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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has spent millions of dollars campaigning against gay marriage, on Sunday urged members to lobby U.S. senators on the proposed constitutional amendment that would limit marriage to being between a man and a woman.
The Church sent a letter to its congregational leaders throughout the United States that was to be read to the congregations Sunday.
The letter from the First Presidency -- church President Gordon B. Hinckley and his counselors -- noted the church leaders "have repeatedly set forth our position that the marriage of a man and a woman is the only acceptable marriage relationship."
The letter noted that the Senate was scheduled to vote on the proposed marriage amendment on June 6, and said, "We urge our members to express themselves on this urgent matter to their elected representatives in the Senate."
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is a co-sponsor of the amendment.
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