As we strive to bring current sitings of Mormons working and living in the public world around us, we thought we'd feature some major articles and sightings that have happened in the last few years. Below we'll provide links to some major sitings that major media outlets have featured.
TIME Magazine titled an extensive article about the Church in 1997. Below are some quotes we pulled:
"'It was in the 1950's,' says historian Jan Shipps, 'that the Mormons went from being 'vilified' to being 'venerated,' and their combination of family orientation, clean-cut optimism, honesty and pleasant aggressiveness seems increasingly in demand. Fifteen Mormon Senators and Representatives currently trek the halls of Congress.'"
"The top beef ranch in the world is not the King Ranch in Texas. It is the Deseret Cattle & Citrus Ranch outside Orlando, Fla. It covers 312,000 acres; its value as real estate alone is estimated at $858 million. It is owned entirely by the Mormons. The largest producer of nuts in America, AgReserves, Inc., in Salt Lake City, is Mormon-owned."
The article goes on to talk about some prominent Church members including Jon Huntsman and others. Click on the TIME cover to link to the original article. The last time TIME magazine featured the Church was in 1947 with George Albert Smith. He had a lazy eye from an accident while he was growing up and TIME decided to make it a focus on their cover page.
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