Listen In -- Human Interest Stories

During a visit to the Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah I asked people for stories about their experiences with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Surprisingly, the Mormons (as they are also known) was the only religious group I had met where the representatives and even leaders refused to discuss their church. After I left the area, I got some answers from ex-Mormons. The answers were not always clear and sometimes conflicted, but the collection of stories was well worth sharing. Most people have heard about the Mormons because of their missionary work and because of their large donations that carried California’s Proposition 8 to success. These stories talk about these topics but also tell us a lot about the organization and structure that makes their techniques and positions more clear. They talked about the large set of beliefs that range from extremely practical to extremely mystic. They also told us that the Mormon church gives an impressive level of services to its members when they