Mormon Idols
David Archuleta sings for his hometown crowd. Photo from the newsrooom of lds.org
Tonight’s the night “the two Davids” compete to be crowned the next American Idol.
One, I recently learned, David Archuleta, is a Latter-day Saint (Mormon). I don’t watch T.V. much and I am not up on popular ure, but I hear Mormons are now populating the reality television shows and drawing interest. I learned this from Newsweek.
My first reaction was: “where have I been?” I am missing all the excitement. There are members of my faith who are losing weight (the Biggest Loser), surviving (Survivor) and dancing (Dancing with the Stars and So You Think you can Dance). Who knew?
My second reaction was: “why all the fuss?” Why aren’t the faiths of others mentioned?
I guess it is because people still hold on to the notion that Mormons are not likely to be found doing normal things. If you…




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