I don't think it's fair for us to speculate or put that type of burden on Mary Katherine. She is a little girl - who knows what was going through her mind when this happened. I've seen adults make stranger decisions.
As to your comment that some members take offense due to their faith - I am not Mormon either - but I do find all the sniping offensive. I can't say I agree with the Mormon faith BUT I will say that in my experience Mormons are decent, clean living folks - and all the silly speculation that seems to relate the the Smart's faith is uncalled for. Why is it that when a group of people want to live decently that there is always a group that wants to find any little unsavory thing they can to hang their hat on it?
Great post! There are those here, however, who believe in an underlying conspiracy which would have to include the family, the neighbors, the SLCPD and the FBI. Those same people never let facts, logic or common sense get in their way.