I was much disturbed as I read the article in the Dec. 2 Tribune describing the urging of a former speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, Marty Stephens, to "follow the prophet" (as he would do), not necessarily "follow the Constitution," nor "respect the will of the people" (even if their preference is numbered in the millions), but rather, “the prophet” — just one man, but one man with tremendous power and influence.
This caused me to wonder if that was also Stephens' position when he served as a representative of the people. Or was he even then primarily a lackey for the church?