LDS OPPOSED TO TRUMP

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opposed to the Election of Donald J. Trump as President.

We as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe in scripture. We believe in and take the Bible as our guide.

We also believe in guidance from God to the members of our Church contained in modern scriptures such as the Doctrine and Covenants. In Section 98 of this scripture, a commandment is given regarding the choosing of candidates for public office. The relevant verses in Doctrine and Covenants Section 98 declare as follows:

• 8   I, the Lord God, make you free, therefore ye are free indeed; and the law also maketh you free.
• 9   Nevertheless, when the wicked rule the people mourn.
• 10 Wherefore, honest men [and women] and wise men [and women] should be sought for diligently, and good men [and women] and wise men [and women] ye should observe to uphold; otherwise whatsoever is less than these cometh of evil.
• 11  And I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall forsake all evil and cleave unto all good, that ye shall live by every word which proceedeth forth out of the mouth of God.

The key words describing personal qualifications for public office are "honest," "wise," and "good."

We believe that by this standard, former president Donald J. Trump is unqualified to receive our vote as Latter-day Saints for the following reasons:

1. His public pronouncements in recent years are filled with falsehoods.  At times he seems incapable of being honest or telling the truth. 
2. An honest man or woman supports the Constitutional process of government, including the outcome of elections.  Donald Trump did not accept the result of the last election and sought illegal means to subvert it. 
3. A wise person is not impulsive or habitually resistant to the counsel of experienced advisors. 
4. Numerous women and men of good will and ability who worked with Donald Trump as president attest to his immaturity, capriciousness, and lack of judgment. 
5. A good person invariably treats others with respect.  Even in disagreements, that person does not demean, belittle, or mock.  Donald Trump continually speaks of others in disrespectful, derogatory words. 
6. A good man or woman seeks to keep personal promises and covenants made with others, and does not abuse other people in any way.  A person is safe in the presence of a good man or woman.  Donald Trump has not been a covenant keeper in some of his most important relationships.  He has openly bragged about sexually assaulting women and has been found to have done exactly this by a jury of his peers. 
7. A good person is generally a law-abiding person.  Donald Trump is a convicted felon.

While all human beings are flawed and in need of repentance, Donald J. Trump shows little or no signs of regret or change. Therefore, we the undersigned give our signatures in opposition to his election as President:

Richard N. W. Lambert

• Retired Assistant U. S. Attorney and past Chief of the Criminal Division, United States Attorneys Office, District of Utah. (Independent)

Christine Durham

• Past Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court (Democrat)

Brent D. Ward

• Past United States Attorney for the District of Utah (Republican)

James W. McConkie II

• Past Civil Rights Attorney (Democrat)

Steven E. Snow (Democrat) 

Thomas G. Alexander

• Professor of Western American History

Kem C. Gardner