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15 October 2012
When Mormons Go to Washington
October 15, 2012
Vanity Fair
American Mormons present a far different history. In confronting the fear that for a Mormon president “Salt Lake City will call the shots, at least on the biggest issues,” Romney advocate Hugh Hewitt, in his 2007 book, A Mormon in the White House, claimed, “I have never heard evidence for its being a realistic problem,” but then immediately added, “In the past, this issue was more salient.”
He was referring to Brigham Young, leader of the Utah Mormons after Joseph Smith was assassinated, in 1844. Hewitt accurately described Romney’s public disavowal as a modern contrast with Brigham Young’s role as the federally appointed governor of the Utah Territory from 1850 to 1857, but Hewitt didn’t comprehend the full scope of the political power this L.D.S. president and prophet wielded. From 1851 to 1869, more than 99 percent of Mormon voters supported Church-approved candidates in all but one election. In that year, nearly 96 percent voted for the candidates selected by the L.D.S. president. From 1851 to 1877, there were only three non-unanimous votes in Utah’s House of Representatives, occurring once in 1851, once in 1855, and once in 1861. During the same 26 years, the Utah Legislature’s upper chamber voted unanimously on every motion and bill except for three dissenting votes on different days in 1852.
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/2012/10/mormon-politicians-lds-church-romney
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Romney campaign draws attention to Mormon Church
October 15, 2012
KHAS (Nebraska)
As many of you know, Mitt Romney is the first Presidential nominee to be of Mormon. But has that attention been positive or negative for the often misunderstood church?
News 5′s Amy West talked to Latter-day Saints in Central Nebraska separating fact from fiction about the Mormon faith.
http://www.khastv.com/news/local/Romney-campaign-draws-attention-to-Mormon-Church-174274111.html
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Graham association removes “cult” description after meeting with Romney
October 15, 2012
WRAL (North Carolina)
Did the Rev. Billy Graham meet with a and praise someone he might describe as a “cult” leader last week?
The Protestant pastor and spiritual adviser to several presidents, met with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday. Following the meeting, Graham issued the following statement:
“It was an honor to meet and host Gov. Romney in my home today, especially since I knew his late father former Michigan Gov. George Romney, whom I considered a friend. I have followed Mitt Romney’s career in business, the Olympic Games, as governor of Massachusetts and, of course, as a candidate for president of the United States
Graham’s support, whether explicit or not, would be meaningful in the South, where he is a revered figure. That support is all the more meaningful given that many southern evangelicals are skeptical of the Mormon faith, of which Romney is a prominent member. He is one of thousands of LDS Church members who at one point held the title of “bishop.”
In fact, as the Asheville Citizen-Times noted this morning, the Billy Graham Evangelical Association once expressed that skepticism. In a article that has since been removed from the group’s website but appears to have been first posted in 2010, the association offered the Mormon faith as an example of a cult.
http://www.wral.com/graham-association-removes-cult-description-after-meeting-with-romney/11662088/
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Mormonism ‘cult’ claim vanishes from Graham site
October 15, 2012
Citizen-Times (North Carolina)
A Billy Graham Evangelical Association article labeling Mormonism a cult has been removed from the group’s website following the 93-year-old televangelist’s meeting with the Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney last week.
Graham pledged to do “all I can” to help Romney get elected during the meeting
The Citizen-Times at 4:56 p.m. on Thursday captured the article, which said cults are “Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, the Unification Church, Unitarians, Spiritists, Scientologists, and others.”
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Christian Blogger Endorses Romney; Debunks ‘Can’t Vote for Mormon’ Belief
October 15, 2012
Christian Post
A popular Christian blogger says he’s voting for Mitt Romney and is challenging notions that Christians should sit out this year’s election or that they shouldn’t vote for the GOP presidential candidate because he’s a Mormon.
In a series of blog posts, Frank Turk listed several reasons on Pyromaniacs why he’s voting for and endorsing a “Mormon son of a Mormon who was not very conservative in Massachusetts and has not demonstrated very safely-right ideology in governing in the past.”
One of those reasons is abortion.
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Will the LDS Church try to influence Mitt Romney?
October 15, 2012
ABC 4
A new national magazine article is now suggesting the LDS Church would try to influence the policies of Mitt Romney.
In a web article published Monday, Vanity Fair Magazine questions how independent Mitt Romney would be from his Mormon faith.
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Teenagers learn to be good citizens on LDS Day of Service
October 13, 2012
Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)
More than 700 Las Vegas Valley teenagers swarmed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints campus in Green Valley on Saturday morning.
