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Dallin Oaks' Harvard appearance part of LDS drive to increase understanding, awareness of religion ... The tripartite structure of the Godhead is one of the central aspects of LDS theology that Elder Oaks stressed as critical to LDS beliefs. “We maintain that … God the Father is not a spirit but a glorified Being with a tangible body, as is his resurrected Son, Jesus Christ. Though separate in identity, they are one in purpose.” In addition, the purpose of existence in this reality has a definite purpose in LDS: “to qualify for the glorified celestial condition and relationships that are...

MONTGOMERY — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who brought his presidential campaign to Alabama on Friday, is drawing early support from some of the state's top Republicans, and he's getting praised by the governor. But others question how Romney's past views and Mormon faith will play in the state. It was Romney's third trip to Alabama since last fall, and he has already put together a campaign team in the state. Romney traveled to Montgomery to speak to the Alabama Republican Party after campaigning earlier in the day in South Carolina, which has the South's first Republican presidential primary on...