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Jana Riess: At the Capitol, we saw the best and the worst of U.S. Mormonism

The man who dangled from the Senate balcony is a returned LDS missionary — to our shame. But Mitt Romney showed some of the best qualities of our religion.

(Senate Television via AP) In this image from video, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks as the Senate reconvenes to debate the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Arizona, after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.