Paint-splattered teens hunched over rows of tables in the parking lot while assembling wooden toy giraffes, elephants, ducks and airplanes. Others slipped multicolored beads onto a plastic wire that would soon turn into a keychain gecko. Inside, one group collected books and cans, another sewed blankets and another made pillowcases.
Each teenager darted around the church with a different job to do, but they all had a singular goal: to help those in need on the LDS Day of Service, a day designated for LDS teens to dedicate their time to a community project.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/oct/13/teenagers-learn-be-good-citizens-lds-day-service/
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SAN BERNARDINO: Takeover plot needed Mormons
October 15, 2012
Press-Enterprise (California)
Mitt Romney isn’t expected to win California in the upcoming presidential election.
But if a small group of men who met in New York in 1845 had had their way, the Mormon incursion into California might not have been primarily limited to San Bernardino. In fact, the Mormon Church might very well have made its headquarters somewhere in California, rather than Salt Lake City.
In a 1993 article, historian Will Bagley details a scheme by Lansford Hastings, Amos Kendall, Thomas Jefferson Farnham, Alfred Benson and Samuel Brannan, a Mormon preacher, to conquer the territory then held by Mexico. A big part of the plan was to flood the region with new emigrants.
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Mormon Family History Center to reopen in Lawton
October 15, 2012
Lawton Constitution (Oklahoma)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints announces the re-opening of the Family History Center located in their chapel at 2002 Drakestone Blvd., in Lawton, with new hours.
The Center is now open Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-9:30 p.m. and Thursday and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Enter the building by ringing the bell at the west door. For further information contact: Faye Winkler, Director, 585-7071; Myron McChurin, Assistant, 695-2665; or Terry Ernest 678-2188.
The Center is open to the public and there is no fee for use. Volunteers are welcome to assist during hours the Center is open and church membership is not required.
Genealogy has always been encouraged by the Church and researching your ancestors may be done at no charge at the church’s genealogy website familysearch.org.
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A Civil Conversation between Evangelicals and Mormons
October 15, 2012
WBEZ (Illinois)
Join Dr. Richard J. Mouw and Dr. Robert Millet for a timely and thought-provoking dialogue that takes a closer look at the commonalities and differences between Evangelicals and Mormons.
President of Fuller Seminary, Dr. Mouw is a leading voice in initiating civil dialogue with other faith communities. In his recent book, Talking with Mormons: An Invitation to Evangelicals (2012), he emphasizes that “understanding Mormonism isn’t just about being nice, it’s a Christian mandate.” It is important, Mouw states, to move beyond denunciation to dialogue, allowing both parties to express differences and explore common ground.
Dr. Millet, who is Professor of Religion and Dean Emeritus of Religious Education at Brigham Young University, is a co-leader with Mouw in Evangelical-Mormon dialogue and is also a speaker and author of many books, including Bridging the Divide: The Continuing Conversation between a Mormon and an Evangelical (coauthored with Gregory C.V. Johnson and Craig L. Blomberg).
http://www.wbez.org/civil-conversation-between-evangelicals-and-mormons-103131
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BWW Reviews: MISSIONARY POSITION is Hilarious, Poignant, and Powerful
October 15, 2012
Broadway World
[WARNING: This article contains a photo that may be offensive to LDS members]
MISSIONARY POISTION serves as a prequel of sorts to his wildly popular CONFESSIONS OF A MORMON BOY. Exploring his youth in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and his mission to Portugal, chronologically Steven Fales uses MISSIONARY POISTION to explore life before his marriage, excommunication, and experiences in the sex industry. In MISSIONARY POSITION, he chronicles his experiences training for his mission, his mission in Portugal, and his Endowment Ceremony in a Mormon Temple. However, as a follow up show, MISSIONARY POSITION comes across as more mature than CONFESSIONS, showcasing Steven Fales’ struggles with his personal and religious identities. Certainly CONFESSIONS is something that a majority of audiences can easily relate to; yet, MISSIONARY POSITION seems universally accessible.
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SURVEY: MOST PROTESTANT PASTORS GOING WITH ROMNEY
October 15, 2012
One News Now
“[Among some Protestant pastors] many used very strong words during the primaries about how they wouldn’t vote for Governor Romney …,” notes the researcher. “[But] Protestant pastors are voting for Governor Romney at a higher level than they indicated on an earlier sample for Senator [John] McCain — and the support for President Obama has also declined as well [since 2008], and the Mormonism has not been a factor for most people.”
