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I do not want to start a political discussion, but it is interesting to see Jon Huntsman, Jr. throw his hat in the ring for the Utah Governor’s race. He was a popular governor and has great name recognition. Religiously, when he ran in 2004 he had not participated in the Church for a while (even though he went on a mission and his grandfather is David B. Haight who was a sitting apostle at the time) but was got really active before running and seemed orthodox when he ran. When he ran for President in 2012 he came out of the closet a bit as a non-traditional partially-believing Mormon, admiring the culture and heritage but saying his relationship with Mormonism was complicated. I’m interested to see if there is more tolerance for that now in Utah politics or if it will be held against him by orthodox members. Interesting. He seems like a well qualified candidate. I wish him well. I have always loved and admired Jon Huntsman, Jr. Unlike the vast majority of people who run for office, he is a true statesman and not a dirty politician. He is a man of great integrity and I only wish his run for President had been successful. I know that his cafeteria approach to Mormonism is problematic for some TBMs but it’s part of what I like about him. I totally relate to him. His approach to Mormonism also seems to endear him to Utah’s Democrats. I definitely don’t see him cowtowing to the Church’s attempts to influence Utah’s government. I’m not very politically-minded, but he’s one person whose candidacy I could really see myself getting involved in. Love the man. His father set the standard for rich guys, donating vast amounts to charitable causes.
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