WHAT ‘sucessful lifestyle’??!?
Mormons are under a lot of pressure to show the world (and other Mormons) that they live the perfect sucessful life. Behind closed doors is another matter entirely.
Mormons not only lie to outsiders, they lie to themselves as well. It is the only way they can maintain their ‘testimony’ of Mormonism.
Been there, done that.
“WHAT ‘sucessful lifestyle’??!?”
Compared to the kinds of lifestyle the NYT approves of I’d say the majority of Mormons are vastly successful at raising families. They are NOT perfect and I know plenty of ex-Mormons in our church and would NEVER advise anyone to become a Mormon. That said, compare them to what the NYT approves of and the Mormons are, by far, successful.