The wife of the LDS president is speaking at Utah Valley Universityâs commencement. Hereâs why LGBTQ students are opposed.
Some say theyâre planning to skip the ceremony where Wendy Watson Nelson will be the keynote.
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Wendy Nelson, wife of church President Russell M. Nelson, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. She s set to speak to graduates during commencement at Utah Valley University on Friday, May 7, 2021. | Updated: May 7, 2021, 1:11 a.m.
LGBTQ students at Utah Valley University say they are fearful and frustrated by their schoolâs choice for commencement speaker this year â and some say they will not be attending the ceremony because of it.