I would say the emails tend to show that the senior members of the church were involved in plans to help Romney's election.
The church can't publically endose anyone, unless they are willing to give up their tax-exempt status.
I don't understand why they would do that. Mormons will vote for Mitt.
Jeff Holland granted a courtesy meeting with some Romney staffers. The staffers ran the idea of contacting BYU Management Society members past him, probably to see if would cause problems for the Church. I suspect that Mitt is a member of the BYU Management Society, or that his backers in Utah are. Everyone who is running for office uses the networks they belong to.
I suspect that the Mitt backers were being deferential to the Church's concerns because they know how adamant the Church is about political neutrality. We've had the neutrality statement read to us in church before every election for years now. We're not even supposed to use our ward lists for campaigning.
Once in a while, the Church gets involved in a political issue when an important moral issue is at stake, like gay marriage. I also know a law professor at BYU who has been involved for years in emerging democracies in Eastern Europe and in the Third World, where constitutions are being drafted, trying to make sure that guarantees of religious freedom are included. When the Church gets involved in political matters, they do it openly.
But to suggest that somehow the Church, as an institution, is going to "secretly" mobilize for Mitt Romney is just ridiculous.
Some will, some won't. It all depends on (1) what kind of campaign he runs and (2) who else is running.
I am a "Mormon" who is not especially impressed by Mitt Romney. I certainly would not vote for him merely because he belongs to the same church as I do. (Harry Reid purports to be a "Mormon" too, and I would not vote for him.)
If Romney is the most conservative choice, I will support him. Otherwise, I will not.