Utah’s minority political parties welcome Oaks’ talk disputing belief that Latter-day Saints should be Republicans
Church leader said in General Conference that ‘we should never assert that a faithful Latter-day Saint cannot belong to a particular party or vote for a particular candidate.’
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President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the governing First Presidency, speaks at General Conference about the U.S. Constitution on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021.
Taylor covers Utah politics and government for The Tribune, where she has worked since January 2017. A Salt Lake native and Westminster College alumna, Taylor first joined The Tribune team as an intern on a single day’s notice.