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Mormons Make Great FBI Recruits

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80 points churchill | 1 comments | 01 May 23 13:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.231s | source
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geocrasher ◴[01 May 23 14:49 UTC] No.35773533[source]▶
I spoke with some LDS youngsters who came to my door some time back. They're friendly. I learned that they do not like being referred to as "Mormon" but instead prefer "LDS". For them, being called Mormon is derogatory.
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5555624 ◴[01 May 23 17:33 UTC] No.35776245[source]▶
All members of the LDS are Mormons; but, not all Mormons are members of the LDS. In addition to the LDS, there is also the the Fundamentalist Church of (Jesus Christ of) Latter-day Saints and the Community of Christ.

CNN's web site had a piece on this yesterday: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/29/us/mormon-beliefs-explained-c...

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1. seanmcdirmid ◴[01 May 23 18:25 UTC] No.35777017[source]▶
> Fundamentalist Church of (Jesus Christ of) Latter-day Saints

The correct abbreviation is FLDS I think.