This week in Mormon Land: ‘First Vision’ art, the Trump slump, and the latter-day love affair with middle initials

(Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo) The Salt Lake Second Ward at 704 S. 500 E. features this stained-glass window of Joseph Smith's First Vision.

(Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo) The Salt Lake Second Ward at 704 S. 500 E. features this stained-glass window of Joseph Smith's First Vision.

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