*shudders at the thought of this place*

If you ever want the LDS church to tell the honest truth about their history/doctrine then I'd suggest reading http://www.xmission.com/reason/mantle.htm first. The church doesn't tell the truth. And that's why they are in decline.

LDS Headquarters building is also known in Salt Lake City and in the LDS Church as "The Great and Spacious Building."

The church is in decline? What does that mean? According to the "U.S. News & World Report", it was the 5th largest in the U.S. and one of the fastest growing in the world.

Come on now, let's play nice kids.

The Mormon's are a cult! Jesus said I am the way

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is, as is obvious from the name, a Christian sect which powerfully emphasizes emulation of Jesus, and adherence to his teachings. It shares beliefs and scripture (the old and new testaments of the King James Bible) with virtually every other Christian denomination and is no more or less a "cult" than any of the others. Like all denominations, it has certain beliefs which delineate it from others, as well. It can only justly be objectively judged according to it's works, which primarily consist of promoting a healthy lifestyle, devotion to family, a priority on education and self-betterment, and service to friends, community, and the world.

The LDS church has provided more than $1 billion in monetary humanitarian aid to areas stricken by natural disaster, political upheaval, and poverty world-wide, in addition to millions more in material donations from members. It was the first to act and organize rescue and relief when hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. Because of it's almost entirely volunteer-based structure, and emphasis on service, local church branches are able to take action in such disasters almost immediately, and the "Bishops" of those branches have stores of supplies on hand which they can distribute on a moment's notice. Many church members in Utah and other states took Katrina victims into their own homes, helped them resettle, and get back on their feet after devastating losses.

Members have fought and died bravely in virtually every war the United States have been involved in from the Mexican American war to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Because of the benefits the LDS church provides to families and communities, it's members are among the healthiest anywhere, and the church is the fastest growing on the planet, not from increased population, but by conversion through the fellowship and teachings of it's more than 50,000 young volunteer missionaries world-wide.

Many US Presidents have called on LDS Church leaders for council and prayer on their behalf, while good church members have served in government from local councils to the highest positions in Presidential cabinets, and have been recruited specifically at times for posts in the intelligence gathering community because of their propensity to honesty, loyalty to country, and hard work. They are good citizens in any country because of the church's emphasis on obeying local laws and serving others.

If this brand of Christianity is a "cult", the world needs a whole lot more of it's kind.