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Available Homophobic Books and Pamphlets by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its General Authorities or Lay Members Compiled and © by Jay Bell (as of 17 December 2001) Table of Contents
Publications From the LDS Church, its Curriculum Department and General Authorities Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publishing Counseling with Our Councils: Learning to Minister Together in the Church and in the Family Notes on background and related publishing The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson Notes on background and related publications Notes on background and related publications Caldwell, C. Max, & Otten, Leaun G. Sacred Truths of the Doctrine and Covenants The Church and Society: Selections from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism Church Handbook of Instructions, Book 1 Notes on background and related publishing Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Gospel Doctrine: Teacher’s Manual Notes on background and related publishing Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood Basic Manual for Priesthood Holders, Part A Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publications Family Home Evening Resource Book Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publishing Brigham Young University 1993-1994 Devotional and Fireside Speeches Notes on background and related publishing Millennial Generation: Leading Today’s Youth into the Future For the Strength of Youth: Fulfilling Our Duty to God Notes on background and related publishing Dynamic Disciples: Prophets of God Notes on background and related publishing Standing for Something: Ten Neglected Virtues that Will Heal our Hearts and Homes Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley Notes on background and related publishing Jesus Christ and His Gospel: Selections from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publishing Notes and background on related publishing The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball Notes on background and related publishing Decisions For Successful Living Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publishing Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Harold B. Lee The Latter-day Saint Woman: Basic Manual for Women Part B Notes on background and related publishing: Look Back at Sodom: (A timely account from imaginary Sodom Scrolls) The Neal A. Maxwell Quote Book Notes and background on related publishing Notes and background on related publishing Wherefore, Ye Must Press Forward Marriage and Family Relations Instructor’s Manual A New Witness for the Articles of Faith Doctrinal New Testament Commentary: Acts - Philippians, 3 vols The Millennial Messiah: The Second Coming of the Son of Man The Mortal Messiah — Book 3: From Bethlehem to Calvary The Sermons & Writings of Bruce R. McConkie Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publications That All May Be Edified”: Talks, Sermons & Commentary by Boyd K. Packer Notes on background and related publishing “To the One: Address Given to the Twelve Stake Fireside, Brigham Young University, March 5, 1978,” Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publishing The Presidents of the Church: Teacher’s Manual Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publishing and citations Teachings of the Prophets: Statements of LDS Leaders on Contemporary Issues Notes on background and related publishing and citations Understanding and Helping Those Who Have Homosexual Problems Notes on background and related publishing and citations We Believe: Doctrines and Principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Notes on background and related publishing and citations Brigham Young University 1991-1992 Devotional and Fireside Speeches Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publishing Publications by Lay Members of the LDS Church Homosexuality, Symptoms & Free Agency: A Personal Account of Excommunication and Conversion Byrd, A. Dean, & Chamberlain, Mark D. Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints Notes on background and related publishing The Worth of a Soul: Excommunication and Conversion Cox, Shirley E., & Matteson, David Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publishing A War We Must Win: A Frontline Account of the Battle Against the Pornography Conspiracy Notes on background and related publishing Hyde, Garrick (Editor) Hyde, Ginger (Editor) Place in the Kingdom: Spiritual Insights from Latter-Day Saints about Same-Sex Attraction Turn Yourselves and Live: Is Anything Too Hard For God? Notes on background and related publishing What’s a Parent to Do?: Solving Family Problems in a Christ-like Way Notes on background and related publishing Helping LDS Men Resolve their Homosexual Problems: A Guide for Family Resolving Homosexual Problems: A Guide for LDS Men Understanding Male Homosexual Problems: An Introduction for Latter-day Saints Understanding the Signs of the Times Notes on background and related publishing Notes on background and related publishing Strengthening Our Families: An In-depth Look at the Proclamation on the Family Notes on background and related publishing Nation at the Crossroads Spiritual Decline of the Promised Land Notes on background and related publishing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been publicly trying to soften its rhetoric on homosexuality
during the past few years. LDS President Gordon B Hinckley has publicly stated that the Church he represents
“love[s] them [i.e., ‘so-called gays’] as sons and daughters of God.” and “we have gays in the church. Good people”
