What Do the LDS Leaders Really Teach?

The world is adrift in ignorance about what Mormon leaders really teach, but this YouTube video gets right to the heart of it.Comment on and rate this video on YouTube by clicking here. Be sure to vote and rate the video because viewings are only counted if the viewers give them a rating.

I am interested in getting this video out to as many people as possible: send it to your friends and family, post it on your blog, facebook and message boards. Help spread the word about the church...why?

Because recently Gary Lawrence of Lawrence Research, a well respected research firm did a poll of what people in America think of the LDS Church. Here is what he found:

The results were pretty much what he expected.

"We're not as popular as we think we are," he says.

He found that 84 percent of Americans have been exposed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in one form or another -- via missionaries, members, the media or all three. That translates to a very healthy awareness penetration.

But of that 84 percent, just 14 percent could correctly answer the main claim of Mormonism: that it is Christ's original gospel re-arranged on the Earth.

Even when those polled were prodded with facts they may have forgotten -- a polling technique known as aided recall -- just 29 percent could accurately state the church's position.

The result is poll data that report 49 percent of Americans have an unfavorable impression of Mormons, compared with 39 percent who have a favorable impression. The remaining 12 percent are uninformed or undecided.

"As Mormons, we think we're effectively communicating our message, but we're not," says Lawrence. "Our image is lousy largely because of so many falsehoods and distortions out there about who we are."


We are never going to be "popular" by the world's standards. But we CAN do a better job of getting the message out there. If you are interested in reading the whole article go here. We can and should be better about getting the message out. This video is a good start!