So you were one of those who went to people's homes to promote the religion? I very much enjoy when they come to my door. They are very respectful people & when they leave after having a cordial midrash about Scripture, neither of us is the lesser. You'd think they would remove our address from their list or at least highlight it as one to avoid, but yet they still come every few months for tea & midrash.
This is the example Yah’shua Messiah gave to us, not one of mockery & persecution.
No, I trained for a LDS mission but ended up not serving because of health issues.
You can kiss up to them all you want but you won’t reach them and they will only see you as potential converts - they will have no respect for you. The only way to get through to them is to get them to question Mormonism. There is such a thing as tough love and with the Mormons truth above all else. That isn’t persecution, I love them enough to be honest with them and tell them the truth at all costs.