Sharlee Mullins Glenn said she had absolutely no idea she was starting a movement.

As a writer and BYU graduate living in Pleasant Grove, she felt deeply concerned about the direction of the country following President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017.

Determined to take action, Mullins Glenn created a Facebook group where she invited a few friends to strategize against what they felt was unethical government.

“We were concerned about the divisiveness and the vitriol,” Mullins Glenn said. “People seemed to be shouting at each other from both sides of the political divide.”

Friends invited friends who invited friends. Within four weeks, the group had 4,000 members.

“I think particularly Mormon women right now are concerned about the divisiveness,” Mullins Glenn said. “They see a need to bring our country together and to find common ground.”

With the unexpected support, Mullins Glenn and other founders scrambled to organize Mormon Women for Ethical Government: a worldwide group of activists dedicated to ethical policies, politicians and government.