The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter day Saints is or is not be a cult depending on how you define “is”, but anyone who can find glory in the fall of man as stated in the book of Mormon (2 Nephi 2:22–25) I certainly can not agree with their views of a Holy God.
That said I might still vote for an LDS candidate because of his/her political beliefs. I’m not sure the best Christian would make the best president.
“And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen [been cut off from the presence of God], but he would have remained in the Garden of Eden. And all things which were created must have remained in the same state in which they were after they were created; …
“And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin.
“But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things.
“Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy” (2 Nephi 2:22–25).
Fair enough. The concept of the Fall of Adam is a point of differentiation between LDS beliefs and those of mainstream Christianity. We believe that the Fall of Adam was necessary, that the Earth would not have been populated without it, and that it was planned for from the beginning. Adam’s transgression required repentance, for sure, for he disobeyed; but it was part of the process that God set in motion with the creation of the Earth.
For clarity, it is -not- LDS doctrine that sexual intercourse is the ‘forbidden fruit’ spoken of in scripture. I’ll be happy to discuss in more detail our beliefs regarding the Fall if you are so inclined.