Your Mormon Friend

Understanding Your Mormon Friend

Do you have a Mormon friend whose behavior you sometimes don’t understand? Maybe they do some things that strike you as odd. After all, what’s the big deal about watching a rated-R movie, wearing a tank top, or dating when you’re 15? If you would like to learn more about why your Mormon friend acts the way he or she does, you can get more information below.

Why does my Mormon friend . . .

• not drink alcohol or do drugs?
• have such a hard time shopping? What’s the big deal if something is a little bit revealing?
• not date until he/she is 16?
• not watch R-rated movies?
• not want to go to clubs with the rest of us?
• refuse to use bad language?
• stay home with his/her family on Sundays? The weekend is two days; why can’t we hang out on Sundays too?
• insist on waiting until he/she is married before having sex?

Learn more about your friend’s beliefs and more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.