This article is fantastic - Ophiolite, it is not the Mormon Church that is GOOD it is the rational and impartial examination of religion in the US press that is so pleasing. Several of the commenters are clearly labouring under the misapprehension that religion and good are not mutually exclusive. Don't read GOOD magazine if you want religious doctrine, this is for people who give a damn about the world and everybody in it - not their own selfish preservation after death or the wellbeing of a select few 'believers'.
The exposure of 'friending' was particularly insightful into the existance these individuals lead. How deeply lonely these young missionaries must be; leading an existence devoid of any genuine human friendship. No wonder they need the comfort of a fictional deity to get them through life.


"I encourage anyone curious about Mormons to talk to an actual Mormon."


I encourage anyone curious about any religion to seek information from an impartial individual who is educated about the faith rather than indoctrinated into it.


There are parallels with military training but this is really just an effective business process and show this church to be like all others - masters of the sale and marketing of delusion