I found this on my roommate's Myspace. I'd like to add that I don't think it's a cult. I'm impressed by so many young people living righteous lives and being so active in the church. I've never seen that before until I was introduced to the Mormon church.
Truth about Mormons...
Category: Religion and Philosophy
Newspaper article in Santa Claire, CA
>> I have heard and seen enough! I have lived in the
>> West all my life. I have worked around them. They
>> have worked for me and I for them. When I was young,
>> I dated their daughters. When I got married they came
>> to my wedding. Now that I have daughters of my own,
>> some of their boys have dated my daughters. I would
>> be privileged if one of them were to be my son-in-law.
>> I'm talking about the Mormons. They are some of the
>> most honest, hard-working people I have ever known.
>> They are spiritual, probably more than most other
>> so-called religious people I have encountered. They
>> study the Bible and teach from it as much as any
>> Christian church ever has. They serve their religion
>> without pay in every conceivable capacity. Not one of
>> their leaders, teachers, counselors, Bishops or music directors
>> receive
>> one dime for the hours of labor they put in. The Mormons have a
>> non-paid ministry - a fact that is not generally known. I have
>> heard
>> many times from the pulpits of others how evil and non-Christian
>> they are and that they will not go to heaven. I
>> decided recently to attend one of their services near
>> my home to see for myself. What a surprise! What I
>> heard and saw was just the opposite from what the
>> religious ministers of the day were telling me. I
>> found a very simple service with no fanfare. I found
>> a people with a great sense of humor and a
>> well-balanced spiritual side. There was no loud
>> music. Just a simple service, with the members
>> themselves giving the several short sermons. They
>> urge their youth to be morally clean and live a good
>> life. They teach the gospel of Christ, as they
>> understand it. The name of their church is "The
>> Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. Does
>> that sound like a non-Christian church to you? I
>> asked them many questions about what they teach and
>> why. I got answers that in most cases were from the
>> New Testament. Their ideas and doctrines did not seem
>> too far fetched for my understanding. When I read
>> their "Book of Mormon" I was also very surprised to
>> find just the opposite from what I had been told I
>> would find.
>> Then I went to another church's pastor to ask him some
>> of the same questions about doctrine. To my surprise,
>> when he found out that I was in some way investigating
>> the Mormons, he became hostile. He referred to them
>> as a non-Christian cult. I received what sounded to
>> me like evil propaganda against those people. He
>> stated bluntly that they were not Christian and that
>> they did not fit into the Christian mold. He also
>> told me that they don't really believe the Bible. He
>> gave me a pile of anti-Mormon literature. He began to
>> rant that the Mormons were not telling me the truth
>> about what they stand for. He didn't want to hear
>> anything good about them.
>>
>> At first I was surprised and then again, I wasn't. I
>> began to wonder. I have never known of a cult that
>> supports the Boy Scouts of America. According to the
>> Boy Scouts, over a third of all the Boy Scout troops
>> in the United States are Mormon. What cult do you
>> know of that has a welfare system second to none in
>> this country? They have farms, canneries and cattle
>> ranches to help take care of the unfortunate ones who
>> might be down and out and in need of a little help.
>> The Mormon church has donated millions to welfare
>> causes around the world without a word of credit.
>> They have donated thousands to help rebuild Baptist
>> churches that were burned a few years ago. They have
>> donated tons of medical supplies to countries ravaged
>> by earthquakes. You never see them on TV begging for
>> money. What cult do you know that instills in its
>> members to obey the law, pay their taxes, serve in the military
>> if
>> asked and be a good Christian by living high moral standards?
>> Did you know that hundreds of thousands of Mormon
>> youth get up before high school starts in the morning
>> to attend a religious training class? They have
>> basketball and softball leagues and supervised youth
>> dances every month. They are recruited by the FBI,
>> the State Department and every police department in
>> the country, because they are trustworthy. They are
>> taught not to drink nor take drugs. They are in the
>> Secret Service - those who protect the President.
>> They serve in high leadership positions from both
>> parties in Congress and in the U.S. Senate, and have
>> been governors of several states other than Utah.
>> They serve with distinction and honor. If you have
>> Mormons living near, you will probably find them to be
>> your best friends and neighbors. They are Christians
>> who try to live what they preach. They are not
>> perfect and they are the first to admit this. I have
>> known some of them who could not live their religion,
>> just like many of us.
>> The rhetoric which is spread around against them is
>> nothing more than evil propaganda founded in untruths.
>> (Others) had successfully demonized them to the point
>> that the general public has no idea what they actually
>> believe and teach. If you really want to know the
>> truth, go see for yourself. You also will be
>> surprised.
>> When I first moved here some 25 years ago there were
>> five Mormon wards in Santa Clarita. Now there are 15.
>> They must be doing something right
. I am mormon and i am black. it is not a cult by the way. I wish u guys would do your research before saying things that r not correct. it is plenty of things that i can say about "Black chruches and how they worship, but i don't go there because my main focus is God and not immature people.
We just need to have the truth presented. 