In earlier studies, including one conducted in 2011, three out of four Protestant pastors indicated they did not see Mormonism as a Christian religion. Stetzer says that seems to be a mainstream Protestant, evangelical view. But the latest stats show little influence.
http://onenewsnow.com/church/2012/10/15/most-protestant-pastors-going-with-romney
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In Colorado, Obama and Romney Focus on Mobilizing Their Bases
October 15, 2012
The Nation
Colorado has one distinctive demographic feature that does play to Romney’s advantage. It is 4.8 percent Mormon. The church is officially politically neutral and not engaged in electioneering. (When I asked the main Mormon Church in Denver if it was doing any nonpartisan voter mobilization the answer was a terse, “No.”) But Mormons, an already Republican-leaning group, are sure to come out in droves for the first Mormon major party presidential nominee. Underground, unofficial voter turnout efforts in the church have come to the national media’s attention. Buzzfeed reported on a viral e-mail being received by Mormons all over the West, calling for them to fast and pray on September 30 for Romney to do well in the presidential debates. A Mormon Church official in Nevada distributed a presentation urging Mormons to speak “with one voice” in the presidential election.
Being a Mormon, particularly one who used to support gay rights and abortion rights, is not particularly advantageous in Colorado’s much larger evangelical community. But even among evangelicals, Colorado’s large Mormon population is a boon. Colorado Republicans say that anti-Mormon bias among evangelicals is not an issue in the Rocky Mountain West as it is in the South. “Mormons in the West are a bigger part of the community,” says John Suthers, Colorado’s Republican Attorney General. “Everyone has Mormon friends and coworkers.” That is not just hopeful Republican spin. “As much as anywhere the country there is no anti-Mormon feeling as there is in the Bible Belt or some parts of the country,” concurs Mike Stratton, a Denver-based national Democratic strategist.
http://www.thenation.com/blog/170576/colorado-obama-and-romney-focus-mobilizing-their-bases
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5 Disturbing Stories About Mitt Romney That Expose His Private Worldview
October 15, 2012
AlterNet
Mormon women have reported “horror stories” about Romney from when he served as a Mormon bishop.
According to investigative reporter Geoffrey Dunn , several Mormon women have reported disturbing stories about how Romney treated them while he was an LDS bishop and “stake president.” (One Mormon woman who’s known Romney since the ’70s called them “horror stories.”) In one story, a woman who was facing a life-threatening medical condition was advised by her doctor to terminate her eight-week pregnancy. Despite receiving the blessing of her local stake president, Romney, then a bishop, reportedly came to her hospital room uninvited to pressure her not to go through with the abortion. “At a time when I would have appreciated nurturing and support from spiritual leaders and friends,” Sheldon has written, “I got judgment, criticism, prejudicial advice, and rejection.”
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COMMENTARY: Ryan dumps First Amendment for faith; does Romney?
October 15, 2012
San Diego Gay and Lesbian News
When Governor Mitt Romney, a Mormon, became the Republican nominee for president, I thought of Donna and her easy acceptance of our dramatic situation, of the multitude of our differences, of her simple request for water while we imbibed our wine.
Of course, I won’t vote for Romney or anyone who embraces a fundamentalist interpretation of women’s rights and roles, such as that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, whether long-held or politically opportunist, as Romney’s ineptly shifting positions on women’s issues reveal. Nonetheless, I was relieved that there wasn’t much Internet fecal matter slinging at Romney’s faith. But Mormon teachings are certainly vulnerable to critique, as they dwell in the realm of patriarchal Christian fundamentalism. When adhered to fully, as the church encourages, they are as denigrating of women as the many other fundamentalist churches — churches that, by the way, preach that the Mormon church is a cult, which smacks of the pot calling the kettle black, one of Donna’s well-worn idioms.
http://sdgln.com/commentary/2012/10/15/commentary-ryan-dumps-first-amendment-faith-does-romney
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A tribute to solitude and community: A review of Tributary
October 15, 2012
High Country News (Colorado)
Clair Martin is marked, not only by the “purple-red stain” that spreads across her left cheek and on down her neck, but by being an orphan with a preference for solitude — inconceivable to the Mormons of Brigham City in 19th-century Utah Territory, where she’s deposited at just 6 years old. Valued only as a workhorse, she’s passed from shrewish widow to indifferent widower. Then, at 18, Clair decides to take up a solitary residence in an old cabin. “I cooked whatever I wanted. I watched every sunset bury itself in the waters of the Great Salt Lake. I loved my life.”
