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Mormon conference crowds and anti-Trump protests converge in downtown Salt Lake City.
In Utah, it's a matter of church and state—and the dichotomy was evident last weekend.
Miss: Freedom of Assembly In Utah, it's a matter of church and state—and the dichotomy was evident last weekend. The semiannual LDS General Conference saw throngs of modest followers converge on the Salt Lake Temple, while thousands of sign-toting protesters marched to the Capitol.
While the Mormons called for charity and even "reverence for sacred things in an irreverent world," protesters were showing irreverence to call attention to the Trump administration's scorched-earth policies. It was a moment of truth for two ends of the same equation.
Both were calling for action in the face of…
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