▁and ▁encourag es ▁members ▁" to ▁appeal ▁to ▁legisl ators ▁... ▁to ▁reject ▁all ▁efforts ▁to ▁... ▁support ▁mar ri ages ▁between ▁persons ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁gender ." ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁Apost le ▁Bo yd ▁Pack er ▁gave ▁a ▁conference ▁address ▁mention ing ▁" gender ▁identity " ▁and ▁" th ose ▁confused ▁about ▁gender " ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁stating ▁that ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁laws ▁around ▁marriage ▁and ▁gender ▁threaten ▁the ▁family . ▁ ▁May ▁– ▁The ▁church ' s ▁publishing ▁company ▁published ▁Laur ie ▁Campbell ' s ▁" B orn ▁That ▁Way ?" ▁under ▁a ▁pen ▁name ▁on ▁her ▁leaving ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁and ▁marry ing ▁a ▁man . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Apost le ▁Richard ▁Scott ▁gave ▁a ▁conference ▁address ▁rest ating ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Sp encer ▁Kim ball ' s ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁conference ▁talk ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁" st im ulation " ▁or ▁m ast urb ation ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁" act s ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ". ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁The ▁apost le ▁Joseph ▁W irth lin ▁gave ▁a ▁speech ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁stated , ▁" we ▁are ▁to ▁avoid ▁ab normal ▁sexual ▁behavior , ▁including ▁for nic ation , ▁hom osex ual ▁behavior , ▁child ▁mol est ation , ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁per version ▁of ▁God ’ s ▁plan ▁of ▁happiness ." ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁Then ▁apost le ▁James ▁Fa ust ▁gave ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁BY U ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁not ▁bi ological ▁or ▁in born