Eli McCann: From Prop 8 to the Respect for Marriage Act — that’s what I call LDS whiplash

Who could have predicted this evolution on same-sex marriage?

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Eli McCann and Skylar Westerdahl on their wedding day.

(Heather Wrigley) Eli McCann and Skylar Westerdahl on their wedding day.

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