The Deseret News which is owned by the LDS church has come out against Trump. I am surprised this isn’t bigger news. It very well may mean that Utah will vote against Trump this year and could also affect the vote in Arizona and Nevada.
Most of the time newspaper endorsements don’t mean much. But in this case it can be taken almost as direction from the LDS Apostles.
And, no they aren’t endorsing Hillary, from the article:
And along with the billionaire businessman’s sudden fall, independent candidate and BYU graduate Evan McMullin surged into a statistical tie with the two major party presidential nominees, according to survey conducted Monday and Tuesday by Salt Lake City-based Y2 Analytics.
“A third-party candidate could win Utah as Utahns settle on one,” said Quin Monson, Y2 Analytics founding partner.
Frankly, Trump is clueless about the Saints. I don’t think him going to the state and saying “I like Mormons” will help him.