Tribune columnist Gordon Monson discusses why Latter-day Saints shouldn't vote for Donald Trump.
Church leaders urge members to vote for candidates of integrity, who serve the public, who show compassion and who demonstrate “Christlike love and civility.” How does the presumptive GOP presidential nominee meet those standards?
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Las Vegas, on Sunday, June 9, 2024.expect to happen. A whole lot of Latter-day Saints in Utah are going to vote for one of the most — if notmost — dishonest, self-interested, narcissistic, hypocritical, criminal individuals to ever run for high office in U.S. history.
What and where in the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are there provisions made and encouragement laid out for supporting a person like that?Do the writings in the Bible or the Book of Mormon or from modern church leaders make space for this kind of behavior, this kind of character? I’m just wondering: If church authorities interviewed a member who had displayed that kind of conduct, would they feel comfortable calling that person to be bishop or Relief Society...
Such admonitions are, in so many words, requiring church members to decide whether they will adhere to what they are taught at church or adhere to Trumpism. Not sure how it can be interpreted any other way.Editor’s note •Gordon Monson: My 3 degrees of LDS faith glory.
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