LDS Church Members Encouraged to Attend Caucus Meetings

From BYU’s Daily Universe newspaper:

The LDS First Presidency sent a letter dated Feb. 9, 2012, to area leaders with directions to read it during sacrament meeting. The letter instructs that no weekday church meetings be scheduled during the precinct caucus meetings to be held in mid-March.

“We are concerned with the decreasing attendance at these caucus meetings in Utah in recent years,” the letter reads.

Craig Janis, executive director of Utah Common Values and outreach chair of the LDS Democrats Caucus, said he appreciates the push from LDS leaders.

“Utah’s caucus system is flawed and difficult,” Janis said, “but it is what drives politics in our state. If we as members of the Church want to ensure that LDS values are represented in our political system we need to be active participants in that system.”

We hope that UCV’s supporters will attend their caucus meetings as well. Here’s how to find yours!

Posted on February 22, 2012 in Links, News.