ating ▁disease " ▁and ▁" pr ison ". ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁Another ▁mention ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁general ▁conference ▁when ▁church ▁president ▁Sp encer ▁Kim ball ▁asked ▁" Is ▁this ▁a ▁time ▁to ▁terminate ▁ad ul tery ▁and ▁hom osex ual ▁and ▁les bian ▁activities , ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁faith ▁and ▁worth iness ?" ▁ ▁June ▁– ▁The ▁Rel ief ▁Society ▁general ▁president ▁sent ▁a ▁tele gram ▁to ▁An ita ▁Bry ant ▁for ▁her ▁" Save ▁Our ▁Children " ▁campaign ▁which ▁stated , ▁" On ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁one ▁million ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Rel ief ▁Society ▁... ▁we ▁comm end ▁you , ▁for ▁your ▁courage ous ▁and ▁effective ▁efforts ▁in ▁comb atting ▁[ s ic ] ▁hom osex ual ity ▁and ▁laws ▁which ▁would ▁legit im ize ▁this ▁ins id ious ▁life ▁style ▁[ s ic ] ." ▁▁ ▁June ▁– ▁Under ▁the ▁name ▁Aff irm ation : ▁Gay ▁M orm ons ▁United , ▁the ▁first ▁Aff irm ation ▁group ▁was ▁organized ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁by ▁Ste phan ▁Z akh arias ▁( former ly ▁Stephen ▁James ▁Matthew ▁Prince ) ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁other ▁M orm on ▁and ▁former - M orm on ▁g ays ▁and ▁les bi ans ▁at ▁the ▁conference ▁for ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Co al ition ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights . ▁Ste phan ▁organized ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁suic ides ▁of ▁two ▁BY U ▁friends ▁who ▁had ▁under g one ▁shock ▁a version ▁ther apy ▁on ▁the