a devout Mormon
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There are lots of examples of people growing up devoted to a religion and going on to become criminals.
Unbelievable! Personally, I believe you have an unhealthy obsession with this religion.
The focus is on how far the fall is...
Have the the "devout" you're referencing...have they been identified by their religious leaders as being "gods-in-embryo"? Have they been identified by their religious leaders as representing a priesthood who is "THE channel through which ALL KNOWLEDGE, DOCTRINE, THE PLAN OF SALVATION AND EVERY IMPORTANT MATTER IS REVEALED FROM HEAVEN???”
Again, absolutely NO distinctions are being made between ...your take of the generic "devoutness" of a religious holder -- which probably describes half of the world or more... ...
and less than 1% of America that these priesthood-gods are identified to be -- which probably constitutes less than .001% of the world!
It would be the same thing as some religion proclaiming to the world...see...look @ these spiritually elite .001% of the world! And then watching them fall!
Tell us, Wintertime. Would your local newspaper & national media outlets make more of a splash over "average devout Joe" Roman Catholic-turned-criminal, or a Roman Catholic priest-turned-criminal. You somehow are under the grand illusion that the media splash should be "equal." What kind of caveman mentality is that?