First Presidency urges Utah members to attend caucus meetings

24 March 2008 @ 5:06 pm | 2 comments

First Presidency urges Utah members to attend caucus meetings tomorrow night, w/ the obligatory disclaimer.

The church statement also reiterated that “principles compatible with the gospel may be found in the platforms of all major political parties. While the church does not endorse political candidates, platforms, or parties, members are urged to be full participants in political, governmental, and community affairs.”

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  1. David B’s avatar

    David B on 25 March 2008 at 9:02 am

    Mostly related: I’m still convinced that the church hierarchy saved the Utah Republican party from itself in the runup to the 2000 caucuses. Arch-conservatives in the party had scheduled the caucuses for a Monday night, and the church sent out a slightly different letter encouraging involvement (going so far as to say to participate despite it being on a Monday night). The result? Really amazingly high caucus turnout, and a rather more moderate Republican slate than anybody had expected.

  2. David H. Sundwall’s avatar

    David H. Sundwall on 25 March 2008 at 10:19 am

    Interesting. I went to the 2002 caucus and became a delegate.

    Unfortunately, the Utah GOP could stand for a little more saving from itself still.