The Dalai Lama is a spiritual rock star all over the world, with millions snatching up tickets to his lectures, swarming him at venues and seeking personal audiences at his abode in India.
Yet the 80-year-old Buddhist leader's presence in the United States — and in Utah, where he'll be Tuesday and Wednesday — can be fraught with anxiety for would-be supporters as they weigh one big question: Should they meet with him?
The three members of the LDS Church's governing First Presidency have no plans to do so, says spokesman Eric Hawkins.
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