▁▁▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁– ▁General ▁authority ▁Bruce ▁Mc Con kie ▁published ▁M orm on ▁Do ctrine , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁states ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁" am ong ▁Luc ifer ' s ▁chief ▁means ▁of ▁leading ▁sou ls ▁to ▁hell ". ▁In ▁the ▁section ▁on ▁" Ch ast ity " ▁he ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁better ▁to ▁be ▁" de ad ▁clean , ▁than ▁alive ▁un clean " ▁and ▁that ▁many ▁M orm on ▁parents ▁would ▁rather ▁their ▁child ▁" come ▁back ▁in ▁a ▁p ine ▁box ▁with ▁[ the ir ] ▁virtue ▁than ▁return ▁alive ▁without ▁it ". ▁▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁– ▁The ▁apost le ▁Mark ▁Peters en ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Kim ball ▁over ▁instances ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁– ▁Church ▁leaders ▁begin ▁their ▁electro sh ock ▁a version ▁ther apy ▁program ▁on ▁BY U ▁campus ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁of ▁gay ▁te ens ▁and ▁men . ▁The ▁program ▁last ed ▁over ▁two ▁dec ades ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁– ▁The ▁fict ional ▁book ▁Adv ise ▁and ▁Cons ent ▁is ▁released ▁featuring ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁married ▁M orm on ▁US ▁sen ator ▁named ▁Br igh am ▁Anderson ▁from ▁Ut ah ▁who ▁has ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁another ▁man . ▁It ▁won ▁a ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁film ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2