1. Homophobia defined: “Irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals” (Marian Webster Collegiate Dictionary, electronic edition 1994) 2. Material used: a. Print media: I decided to use pamphlets and books. . b. Electronic media. Deseret Book has published Gospel Link 2001 a database containing over 2,000 LDS works. c. Internet electronic media: The LDS Church’s official Internet site at www.lds.org. 3. Material excluded a. Print media: Official or unofficial Church magazines is not used because of difficulty of figuring out what is still in print b. Electronic media: The LDS Church’s database or online Internet site containing the copies of it’s official magazines from 1971-2001 (URL internet site at www.lds.org). Because of space and time restraints, this resource is not used. Except for about three yeas, the Ensign magazine, for example, has produced, at least one homophobic statement per year. The follow 83 titles containing homophobic statements show the LDS Church’s “fruits” and what I consider the
truth behind the official hypocrisy of trying to accept the homosexual as part of their congregation. Their attempt
to follow the Catholic Priest Father St. Augustine who originally said “Cum dilectione hominum et odio vitiorum”
There were less than five neutral or somewhat positive statements. I want to briefly share four of the most positive ones. 1. The first comes from the 2001 revision of a First Presidency sponsored pamphlet titled For the Strength of Youth: Fulfilling Our Duty to God. The original 1990 edition has the following section on homosexuality: The Lord specifically forbids certain behaviors, including all sexual relations before marriage, petting, sex perversion (such as homosexuality, rape and incest), masturbation or preoccupation with sex in thought, speech or action.(See A Parents Guide, pp. 36-39.) Homosexual and lesbian activities are sinful and an abomination of the Lord (see Romans 1:26-27, 31). Unnatural
affection including those toward persons of the same gender are counter to God's eternal plan for his children. You
are responsible to make right choices. Whether directed toward those of the same or opposite gender, lustful feelings
and desires may lead to more serious sins. All Latter-day Saints must learn to control and discipline themselves.
While the 2001 revision states: Homosexual activity is a serious sin. If you find your-self struggling with same-gender attraction, seek counsel
from your parents and bishop. They will help you.
While the 2000 statement less draconian than the 1990 one, it is still homophobic. However the new version is a vast improvement over the original one. It also offers youth a little glimmer of hope by telling them to seek help from parents and bishops and through its tone. 2. The second example comes from Chieko N Okazaki former of the LDS Relief Society Presidency. After mentioning her support for the First Presidency’s stance on homosexuals, commenting that she has worked with those: …who struggled with feelings of homosexuality It's been wonderful for me to learn to separate the worth of the
individual from any particular behavior, and to feel how deeply and how keenly God loves each individual. I don't
have to approve of any particular behavior, but I also don't have to judge people. I know that God loves them. By not
judging, I can feel that love for them in my own heart.
3. The third one comes from Jeffrey R. Holland’s Of Souls, Symbols and Sacrament: But it is not our purpose here to document social problems or wring our hands over the dangers that such outside
influences may hold for us. As serious as such contemporary realities are, I wish to discuss this this topic in quite a
different way, discuss it specifically for Latter-day Saints. So I conspicuously set aside statistics on such tragedies
as AIDS, abortions, and illegitimate births and refer rather to a gospel-based view of personal purity.
4. The fourth comes from an unknown Church editor. In 1984, Spencer W. Kimball’s 1954 BYU talk “Be Ye Clean” was “adapted” into a new Church pamphlet called Repentance Brings Forgiveness. Whoever edited the talk took out every reference to homosexuality that President Kimball put in. The 1954 talk reads: I explained: One must come to the realization of the seriousness of error. There are sins that cannot be forgiven, but fortunately most can be remitted. * * * {5}Next to the unpardonable sins come the diabolical crimes of sexual impurity which raise their ugly heads in many different forms, including aberrations of self-pollution {masturbation} and the abhorrent and unnatural practices {homosexuality} involving other people. Conscience tells the individual when he is entering forbidden worlds and continues to prick until silenced by the will or by sin's constant pressures. Can anyone truthfully say he did not know such things were wrong? These unholy practices, whatever may be their unmentionable names with all their approaches and numerous manifestations, are condemned by the Lord and His Church. Some may be more heinous than others, but all are sin, in spite of the statements to the contrary of those who falsely pretend to know. The Lord's prophets declare they are not normal. The world may have its norm; the Church has a different one. It may be considered normal by the people of the world to use tobacco; the Church's norm is a high plane where smoking is not done. The world's norm may permit men and women social drinking and cocktail parties; the Lord's Church lifts its people to a norm of total abstinence. The world may countenance pre-marital sex experiences, but the Lord and His Church condemn in no uncertain terms any and every sex relationship outside of marriage, and even indecent and uncontrolled ones within marriage. And so, though many self-styled authorities justify these-practices as a normal release, the Church condemns them and could not knowingly send such people, unrepentant into the mission field or give them places of trust or positions of responsibility. Such unholy practices were condemned by ancient prophets and are today condemned by the Church. Paul lashed out against these unholy evidences of the vulgar mind and of uncontrolled passion and desire: Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves. (Romans 1:24) There are those who with vicious tendencies or weak wills say "The Lord made me this way, gave me these
desires and passions, and He will not condemn me," This is untrue.
