I have this belief about the gay-marriage thing. I believe, solely because of my faith in the LDS church, that there is greater happiness in store for the gay man that foregoes his tendencies and loves a woman. (Obviously SHE'D be happier -- a more sensitive, girly man? "Hallelujah!" she shouts, taking her man to the mall.)

I believe that God loves us all, and that the challenge of same-sex attraction carries with it a greater potential for happiness for those who overcome it.

I believe that if we allow same-sex marriages, we are closing our minds and hearts to the possibility of the greater happiness God has in store. I think it would rob people with same-sex tendencies of an incredible level of joy.

I hope that the reactions of homosexuals to such a concept would be open-minded and not condemnatory.

I hope. Some won't, of course, even after testimonies come forward about the happiness a formerly gay man or woman now has achieved. (Tangent: There are deaf people that oppose giving cochlear implants to deaf children (which would allow them to hear) because they feel it's not something that needs to be fixed. http://www.cochlearamericas.com/About/339.asp)