Matthew 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
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3 Nephi 12:30 For it is better that ye should deny yourselves of these things, wherein ye will take up your cross, than that ye should be cast into hell.
My interpretation: It is better to deny oneself of harmful physical appetites and enter into heaven than satisfy these appetites and be cast into hell. This seems to be in conflict with the modern principle of same-sex marriage which teaches that it a person is born with a specific type of sexual urge, then it is appropriate to satisfy this urge and the government will support anyone who wishes to behave this way, no matter what the cost to society ends up being.
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