Gordon Monson: Hesitant Latter-day Saints, at last, have the reinforcement they need to embrace same-sex marriage

After all, their church now supports it — at least when it comes to public policy.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Couples marry in 2013 after a federal judge in Utah struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage. Tribune columnist Gordon Monson celebrates The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for backing the federal Respect for Marriage Act, saying it now allows members to openly support same-sex marriage.

Gordon Monson: Hesitant Latter-day Saints, at last, have the reinforcement they need to embrace same-sex marriage

After all, their church now supports it — at least when it comes to public policy.

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