[3] In 2020 Urquhart formed The Divine Assembly, a new church dedicated to the healing and mind-expanding powers of psilocybin mushrooms.
[5] Urquhart received his Juris Doctor from Brigham Young University and his bachelor's degree in Biology from Williams College.
[9] Before the troopers took action shortly after 2 p.m., the protesters were told they were committing a potential felony and a class B misdemeanor by interfering with the hearing scheduled in the Senate Building on the Capitol grounds.
[9] Currently, Utah law prohibits workplace and housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, or disability.
Urquhart made the argument that sentencing someone to the death penalty is an arduous process that drags the victim's family through judicial mud.
Before it was presented on the Senate floor, the LDS Church spoke in opposition to any bills of this nature that might offset the balance of the Anti-Discrimination and Religious Liberties compromise from the prior session.
[5] Urquhart joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at age 10, and was a faithful member for decades.
[4] After experiencing personal turmoil in the 2010s, and a suicide attempt while working as a state senator, Urquhart was inspired to travel to Amsterdam with his wife to try ayahuasca.
[2] Finding ayahuasca and "magic mushrooms" healing, Urquhart organized The Divine Assembly as a religious non–profit in Utah.