Captain Moroni saving the constitution that’s hanging by a thread! Video screengrab. Let the consequence follow. I realize now that my actions were inappropriate and I beg for forgiveness from America and my home state of Idaho.”. Mike Lee compares Donald Trump to Latter-day Saint hero Captain Moroni Alyssa Roberts 10/29/2020 Capitol riot live updates: More arrests, violence … He also confused the House and the Senate. “Think of Donald Trump’s personal qualities. SALT LAKE CITY ( KUTV) — A man photographed hanging from a balcony above the U. S. Senate Wednesday, in a widely distributed photo from Getty Images, is from Idaho and has been identified by several sources as Josiah Colt. Like honoring forgotten American values like truth and evidence and reason rather than lies and conspiracy theories. “Our institutions are undergoing a stress test that they can only survive if our elected officials show unity in this critical moment. “We gather due to a selfish man’s injured pride, and the outrage of supporters who he has deliberately misinformed for the past two months and stirred to action this very morning. Made a title of liberty out of a piece of his coat, Alma 46:12–13. What Americans believe about violence against the government, Conspiracy theories and the ‘American Madness’ that gripped the Capitol, How self-proclaimed ‘prophets’ from a growing Christian movement provided religious motivation for the Jan. 6 events at the US Capitol, © Copyright 2020, Religion News Service. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks to reporters as he arrives at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 27, 2020, during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. I may not agree with you on political issues, but you have earned my respect. “This is what you’ve gotten, guys,” he reportedly said as they were ushered to safety. And on Wednesday, when armed insurrectionists surged into the U.S. Capitol building, he was quick to confront Senate colleagues who had enabled Trump’s conspiracy theories and played with overturning a legitimate election and undermining the norms established by the Constitution. The Salt Lake Tribune, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity and contributions are tax Lee is a member of the church. Sen. Mike Lee’s just one example. Postscript: @aMayzingAlyssaM’s take on Romney’s stink-eye view of Missouri Senator Josh Hawley won the Mormon internet yesterday, bringing a welcome chuckle in a dark time. Will they? He has deleted his social media profiles, so it’s hard to tell. Inspired the Nephite soldiers to fight for their freedom, Alma 43:48–50. Along with dozens of others carrying Trump 2020 flags, Crapo, 64, carried a large flag replicating the “Title of Liberty” — a makeshift banner that a revered Book of Mormon military commander, Captain Moroni, used to inspire soldiers to fight for their religion. William Barber II to headline interfaith inauguration prayer service, In Biden’s Cabinet, Catholics and Jews dominate. Lee posted a video of his appearance at the Latinos for Trump rally in Arizona on Oct. 28, 2020. 10 And thus he [Captain Moroni] was preparing to support their liberty, their lands, their wives, and their children, and their peace, and that they might live unto the Lord their God, and that they might maintain that which was called by their enemies the cause of Christians. (Jose Luis Magana | The Associated Press) Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. According to the church , there are 436,521 LDS members in Arizona. First, Moroni is made the chief captain at the ripe old age of 25. "To my Mormon friends, my Latter-day Saint friends, think of him as Captain Moroni," Lee said at an LDS rally for Trump. In the past year, trying to do his job as a U.S. A high school girlfriend said on Twitter she had no idea the Idaho native “grew up and became a terrorist.” A man who knew Colt in high school told KTVB he was “shocked” and didn’t want people to think his actions represented their hometown. “To my Mormon friends, think of him as Captain Moroni,” Lee said. Captain Moroni guy did enter the Capital building (C/o John Larson who posted this to r/exmo) THUMBS DOWN: To the zealot, we presume a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who dressed as Book of Mormon stalwart Captain Moroni.Moroni carries a … Utah Senator Mike Lee faced some backlash after he compared Donald Trump to Captain Moroni at a rally yesterday. Thankfully, Pence had been ushered to safety just minutes before. .” (David Ramsey 5): D&C 134:2 ” . . In this episode we discuss: - Captain Moroni at the Storm the Capitol rally - Mitt Romney getting heckled on a plane - Who would win in a 12 apostle cage fight? We should all aspire to be like Captain Moroni,” Carroll said. One protester at the Capital this week show up dressed like Captain Moroni carrying a copy of the “Title of Liberty” flag that character used in the Book of Mormon. We saw two American Mormonisms on offer on Wednesday, charting two very different possible futures. Read the homily Joe Biden heard Inauguration Day morning. According to the Book of Mormon, Captain Moroni was an important Nephite military commander and patriot who lived during the first century BC. “Captain Moroni was a government official, not a prophet. Moroni was appointed chief captain of all the Nephite armies, Alma 43:16–17. So, to Mitt Romney, I want to say: Thank you for being a voice of reason in the Republican Party and the nation. 580 votes, 189 comments. In an interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News, Wallace cautioned, “Donald Trump will never forgive you for this.” Romney replied with the words of a classic Mormon hymn: “Do what is right. Moroni wasn't meant to offend By Ryan Miller and Lauren Bennett, KSL.com | Updated - Oct. 29, 2020 at 11:36 p.m. | Posted - … While calling her the B-word. Colt’s reprehensible involvement was not the only Mormon sighting at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. 186k members in the exmormon community. He is first mentioned in the Book of Alma as "the chief captain over the Nephites." In explaining his decision, Romney pointed to old-fashioned values like honesty and integrity, values he had learned as a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the riot on Capitol Hill, a man dressed as Captain Moroni held up a homemade Title of Liberty. Captain Moroni is presented as a righteous and skilled military commander. Yes, I’m judging. Let the consequence follow.”. Its tone is sharply at odds with the boastful video he posted of himself just after storming the building on Wednesday. . I do not know whether Colt is a practicing Mormon today, or if he left the Church at some point. Thank God we also have Mitt Romney, who showed what people of our faith are capable of. Sen. Mitt Romney, left, has a hard look toward Sen. Josh Hawley, Wednesday evening, Jan. 6, 2021. Within 5 years, Nephihah (chief judge for 15 years) dies, leaving his post to his son Pahoran. 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