In her column in today’s Review-Journal, Jane Ann Morrison reports that the Smith Center is actively working to bring the Book of Mormon Musical to Las Vegas.

In response to that column, I sent Ms. Morrison the following email:

Jane,

I enjoy reading your columns. You have a gift for writing.

I was a little perplexed by a comment in your column today about the Book of Mormon Musical:

Seven percent of Nevada’s population should not be able to decide what the other 93 percent can see.

My wife and I run a local blog (and Facebook group), Las Vegas LDS Neighbor, covering news and info for Clark County’s LDS population. We’ve mentioned several times in recent months the possibility of the Musical making its way to Vegas. The overwhelming feedback we’ve received has been indifference with some mild support and virtually no opposition.

You’ll recall that when the play debuted in New York there were no protests of any kind, on the street or in print. In fact, the institutional Church leveraged the play as an opportunity to expand the “…and I’m a Mormon” PR campaign.

Which brings me to my question, what makes you think that the entirety (or even a significant portion) of the LDS population in Nevada would be opposed to the play being shown here? Isn’t implication that “seven percent of Nevada’s population” is in opposition to the play being shown a bit presumptuous?

I have found that Nevada Latter-day Saints tend to be very “live and let live” in the way they interact with those around them.

I am interested in your response.

Thanks for your time.

Tom