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Wed, 07 May 2008 15:15:29 +0000

[...] So last night I voted again (of course) for David Archuleta on American Idol, not because hes a Mormon (LDS) but because that boy can freaking sing!! Out of all the singers last night he brought his “A” game to both performances. People are always talking about him singing the safe songs that are his style - well DUH! He’s not trying to be a David Cook rocker (thats not him), he is more like a John Mayer, or even Dave Matthews type singer and can have a HUGE successful career as the winner of American Idol! I am still pretty bummed out to see Jason Castro (who is a horrible singer and performer) on the stage still because I think the other LDS contestant (Brooke White) who got voted off last week still deserves to be up there instead of him. She has made some mistakes, but she is such an amazing singer. I loved her version of “let it be” that she sang a few weeks back. Anyway, I was pretty happy to see how well David Archuleta did because this could be a good positive press for the LDS Church, and a good opportunity for him to educate those about the church who do not understand (remember my post from yesterday)! [...]

By: lds9999

lds9999 — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:54:03 +0000

Another occurrence like this is quite surprising, particularly because it is just one of a few in the news recently. Interesting post, with which I agree.

I have realized more and more over the last few years that the more educated someone is about the Church, generally the more friendly they are toward the Church as an organization and its members as individuals, even if they do not agree with the doctrine.

By: Two Gilbert Arizona Mormons Beaten Because Of Their Faith

Two Gilbert Arizona Mormons Beaten Because Of Their Faith — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:06:09 +0000

[...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn the media they are kind, even when one of the Presidential candidates was a Mormon, we get good press about being the first on scene to a disaster area and many other situations where people could (if they wanted to) attack our faith … [...]