LAKE FOREST, CA -- Although members of the Mormon faith in California and elsewhere have given millions

Mark Osborn, a

"We were so excited about living our lives openly. My wives were already out there scouting to register at various stores so we could send out wedding invitations on November 5th," Osborn says. "But if I still can't legally marry my seven beautiful ladies, then what's the difference? There's a lot of crying going on at the Osborn house these days."

Consequently, and out of spite for what he says is being deliberately misled by church headquarters in Utah, Osborn plans to vote down the controversial measure. His seven wives, who he will not allow to vote out of long-standing church policy, support his decision.