▁in ▁Lar am ie , ▁Wy oming . ▁McK in ney ▁would ▁later ▁state ▁“ The ▁night ▁I ▁did ▁it , ▁I ▁did ▁have ▁hat red ▁for ▁hom osex uals ” ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁target ▁She p ard ▁because ▁“ he ▁was ▁obviously ▁gay . ▁That ▁played ▁a ▁part . ▁His ▁weak ness . ▁His ▁fra ilty .” ▁M orm on ▁con greg ations ▁joined ▁other ▁Lar am ie ▁denomin ations ▁in ▁including ▁She p ard ' s ▁family ▁in ▁their ▁pray ers . ▁R ul on ▁St ace y , ▁the ▁L DS ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Colorado ▁hospital ▁where ▁She p ard ▁died ▁became ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁media ▁storm ▁and ▁later ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁received ▁hate ▁mail ▁for ▁express ing ▁gr ief ▁and ▁support ▁over ▁a ▁gay ▁murder ▁victim ▁and ▁his ▁family . ▁In ▁The ▁Lar am ie ▁Project ▁play ▁about ▁the ▁murder , ▁there ▁are ▁parts ▁with ▁an ▁L DS ▁st ake ▁leader ▁and ▁L DS ▁home ▁teachers ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁She p ard ' s ▁kill ers . ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁Church ▁president ▁Gordon ▁Hin ck ley ▁gave ▁a ▁general ▁conference ▁ser mon ▁and ▁said ▁" so - called ▁g ays ▁and ▁les bi ans " ▁have ▁" certain ▁incl in ations ▁which ▁are ▁powerful ▁and ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁control ". ▁He ▁continued ▁" We ▁want ▁to ▁help ▁these ▁people ▁... ▁with ▁their ▁problems ▁... ▁and ▁difficulties ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁stating ▁" we ▁love ▁them " ▁but ▁made ▁it ▁clear