Mormons Excited About Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney (Gage Skidmore, 2011)

Not surprisingly, a new poll finds that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is popular with members of the LDS church:

25 June 2012

Most Mormons in Utah believe that Mitt Romney’s rise to become the likely GOP presidential nominee is a good thing for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But many do not trust the media to cover the church fairly, according to a new poll released Monday (June 25)…

More than eight in 10 Utah Mormons said they are “very excited” or “somewhat excited” about Romney’s feat…Kelly Patterson, a political science professor at Brigham Young University, said it is not clear whether the positive feelings toward Romney derive from shared faith or politics. http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-06-25/romney-poll-mormons/55819212/1?csp=34news

And, that of itself, is not surprising.

One item that is not being covered much is that the LDS have a belief that one or more of their elders essentially will save the USA (see Mitt Romney and Mormon Prophecy). Others within the LDS movement often vote Republican and may or may not be influenced as much by LDS eschatology.

As far as end time prophecy goes, the USA will be destroyed unless it has national repentance soon–irrespective of who wins the election this November. Jesus and His kingdom, not a Mormon, the current president, or other similar leader, will solve what the USA really needs solved.

Some articles of possibly related interest may include:

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