Jensen met with other like-minded Mormon liberals who
found solace and purpose in the convention.
Colin Mason (24) from Beaverton, Oregon felt it was important to be
there to “show the world that there are Mormons like me who would fully embrace
black lesbian home teachers in wheel chairs if I needed a priesthood blessing
or something.” Mason added that the
convention had renewed his hope that “one day, we will all sit together at one
big sacrament table and everyone will bless and pass the gluten-free, organic
bread, the pure spring water, and the hummus just like God intends us to do.”
A third conference attendee, Richard Morrison (31) from
Chapel Hill, NC, also found the convention invigorating. “I am sure others liked President Obama
speech,” commented Morrison, “because of his message, but being a Mormon, it
had special resonance for me.” When
asked to explain, Morrison continued, “Well, others just heard a good speech,
but I could hear with Obama the prophetic words of King Benjamin about social justice
and Joseph Smith’s proclamation of the coming united order. Oh, I am so excited that I almost leapt out
of my Birkenstocks and dropped my new MacBook Pro.”
haaaahh! priceless!
ReplyDeleteit's like the journalist walked into the room & picked all the craziest looking people to interview. nice. Here's an interview of a normal person who is Mormon: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/04/mormons-for-obama-lds-democrats-caucus-convenes-convention-event.html
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ReplyDeletePlease keep in mind that this article is meant to be satirical. No actual journalist walked into an actual room; none of these are real people. It is just supposed to play on the stereotypes of Mormon liberals.
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