Colorado resident Barbara K. Richardson — whose first novel, Guesthouse, was a finalist for the 2011 Eric Hoffer award for excellence in independent publishing — spent 20 years delving into the lives of her Mormon ancestors to craft a compelling story set against a background of racism, sexism and Native American genocide. Clair, who recoils from the thought of becoming a fourth or fifth wife in Brigham Young’s polygamous community, flees south, ending up as a laundress in a dilapidated New Orleans hospital amid an epidemic of yellow fever.
http://www.hcn.org/hcn/issues/44.17/a-tribute-to-solitude-and-community-a-review-of-tributary
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Taking Back The Country: The Crux of the Matter
October 15, 2012
Caffeinated Thoughts
One way popular historian David Barton attempts to makes the case that we are a Christian nation is by using the lives of the founders; but arguing this way is of no help if in his very arguments he denies the true gospel. It might be easy to side with Barton against the skeptics who would deny our Christian heritage, except that Barton tends to minimize the obvious influence of Deism and Unitarianism on the founders and the Republic they established. To make matters worse, he refuses to distinguish between Christianity and Mormonism, lending considerably less credibility to his claims about the founders being Christians:
It has always been interesting to me throughout my political and religious life that many Christians seem more intent on whacking allies than enemies… I have watched the Christian debate surrounding Glenn Beck’s religious beliefs devolve not to a consideration of him individually but rather to label him with a group identity. That is, folks repeatedly say, “Since Mormons believe XYZ, then Beck therefore also believes XYZ.” That’s as ill-informed as to say that since redheads are universally known to have a temper, then if you are an individual redhead, you have a personal problem with anger. Absurd! Such a statement rejects the principle of individual identity and replaces it with group identity, which is not Biblical.[6]
http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/2012/10/taking-back-the-country-the-crux-of-the-matter/
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Former Republican Governor of New Mexico, now Libertarian Gary Johnson calls out the cowards and says Mitt Romney is wacky nuts
October 15, 2012
Tucson Citizen (Arizona)
Mitt Romney is crazy! Indeed the Mormons of Utah, and the farmers there no darned well how Latinos benefit the agricultural industry. Without them, we could not be one of the best transporters of food to the entire world.
More importantly, Mitt Romney makes the Mormon church look like hypocrites, after all, the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City, UT, and their leadership supports the Utah Compact on immigration. Does Romney know how many Latinos the Mormon church converts from the Catholic Church to the Church of Latter Day Saints these days? The Mormon Church is converting millions of Latinos — and for what? For one of their own prior bishops like Romney to boot them out of our country when he knows damn well they help our economy?
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UNC’s Stilman White ready for new calling
October 15, 2012
ESPN
The 6-foot, 160-pound ballhandler — who went from afterthought-off-the-bench to what UNC coach Roy Williams called “one of the great stories in North Carolina basketball” last March when he started two games for the injured Kendall Marshall in the NCAA tournament — leaves Nov. 28 for the Utah Ogden Mission. The would-be sophomore will spend the next two years there studying scripture, spreading the Gospel and serving the community.
“I’m just so excited to get my calling; this is something I’ve been waiting for my whole life,” White, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said during a phone interview last week. “As much as I’ll miss basketball, as much as I’ll miss my team … this is a big moment for me, being able to serve.”
http://espn.go.com/blog/north-carolina-basketball/post/_/id/10114/uncs-white-ready-for-new-mission
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Black Christians: Shame! Shame! Shame!
October 15, 2012
Patriot Post
So Black Christians, tell me Romney’s stated ant-Christian agenda. Grasping at straws, some will say Romney is a Mormon and Mormonism does not jive with Christianity. Well, you may have a point. However, Romney has not attacked Christianity or pledged to force Christians to betray their faith. Obama is boldly and dictatorially implementing his anti-Christian agenda. Regrettably, many of you black so-called followers of Christ realize who Obama really is and what he is doing. And yet, you will vote for him anyway because of your sick addiction to racial politics.
I have also heard Christians say, “OK, I admit that Obama is destroying America, but I cannot vote for a Mormon.” Such thinking is illogical. Imagine, your home is on fire and your family is trapped inside. The Hells Angels motorcycle gang arrives at the scene offering to go inside to rescue your loved ones. How absurd would it be to reject their “God-sent” help because you disapprove of the Hells Angels’ lifestyle?
http://www.patriotpost.us/commentary/15065
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Romney vs. Obama: Where They Stand on Religious Freedom
October 15, 2012
Christian Post
A number of evangelicals have also insisted that Mormonism cannot be considered a part of mainstream Christianity, and a Romney presidency would promote what they call a “cult.”
Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church in Dallas, who has backed Romney despite first opposing his candidacy, has said that the GOP candidate should be supported because he is “the lesser of two evils” for Christians voting in November.
