Mormon (C of L D Saints) visitors characteristics right?

[solvitquick]

Have you noticed that Mormons (for brevity) are: (a) composed of two men, never a woman in sight [women underlings?]; (b) the guys are dressed in Saville Row suits and expensive shirts, ties and shoes - most unlike their Jesus? Very bad Public Relations planning; (c) they know nothing about respected critics of biblical truth?

[bednobs]

no i have not

[dotty.]

they are on a mission, one of our weekend staff has gone to Scotland doing her mission work . I think because she has just turned 18. We have a Temple here, (amazing building from the outside but just like an office block on the inside, ) therefore we have alot of the young people about, it has a training part to it aswell.

[sherrardk]

Round here they come in family groups engine from grandparents to grandchildren, usually at least six of them.

[sherrardk]

Ranging ^

[ojread2]

(a) The last LDS we had knock at the door were all women - the whole group was made of about 7 women
Knocks that theory outta the water

(b) Do they do the chav thing of wearing the label outside their clothing then?
(c) Have you asked them then?

[marval]

Round here it is usually two smartly dressed men

[naomi24]

Actually, no. I've met female Mormons doing the rounds.

[boxtops]

We had a visit from the JWs, one man, one woman.

[naomi24]

Boxtops, the thread is about Mormons, not JWs.

[DTCwordfan]

Who is this Moron?

[DTCwordfan]

Oops Mormon

[boxtops]

Yes I know, naomi, I chucked that in for interest.

[Graham-W]

If they turned up at the door covered in tattoos, wearing ripped jeans and sporting a red bandanna they'd have no chance of getting to give you the truth.
Suit and tie? Maybe someone will let them in to discuss it.

[naomi24]

Oh right. 'Spose a bit of variety never goes amiss. :o)

[wildwood]

We have had Women/Men mixes call too. Smart clothing demands more respect. I am friendly to them but a firm NO often suffices. You have to admire their courage to get a facefull of abuse from most householders and still keep going.

[naomi24]

Graham, in my experience the Mormons are always polite - and never pushy.

[Graham-W]

I agree, naomi. They're just very surprised that you are not interested in hearing "the truth" from them. I guess they get used to it after a while.

[sherrardk]

I just say something along the lines of 'I don't want tobe rude or waste your time, but I am not interested in religion'. I don't think there is any reason to be rude, I wouldn't want to go round knocking doors and expecting to get a mouthful of abuse.

[naomi24]

Graham, It doesn't seem to put them off though, does it. Got to give them credit for trying I suppose.

[naomi24]

Sherrard, actually I find people coming round knocking on doors as - if not more - intrusive then people ringing me up to sell me insurance, etc. It's inconvenient to say the least - so it doesn't surprise me that some people are less than welcoming to them.