Al Gore Visits LDS Church Leaders

The Salt Lake Tribune reported today that Al Gore visited with LDS church leaders for 30 minutes on Thursday to discus climate change and answer questions.  

Byron Daynes, a political scientist at church-owned Brigham Young University, called it "a good sign." A scholar of the American presidency and the environment, he said it is valuable for leaders to discuss "a major problem we all have."

"It's a good time for any[one] to be hearing this message --- and certainly those in charge of 13 million people," Daynes added.

He had no comment on the likelihood that Gore's visit would shift the church's stance on climate change.

But he concluded, "We'll hear about it in [LDS General] Conference, if it makes any difference or not."