While the 1984 talk reads: The bishop answered, `you must come to a realization of the seriousness of the error. There are sins which cannot be forgiven, * * * "Next to the unforgivable sins come sexual sins. Some such sins may be committed with {3} oneself and some
with another person. Conscience tells the individual when he is committing this sin. These unholy practices are
condemned by the Lord and his church. Some may be worse than others, but all are sin. The Lord's prophets declare
that these sins are not normal. Some people in the world may say premarital sex experiences are all right, but the Lord
and his church condemn them. Every sex relationship outside of marriage is wrong. Such evil practices were
condemned by ancient prophets and are today condemned by the Church.
At last there is a small glimmer of hope when, W. Cleon Skousen comments that he believes in God’s ideal
earthly government, modeled on the Old Testament Judges of Israel, that the death penalty shouldn’t apply to
homosexuals unless the Judges deem is necessary.
What follows is an example of what members of the Mormon Church face when dealing with trying to resolve his or her attraction toward their same sex and feelings toward his or her religion. LDS gays are continually faced with this challenge. Many Mormon gays paraphrase their religion founder’s cry before martyrdom “Is there on hope for the gay widow’s son?” Officially is the LDS Church sounds like it’s trying to make room for gays? From their statements to the press
it can be argued “Yes they are but it takes time.” Or when looking at it in a larger context the same answer can be
“No is it just whitewash to avoid bad press.” Regardless of what is happening at the highest levels of the LDS
Church, the truth is “A person cannot live in an atmosphere of universal rejection, of widespread pretense,” writes
Cory, “of a society that outlaws and banishes his activities and desires, of a social world that jokes and sneers at every
turn without fundamental influence on his personality.”
I alone am responsible for the content of this compilation. Fortunately there are leader who are accepting and loving of gays, but they are too few. # = Book in print † = CD or cassette " = Gospel Links 2001, (Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book 2000) A database of more than 2,000 works using a Folio search engine. ‡ = Available on the Internet in most cases at http//www.lds.org . | Publications From the LDS Church, its Curriculum Department and General Authorities Publications from the LDS Church, its Curriculum Department and General Authorities
 Aaronic Priesthood Manual 1, (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1983, 1992), “41 Sexual Purity,” 149 or on URL Internet site http://library.lds.org/library/ as of May 2001. ○ ‡ You may want to explain what constitutes a sexual sin by reviewing page 15 of For the Strength of Youth. Emphasize that people who sincerely repent of sexual sins [including homosexuality which is discussed on that and the previous pages] can be forgiven, but often the process of repentance is long and difficult. Young men who have committed sexual sins should seek the help of their bishop. • What sexual sins does the Lord forbid? (“All sexual relations before marriage, petting, sex perversion [such as homosexuality, rape, and incest], masturbation, or preoccupation with sex in thought, speech, or action.”) Notes on background and related publishing: LDS Aaronic Priesthood manual for 12 to 18 year-old males for the years 1994, 1997, 2000. Translate into Albanian, Arabic, Armenian East, Bulgarian, Cambodian, Check, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Fijian, Finish, French, German, Gilbertese, Greek, Haitian, Hiligayoan, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Ilokamo, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotean, Maltese, Niuean, Norwegian, Pangasinam, Pohnpeian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese, Rartogian, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serverian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tai, Tongan, Turkish, Ukranian, and Waray
 Aaronic Priesthood Manual 2, (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1993), “25 Personal Purity through Self-discipline,” 93-94; “46 Avoiding Degrading Media Influences,” 177; also on URL Internet site http://library.lds.org/library/ as of May 2001. ■ ○ ‡ [“25 Personal Purity through Self-discipline,”] By Disciplining Ourselves, We Can Live a Virtuous Life Explain that whether we are learning to play a musical instrument, trying to control our temper, or making ourselves get up when we would rather sleep longer, our self-discipline will help us live a virtuous life. Story and discussion Relate the following story: “A missionary serving in the eastern United States was confronted by a college student who was less interested in the gospel message than in the missionary’s strict moral code. The student sneeringly asked the missionary how he controlled his desires when there were so many beautiful girls around, implying that the missionary must not be normal. The elder explained: ‘It is not that I am abnormal—it is that I know I am responsible and in charge of my body. You think you are helpless in the face of your desires. You think you are the victim of them. I have proven to myself that I am the master of those feelings’ “ (Terrance D. Olsen, “Teaching Morality to Your Children,” Ensign, Mar. 1981, p. 14). • What was the difference in the point of view of the college student and the elder? (The student felt he had no control over his natural desires. The elder knew that they were normal desires but they must be controlled.) {94} • What had the elder learned to do about his feelings and emotions? • Why is it important that we learn self-control now rather than wait? Scriptures Have the young men read and mark the following scriptures: Psalm 24:3-5; Alma 5:16-19. Explain that being morally clean and virtuous requires self-discipline and self-control. For example, President Spencer W. Kimball spoke plainly about sinful sexual desires and practices. Explain that you are going to read a number of President Kimball’s statements regarding morality and self-discipline. Note: If you think the young men do not understand the terms used, read the definitions below to clarify the terms. Then read the quotations following each definition. Present only the prophet’s statements. Emphasize self-discipline, and limit the discussion, if any is necessary, to defining the terms used in the quotations.
