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Ex-Utah governor sought to bring Mormon ideas into government.(Mike Leavitt)

Former Utah governor Mike Leavitt held meetings with his advisers in 1996 to plot ways to bring "just and holy" principles from the Book of Mormon into government, the Salt Lake Tribune reported recently.

The sessions took place in the governor's mansion at 7 a.m. before the official work day began. Participants, the newspaper reported, talked about principles that appear in accounts from the Book of Mormon dealing with Korihor, the Gadianton Robbers, Alma and Mosiah and King Benjamin. Meetings began with prayer.

The Book of Mormon is an important scripture for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Church members revere it alongside the ...

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