Social media driving youth away from church: Church of the Latter-day Saints President

Church of the Latter-day Saints President JOSEPH SITATI explains to TED MALANDA why Mormon priests don’t have theology degrees and why their members didn’t starve when Covid-19 pandemic struck.

Members of your Church would rather not be called ‘Mormons’. Why? 
We are Latter-day Saints. Mormon is a nickname that is derived from the Book of Mormon and dates back to the time when the Church faced much opposition during its early years from those who believed that there could not be additional revelation to the Bible. 
 
How did friends, family react when you  became a Mormon? 
My wife was with me from the beginning when we received the invitation of a senior missionary couple to come and see how and what they worship. But some members of our extended families were skeptical, preferring to listen to stories of prejudice that have been spread about the Church from the beginning, and became critical of our decision.