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Dear Senators Lee and Romney,

As a woman of faith, I believe that we should be good stewards of our environment. For example, President Russell M. Nelson proclaimed: “We should care for the earth, be wise stewards over it, and preserve it for future generations.” Caring for the environment is a spiritual responsibility and a commandment (see Numbers 35:33-34, Doctrine and Covenants 104:13-17). I take seriously the important obligation to safeguard the earth and her resources for our children and the generations that follow. As Wendell Berry once said, “To damage the earth is to damage your children.” We may not have to face the worst consequences of our inaction in our lifetimes, but our children will.