Robert Kirby: Remembering the first contested election — in Mormonism’s preexistence

Much as it seems, even here in Utah, the current election is not the most important the world has ever seen. Not according to the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.According to Mormon theology, there was an election in what is known as the “preexistence,” the time when we all lived as created spirits with God.Without going into too much detail, there came a point when we were all (yes, including you) given a choice between supporting the platforms of Jesus o