Texas Mormons - Daniel Luifau: Baseball Player, Missionary

Daniel Luifau, an 18-year-old Mormon from Texas, expresses his love for his home state.

This video is one in a series of videos The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released to better inform the public about differences between the worldwide church based in Salt Lake City and the polygamous group in Texas that calls itself the FLDS.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - whose members are often called 'Mormons" - placed a series of video interviews on its web site to illustrate the differences between its own members in Texas and members of the isolated polygamous group.

The Texas Mormons featured on the video interviews include a director of community theater, an orthopedic surgeon, a Justice of the Peace, a former Houston Oilers quarterback, a news anchor and a young woman with aspirations for medical school.

More information: http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/church-seeks-to...

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[jen60162]

Actually, our church beleives very strongly in the concept of agency. We all have the ability to choose, and it is a right given to us by God. We know that many people are not of our faith, and we respect them and would fight and die beside them to fight for their right to choose their own faith. I find the acceptance and tolerance in the LDS church the I never found in the protestant faith I grew up in. Just because we choose to follow the prophet does not mean we are brainwashed.

[bhoyos3]

Great testimony and strength Daniel. I served with your brother, Karl out in the California San Fernando Mission from 05-07. You'll will have a defining two years as you prepare and serve faithfully for the Lord and His gospel! Never be ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

[thrakker84]

I served with his older brother (i.e. the one at BYU Hawaii that he mentioned) in the California San Fernando Mission. If he's anything like his bro, he's going to be a great missionary.

[JNRLDS09]

mean clip

LDS represent !

luv the gospel

lol to dalevelz2828 - where is the luv bro !?

LOL

[Yunginspirit]

LOL!

He's more Christian than all members of other churches combined.

LOL!

[dalevelez2828]

One day he will become Christian.

[JohnRhysMusician]

What a wonderful guy to understand that the church is more important than self. I wonder how Donny Osmond feels about not doing a mission as a 19 year-old.

[4638JL]

Good comments.

[atan68]

I also respectfully disagree with the notion that mormons practice "brain washing"

My experience has been like this:

"We have never been encouraged to be blindly obedient; it is an intelligent obedience that characterizes us as members of the church. Brigham Young is reported to have said that the greatest fear he had was that members of the church would take what he said as the mind and will of God without first praying and obtaining a witness of the same for themselves."

-L. Tom Perry

[atan68]

I have to respectfully disagree. The beliefs of the FLDS are are night and day from Mormons. Even beyond the fact the Mormon have only one wife, they dress in modern clothing and embrace higher education. Mormons are very outgoing and seek to contribute to society as opposed to being refuse. They preach against the evils of a dole and frown on civic welfare.

[Fishman3837]

This is the kind of example our young men need to follow.  It's good to know that the spirit of truth,honesty, and valor is still directing the lives of these young men.

[0lfo]

wonderfully put.