>Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes on Monday said that
>the state has not yet determined the legal status of
>the gay couples issued marriage licenses before the
>Supreme Court granted the state a stay on same-sex
>marriages.
>
>"We're evaluating their legal status currently,"
>Reyes said in a press conference when asked about
>those who have already been married in the state.

Hmmm... I wonder if "counsel" from the "living prophet"
would speed up the legal decision?

Supposing those 900 recent marriages were illegal, and
were issued by the same authority that all past marriages
in Utah were legitimized, it seems that the way forward
is quite clear:

"Thus saith the Lord: 'All marriages performed outside
of My Holy Temples are illegitimate and the President of
My Restored Priesthood is hereby commanded to seek and
obtain a decision from the civil authorities, that such
illegitimate unions cannot be recognized in the Sacred
State of Deseret... er, Territory of Utah... er, State
of... ah, forget this whole revelation.' Amen & Amen."

UD

According to his own description this morning on KSL he is indeed LDS.

Loins of Fire Wrote:
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> According to his own description this morning on
> KSL he is indeed LDS.


Well, that's OK -- it's a free country and he can choose
to join such a group if he wishes (or if he was born into
it, to remain there).

But, given that constraint, can he choose to ignore the
commands of The Brethren (overt or covert) in this case?

Based upon Utah's past history, I do not expect a fair
and disinterested legal decision from the guy.

Or, am I showing my pre-judgment? Might he actually come
up with an official decision that the "Fifteen" condemn?

UD

This is the same AG that told Utah and Wasatch counties they needed to start issuing marriage licenses to SS couples in order to comply with the higher court's rulings. I think any characterization of him as a lackey of the LDS church is misplaced.

Alpiner Wrote:
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> This is the same AG that told Utah and Wasatch
> counties they needed to start issuing marriage
> licenses to SS couples in order to comply with the
> higher court's rulings. I think any
> characterization of him as a lackey of the LDS
> church is misplaced.

Hey, if he can buck the prophet, then more power to him.

Somebody in the audience should have walked up to Brigham
and punched him on the podium, that time when he pushed
Adam-God onto the "Saints."

Somewhere in the future, Mormons will look back and say
that the current "Fifteen" are wrong, in just the same
way that Brigham was wrong. If it can begin with a member
who has the laws and the constitution on his side, I
think that would be awesome.

That much said, I still expect that he'll "follow the prophet."

UD

Reyes was not sworn in as the AG yet when that happened. That pronouncement did not come from Reyes. It cams from General Brian Tarbet, who at the time was the acting AG, and who was passed over by Gov. Herbert for the AG spot. Reyes literally didn't wait 5 minutes after it was announced that he was selected before he started condemning the Shelby decision

Thanks for the correction. I hadn't realized it wasn't Reyes; most of the articles I read just specified that it was the Attorney General's office, and I assumed that meant him. The ruling came in between the appointment and the swearing-in, thus my confusion.

He is LDS.