Opinion: What Latter-day Saint theology says about equity, and why it matters

In the Book of Mormon, being equitable was a characteristic of multiple leaders who were considered good and just.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Artwork of Joseph Smith in the John Taylor Building at BYU-Idaho in Rexburg, Wednesday January 17, 2018.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Artwork of Joseph Smith in the John Taylor Building at BYU-Idaho in Rexburg, Wednesday January 17, 2018.

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