1. Our Conduct toward Our Own Bodies Definition Masturbation: stimulating oneself sexually. Quotation “Masturbation … is not approved of the Lord nor of his church, regardless of what may be said by others whose ‘norms’ are lower” (President Kimball Speaks Out [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1981], p. 10).
2. Our Conduct toward Someone of the Same Sex Definition Homosexuality: “ ‘sexual desire for those of the same sex or sexual relations between individuals of the same sex,’ whether men or women” (The Miracle of Forgiveness [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1969], p. 78). Quotation “The unholy transgression of homosexuality is either rapidly growing or tolerance is giving it wider publicity. … The Lord condemns and forbids this practice. “ ‘God made me that way,’ some say, as they rationalize and excuse themselves. … ‘I can’t help it,’ they add. This is blasphemy. Is man not made in the image of God, and does he think God to be ‘that way’?” (President Kimball Speaks Out, pp. 10, 12). * * * [“46 Avoiding Degrading Media Influences”] Quotation President Spencer W. Kimball warned us of some of the dangers resulting from these exposures to degrading media influences: “Certainly the tragedy … often begins with a visit to [a pornographic] motion picture theater or fingering through an obscene magazine. The path to the grievous sins of fornication, adultery, and homosexuality can begin, too, with the viewing of some of the sex-and-violence-oriented programs now being shown on television, including network television” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1976, p. 6; or Ensign, Nov. 1976, p. 6). Help the young men understand that the effects of degrading influences may not happen all at once. We can let ourselves gradually be eroded spiritually, bit by bit, day by day, week by week, until we are blinded to reality, numbed to the Spirit of the Lord, and engulfed in evil influences that lead to sin. Poster Display the poster titled “Satan’s Tools,” or uncover the first list on the chalkboard. Notes on background and related publishing: LDS Aaronic Priesthood manual for 12 to 18 year-old males for the years 1995, 1998, 2001 The section from “Avoiding Degrading Media Influences,” originally published in “31 Avoiding Degrading Media Influences,” Teachers Course B, (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1984), 127. Manual used in the years 1985, 1988, and 1991. Translated into Bulgarian, Check, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Fijian, Finish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Ilokamo, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Rarotogian, Russian, Samoan, Serverian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tongan, Turkish, Ukranian, and Waray. 
Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3, (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1995), “/28 Withstanding Temptation,” 116; or on URL Internet site http://library.lds.org/library/ as of May 2001. ○ ‡ Homosexuality President Spencer W. Kimball said: “Let it therefore be clearly stated that the seriousness of the sin of homosexuality is equal to or greater than that of fornication or adultery; and that the Lord’s Church will as readily take action to disfellowship or excommunicate the unrepentant practicing homosexual as it will the unrepentant fornicator or adulterer” (The Miracle of Forgiveness [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1969], pp. 81-82; italics in original). Notes on background and related publishing: LDS Aaronic Priesthood manual for 12 to 18 year-old males for the years 1996, and 1999. Originally published in “18 Withstanding Worldly Pleasures,” Priests Course A, (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1983), 70. Manual used in the years 1984, 1987, 1990, and 1993. Translated into Bulgarian, Check, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Fijian, Finish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Ilokamo, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Rarotogian, Russian, Samoan, Serverian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tongan, Turkish, Ukranian, and Waray.
 Ballard, M. Russell, Counseling with Our Councils: Learning to Minister Together in the Church and in the Family, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company 1997), 137-138. ■ ○ On the other hand, the spirit of inspiration or the seriousness of the transgression may move or require the Church leader to convene a disciplinary council. A disciplinary council is mandatory for certain serious, specified offenses, such as murder and incest, and also for a serious transgression committed by a member holding a prominent position in the Church. In this context, a serious transgression means a major offense against morality, including attempted murder, rape, forcible sexual abuse, intentionally inflicting serious physical injuries on others, adultery, fornication, homosexual relations, child abuse (sexual or physical), spouse abuse, deliberate abandonment of family responsibilities, robbery, burglary, embezzlement, theft, sale of illegal drugs, fraud, perjury, or false swearing.
