Mormonism and the Second Coming

A reader writes:

I'm no Mitt Romney fan at all, but, as an active Mormon who is reasonably well-versed in Church Doctrine, Romney isn't back-pedaling here. Mormons believe that Jesus upon his return will both return to the Mount of Olives and come to the New Jerusalem in America. We don't see these two positions as contradictory. Here is a good summation posted on a Mormon blog this morning.