“The fear among evangelicals is that this would legitimize a religion that we believe doesn’t lead people to God,” said Jeffress, who leads an 11,000-strong congregation.
“And so those of us who have said yes (to Romney), we’re going to support him as the lesser of two evils, but at the same time, we’re making very clear that we’re doing so realizing Mormonism is not Christianity.”
http://global.christianpost.com/news/romney-vs-obama-where-they-stand-on-religious-freedom-83303/
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At creationism museum, visitors exhibit strong faith in Romney
October 15, 2012
Globe and Mail (Canada)
“But does the fact that Mr. Romney is a Mormon trouble you?” I asked him, referring to the candidate’s faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“Yes, it does trouble me,” he replied. “I wish he had accepted Jesus Christ as his saviour.” (Mormons believe that Jesus was a teacher whose exemplary behaviour should be followed, but that later prophets and writings, such as the 19 th- century Book of Mormon, also offer truths to be followed.)
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As a Child of Divorce, I Think I Get Gay People
October 15, 2012
Huffington Post
Because of this, I was a different person in each home. At my mom’s I came and went as I pleased. I was a tomboy who could beat up my same-age cousin Billy and even give my older stepbrothers a run for their money. In my dad’s world I was more closely monitored, watched my Ps and Qs, wore dresses and was reverent in church. Unbaptized though I was, I was a better Mormon than most Mormons.
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College Basketball Recruiting: How Jabari Fits in Each of His Final 5 Schools
October 15, 2012
Bleacher Report
Only two seasons removed from the magical Year of Jimmer, the Cougars will face an uphill battle just to return to the NCAA Tournament in 2013. If Parker (a Mormon himself) does head to Provo, he’ll be joining a roster with virtually zero star power.
Assuming talented PG Matt Carlino is still around in two years, the Cougars’ cupboard won’t be entirely bare, but Parker would be (like Jimmer) the only BYU player most fans could name.
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For GOP, vice i$ nice
October 15, 2012
New York Post
There’s irony in the idea that Romney is raising so much from businesses that promote vices forbidden by his Mormon faith.
“They’re giving money to someone who is not an advertisement for their products. Maybe they’re trying to turn over a new leaf,” quipped University of Virginia poli-sci professor Larry Sabato of the Romney donations.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/for_gop_vice_nice_g6jZbdal3jS02Ny6uz1JdJ
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Speed Read: Seven Bits From Buzzfeed’s Deconstruction of George Romney
October 15, 2012
Daily Beast
George took a rain check on the Republican gathering at the 1962 Governor’s conference because it was held on a Sunday, a decision that annoyed fellow governors. In response, Romney put out a press release that said, “I have a special commitment to reserve Sundays for church activities and for my families …” –an accidental plural that must have stung, especially for George, who was born in Mexico because his parents had left Utah after the Mormon Church banned polygamy.
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Making Mitt: The Myth Of George Romney
October 15, 2012
BuzzFeed
THERE IS A STORY ROMNEY often told about his time as a Mormon missionary in London’s Hyde Park. Romney would go and stand and preach and preach and yet no one would stop to listen — a problem, he noticed, that he shared with a red-bearded socialist shouting his beliefs across the way. So they devised a plan. As Romney would speak and proclaim the Book of Mormon, he had the socialist stand by and heckle him. Romney then did the same during the socialist’s speeches, and in no time at all, people were stopping and listening to the spectacle. Romney had learned the value of picking a fight.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnrbohrer/making-mitt-the-myth-of-george-romney
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Religious Ohioans warm to Romney
October 15, 2012
Tribune Review (Pennsylvania)
Romney’s Mormon faith, which many people acknowledge they do not fully understand, appears to be a non-factor among supporters.
Jeff Vrotto, 39, who runs a small woodworking business, said “the Book of Mormon is kind of out there,” but not so far out that he’d vote for Obama.
“Obama hasn’t done anything for us in four years,” Vrotto said. “I’m not voting for him, and I’m a Democrat. Taxes are too high under him. Romney has to win and repeal Obamacare.”
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Genealogy enthusiasts turn vacations into fact-finding trips
October 15, 2012
Omaha World Herald (Nebraska)
The Mormons have collected millions of reels of microfilmed documents such as wills and birth, death, church and land records from around the world, she said. The five-story Family History Center there is deceptively small. That’s because many of the records are kept in a separate storage area that has been carved out of a mountain. If you are visiting Salt Lake City, it’s best to email ahead so if the records you need are stored in the mountain instead of the Family History Center, they can be retrieved before you get there, Tippets said.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20121015/LIVING/710159973/1696
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