Mormons and Baptists Compete for Converts
Bob Smietana reports for Religion News Service on the competition for converts between Baptist and Mormon missionaries, most often young men who fan out, sometimes in the same geographical areas, in search of new church members. “Every year, the Southern Baptist Convention and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” writes Smietana “spend tens of millions of dollars to spread their takes on Christianity. They rely heavily on thousands of faithful volunteers willing to spread out across the country to share their faith.”