April 12, 2012

Mormonism has Arrived

Burr & Fletcher Stack, Salt Lake Tribune

With Rick Santorum’s exit from the White House race, Mitt Romney stands on the cusp of history as the first Mormon to appear at the top of a major party ticket in a general presidential election.

Romney, a Brigham Young University-educated, LDS-family scion and beloved Utah figure, is now the inevitable Republican nominee and will take on President Barack Obama this fall.

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