I remember wondering at one time how Mitt Romney was related to Marion G. Romney. The answer isn’t really important but it is that Mitt’s grandfather was Marion’s uncle.
An interesting story from the life of Marion G. Romney is that while he was running for a seat in the legislature he was called to be a bishop (by President Hinkley’s father) but his ordination was delayed until after the legislative session when he won the election. He only served one term in the legislature and I’m confident that was entirely due to his call as a bishop. Had he been called as a bishop while he was thinking of running he probably wouldn’t have run in the first place.
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