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Jana Riess: At the Capitol, we saw the best and the worst of U.S. Mormonism

The man who dangled from the Senate balcony is a returned LDS missionary — to our shame. But Mitt Romney showed some of the best qualities of our religion.

(Senate Television via AP) In this image from video, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks as the Senate reconvenes to debate the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Arizona, after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.

(Senate Television via AP) In this image from video, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks as the Senate reconvenes to debate the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Arizona, after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.