and ▁families ▁by ▁Church ▁W elf are ▁Services ▁director ▁Victor ▁Brown ▁Junior . ▁The ▁book ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁disturb ing ▁that ▁ren