Not As White As You Think
The Striking Diversity of L.A.’s Mormons
To the outside world, Mormons can seem pretty homogenous. You may picture young missionaries in white shirts and ties riding their bicycles. Or you might imagine a large white family with a professional father, a stay-at-home mother, and a half-dozen young children. The Mormon Church (officially the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or LDS Church) is working hard to counter this image of stereotypical whiteness and conformity. Certainly, it is a woefully inaccurate portrait of the church, as anyone familiar with any of our Los Angeles congregations will …
