He put together a meeting recently, before he was elected chairman, at the home of Sam and Diane Stewart, who are active LDS, with about 30 prominent Mormon Democrats attending. Their aim is to change the perception that Democratic and Mormon values are not compatible. Besides McAdams and Howell, the meeting was attended by Rep. Brian King, former Rep. Trisha Beck and Don Jarvis, an unsuccessful legislative candidate in Provo who is a former LDS mission president.