It hardly seems likely given their eccentric history and controversial beliefs – including past support for polygamous marriage – that have placed them well outside the Christian mainstream. But last year, when Utah's Republican Governor Gary Herbert, anxious to find a middle ground in the state's bitter immigration debate, convened a semi-public forum of the state's business and community leaders, the situation was tailor-made for the Mormons – with their decidedly Republican membership, but relatively apolitical stances on national issues – to enter as a powerful intermediary.
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