Benson, Ezra Taft, Come unto Christ, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company 1993), “What Manner of Men Ought We to Be?,” 49, “Lead Your Children to Christ,”57, 59. ○ Excerpt: {49} A priesthood holder is virtuous. Virtuous behavior implies that he has pure thoughts and clean actions. He will not lust in his heart, for to do so is to “deny the faith” and to lose the Spirit. (Doctrine and Covenants 42:23.) He will not commit adultery “nor do anything like unto it.” (Doctrine and Covenants 59:6.) This means fornication, homosexual behavior, self-abuse, child molestation, or any other sexual perversion. * * * {57} We should not assume that public schools always reinforce teachings given in the home concerning ethical and moral conduct. We have seen introduced into many school systems false ideas about the theory of man’s development from lower forms of life, teachings that there are no absolute values, attempts to repudiate beliefs regarded as supernatural, permissive attitudes toward sexual freedom that give sanction to immoral behavior and “alternative life-styles,” such as lesbianism, homosexuality, and other perverse practices. Such teachings not only tend to undermine the faith and morals of our young people, but they also deny the existence of God, who gave absolute laws, and the divinity of Jesus Christ. Surely we can see the moral contradiction of some who argue for the preservation of endangered species but who also sanction the abortion of unborn humans * * * {59} Some fathers leave solely to the mother or to the school the responsibility of shaping a child’s ideas and standards. Too often television and movie screens shape our children’s values. We should not assume that public schools always reinforce teachings given in the home concerning ethical and moral conduct. We have seen introduced into many school systems false ideas about the theory of man’s development from lower forms of life, teachings that there are no absolute values, attempts to repudiate beliefs regarded as supernatural, permissive attitudes toward sexual freedom that give sanction to immoral behavior and “alternative lifestyles,” such as lesbianism, homosexuality, and other perverse practices. Such teachings not only tend to undermine the faith and morals of our young people, they also deny the existence of God, who gave absolute laws, and the divinity of Jesus Christ. Surely we can see the moral contradiction of some who argue for the preservation of endangered species but who also sanction the abortion of unborn humans. The Lord expects great things from the fathers of Israel. Fathers must take time to find out what their children are being taught and then take steps to correct false information and teaching. Notes on background and related publishing: The original statement for the last three paragraphs is found in Benson, Official Report of the One Hundred Fifty-first Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 4 and 5, 1981, 48; Benson, “Great Things Required of Their Fathers,” Ensign, 11 (May 1981):34. The last two paragraphs can also be found in Ezra Taft Benson, “The Gospel in Our Lives: Education,” The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, Inc. 1988), 286. ○
 ____________, The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, Inc. 1988), “The Gospel in Our Lives: Education,” 286. ■ ○ He will not commit adultery “nor do anything like unto it” (D&C 59:6). This means fornication, homosexual behavior, self-abuse, child molestation, or any other sexual perversion. This means that a young man will honor young women and treat them with respect. He would never do anything that would deprive them of that, which in Mormon’s words, is “most dear and precious above all things, which is chastity and virtue” (Moroni 9: 9). Notes on background and related publishing: Originally in: Ezra Taft Benson, Official Report of the One Hundred Fifty-sixth Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 4 and 5, 1986, 60; or Benson, “Godly Characteristics of the Master,” Ensign, 16 (November 1986): 45. The summary of the talk which paraphrases the part about homosexuality is in: “Priesthood Session,” Church News, October 12, 1986, 14. Also found in Ezra Taft Benson, “Lead Your Children to Christ,” Come unto Christ, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company 1993), 59; Benson, “What Manner of Man Ought we to be?” Morality, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft Inc. 1992), 9; or Benson, “What Manner of Man Ought we to be?” Speaking Out on Moral Issues, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft Inc. 1998), 9.
____________, This Nation Shall Endure, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company 1977), “America’s Strength: The Morality of Its People,” 95-96. ○ God created sex, but not for self-indulgence. To quote the popular evangelist Billy Graham, “God himself implanted the physical magnetism between the sexes for two reasons: for the propagation of the human race, and for the expression of that kind of love between man and wife that makes for true oneness. His command to the first man and woman to be ‘one flesh’ was as important as his {96} command to ‘be fruitful and multiply.’” (As quoted by President Spencer W. Kimball, Conference Report, April 1974, p. 9.) |
