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Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been involved in politics since Joseph Smith ran for president in 1844. Many other Mormons have held government positions, on both a state and federal level. Ezra Taft Benson, the 13th president of the Church, served as the secretary of Agriculture under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Utah's current governor, Gary Herbert, is also a member of the Church.

Many members of the Quorum of the Twelve have referenced social media and mobile devices in talks and devotionals. It's now common to see several people in sacrament meeting or in Sunday School on their smartphones and tablets. During April's 2012 general conference, Twitter streams trended several gospel topics, with 30,678 total tweets sent by 7,835 users after the first two sessions. These tweets reached an estimated 3.5 million people, according to Jesse Stay's Google+ stream.