(RNS) — At least one conservative Christian voice was noticeably absent from the White House-backed “jubilee” event on Sunday (May 17) to rededicate America to God and conservative Christian values: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. No Latter-day Saint or “Mormon” leaders were on the stage addressing the thousands in attendance. To me, that absence speaks volumes — especially since the majority of Latter-day Saints in the United States are Republicans. It’s not that the LDS Church hasn’t preached many of the same ideals that were being expounded from the MAGA pulpit. The idea that America is a special nation, uniquely chosen by God for a role in salvation history? We Mormons have embraced that for a long time now. It’s in the Book of Mormon, one of our primary works of Scripture. And it has been taught by former LDS Church presidents like Ezra Taft Benson and our current leader, Dallin Oaks — a former legal scholar and judge who considers the U.S. Constitution to be a divinely inspired document. The idea that …