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Controversial campaign tactics take a religious turn on the eve of Election Day in Utah

In “The Book of Mormon,” a character named Captain Moroni uses his torn coat as a banner to motivate the Nephite army.

The scriptural character’s inscription, known as the “Title of Liberty,” is among the most beloved passages within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and it made an appearance in the mailbox of some Utah voters this weekend as part of the campaign materials of a Republican candidate for the state House.

“Please vote in memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, our peace, our wives and our children,” read a mailer for Todd Zenger in near-identical language to the scriptural verse Alma 46:12.