Missionaries can’t mention Romney
With their dark suits, white shirts and name tags, Mormon missionaries are the most identifiable representatives of the LDS Church in America.
Yet as they knock on doors or ride their bikes through South Carolina and Nevada neighborhoods during this weekend’s presidential primaries, they have been forbidden to talk about Mitt Romney.
The LDS Church’s mission is “to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ,” LDS spokesman Scott Trotter said today. “As a church we are politically neutral and have instructed our missionaries to focus on that mission and to respectfully decline any invitations to discuss politics.”
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I wonder how my son serving a mission in South Carolina is doing. He is extremely political, But he really dislikes Romney, and loves Ron Paul. I am waiting on his report how this is all playing out in his world.
-David
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That’s funny. I guess it would have been good for people to hear that your son wasn’t a Mitt devotee but it’s probably best that missionaries steer clear of politics.
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