[wintertime]

In fact, LDS missionaries search out opportunities for conversion in the less educated parts of the world where illiteracy is extremely high.
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I see plenty of Mormon missionaries biking around affluent areas in our county and state as well.

Do you have any link **proving** that the Mormon church specifically ( with determination) discriminates against the wealthy?

As for baptisms, I know in my denomination, that it is the wealthy who are the least likely to join our church. I bet this is true for other Christian churches. Naturally, those who are the most comfortable with their lives are the least likely to see a reason to change.

I had a patient once who was an Episcopal priest. He said that his church was declining in the U.S. but that numbers of new converts in Africa were exploding off the charts. He said, “Here in the U.S. life is too comfortable. In Africa the choice is clear: Christianity or brutal barbarism.” ( paraphrasing.

Honestly, there is plenty to disagree with concerning the Mormon Church....but,...Geeze! If you stick to the **truth** and avoid made up nonsense, fabrications, pure lies, or outright distortion, or speculation, I think you will have more success.

[reaganaut]

Where the growth in their missions is says a great deal about where their focus is.

When I was training to be an LDS missionary we were told to focus on those going through ‘transitions’ and the poorer neighborhoods because they were more likely to accept.

Now, that doesn’t mean that there weren’t missionaries in wealthy areas, but we were told the missions were where people were more likely to join.

Vendome quoted LDS sources and used good reason in his post. Based upon my experience, I see it as entirely possible and not ‘made up at all’.

BTW, Mormons are not Christians, by their doctrines.

[Vendome]

I gave a link to the numbers of where LDS is getting their converts.

I agree with the rest of your post but am confused by
“Honestly, there is plenty to disagree with concerning the Mormon Church....but,...Geeze! If you stick to the **truth** and avoid made up nonsense, fabrications, pure lies, or outright distortion, or speculation, I think you will have more success”.

Well I can’t find anywhere in my post there could be conflict. It is precise.

In terms of success, I have no goal but learn more about LDS and I am having trouble finding common ground with their doctrine.

Not that, that should come as a surprise, they will even explain the differences in doctrine. So they are fully aware of the differences and, in fact, after they explain the differences they will ask if their position makes sense.

Of course it doesn’t makes sense and it isn’t suppose to.

We are different doctrinally.

[Tennessee Nana]

If you...avoid made up nonsense, fabrications, pure lies, or outright distortion, or speculation, (ofg mormonism)
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Do that and you’ll have nothing left...

[svcw]

I am curious what you think these are that have been posted about lds.

If you stick to the **truth** and avoid made up nonsense, fabrications, pure lies, or outright distortion, or speculation

[Elsie]

If you stick to the **truth** and avoid made up nonsense, fabrications, pure lies, or outright distortion, or speculation, I think you will have more success.

Kinda hard to do; since most all of our posts are from Official MORMON Writings.

But the TRUTH does get represented: when we quote from the Bible.