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‘The Restored Gospel and Good Government:’ A BYU Studies Feature
In late 2020, the editors of BYU Studies offered MWEG the opportunity to guest edit an issue of the journal focused on Latter-day Saint principles of good government. After more than a year of work, “The Restored Gospel and Good Government” was released last month, and we are thrilled to share it with you. It is a rich, nuanced, diverse meditation on the ways our unique Latter-day Saint culture and doctrine can inform our political engagement. The ideas of many MWEG members are found throughout the journal, beginning with the cover image by MWEG Founding Member Linda Hoffman Kimball. Kimball, along with MWEG Founder Sharlee Mullins Glenn, current MWEG Senior…
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MWEG Voter Preparation Parties
Are you ready to vote on November 3? A big part of our mission at MWEG is to encourage greater civic engagement, and right now we are in the midst of an all-out push to Protect the Vote. This initiative involves helping citizens register to vote, sharing election information, and ensuring each voice is heard at the ballot box this November. And you can help! Now is the time to make sure you are not only properly registered to vote but prepared to fill out your ballot! Start now to learn more about the candidates and issues that will be on your ballot in November. You can make that process…
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MWEG 2019 Highlights
As we bid farewell to 2019, we took a moment to celebrate some of our most exciting moments from the year. In 2019, we: held our most successful fundraiser to date on Giving Tuesday, receiving more than $15K in donations from 200+ individual donors released the MWEG Principles of Ethical Government as a foundational document, along with new educational materials on topics ranging from media literacy to the 2020 census created the MWEG portal online, where members can log in for writing resources, discussion questions, and a place to connect with MWEG apart from social media platforms sold out tickets to our second annual spring conference with more than 200…
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Be a Witness: Speak Out for a Full and Fair Impeachment Trial
UPDATE: Deadline extended to 5PM PT / 6PM MT / 7PM CT / 8PM ET.We are Republicans. We are Democrats. We are Independents and the unaffiliated. Our combined voices represent the majority of American voters, and we are frustrated by politicians who weaponize our two-party system as a means to consolidate and maintain political power. Hyperpartisanship makes enemies of fellow citizens and insulates leaders from the natural and legal consequences of their actions. When this happens, we all lose. There is a better way. We must come together and unitedly proclaim that our primary allegiance is to the nation we love. Then, as voters, we must demand the highest standards…
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Call to Action: Submit Your Letters to MWEG by Monday, January 6
Call to Action: We have an urgent need for each of you to join us in a D.C. letter campaign asking for a full and fair impeachment trial in the Senate. We also ask you to recruit five friends to do the same. MWEG members will hand-deliver the letters when the Senate is back in session next week. The deadline for letter submission is Monday, January 6, at 5 p.m. MT. The submission deadline is only three days away! Please take a moment to write and submit your letter now. Introduction: MWEG released an official statement on December 18 calling for a full and fair impeachment trial. While our voice…
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Official Statement From Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the House Impeachment Vote
December 18, 2019 We assert that our most sacred civic expression is the casting of an individual vote. Any president or leader who forces political support and fails to honor and protect the free and legitimate elections on which our republic rests has lost the moral right to govern. By attempting to compel Ukraine to announce investigations benefitting only his re-election efforts, President Trump forced every American taxpayer to become an unwitting contributor to his political campaign and a supporter of his re-election. Regardless of the behavior of any other political actor in either party, the president of the United States is never justified in bringing our common resources and…
