Where Mormons get it right

[RobinFinderson]

This is a thread for examples of where Mormon doctrine or culture really gets something right. Here is an example:

I think that Mormon doctrine/culture are right about marrying young and starting a family early. Here in Los Angeles, many of our friends tend to be couples with children close to the same age as Little Robin. This means that we have a lot of older friends, since the cultural trend among the professional class that comprise many of our friends is to wait to have kids until at least one half of the couple is ideally financially situated. For many, this has pushed the start of families back into their forties. Personally, I think the benefits of having the kids at a younger age outweigh the benefits of waiting for financial security.

Here are the specific pros that make me feel that Mormonism gets it right here:

Marrying young allows couples to grow together before they are overly set in their personal life patterns.

Marrying young seems like a better biological fit.

Marrying young allow a couple to start a family early.

Starting a family early means that parents have youthful vigor through the whole time when kids are still at home (though this might trail off if you have enough kids).

Youthful vigor allows parents to enjoy physical play with their children, which is an important part of modeling a healthy lifestyle.

Starting a family early means having an empty nest while you still have the energy to do some serious adventuring as a couple.

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What are some other examples of where Mormons get it right?

[UtahDan]

Not viewing abortion in absolute terms as many conservative faiths do is one thing Mormonism gets right. Supporting each other in crisis is perhaps the thing it does best.

[Mormon Red Death]

Fast offerings is a great way to help one another in. The church.

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[Colly Wolly]

Conservative economic mindset individually and for society more broadly.

[CardiacCoug]

I agree with those ideas in general, Robin. Too many people wait around for the perfect time to have kids. Obviously there are a lot of LDS women who regret getting married at 19 and having kids right away, too. Probably getting married around 23-27 and kids between 27-33 makes the most sense.

Another place where Mormons probably get it right to some degree is the idea of staying chaste before marriage. My experience with non-LDS friends is that those who have dozens of sexual partners (not just a few serious girlfriends/boyfriends) before marriage are much less happy being married and have a more difficult time staying faithful after marriage.

I think there are some sociological studies to back that up.

[TripletDaddy]

Too many things to list.

So let me list A few of my faves:

Family centric
Encourage individual accountability
Strong emphasis on self sufficiency
Good faith attempt to be kind to others, good citizens, etc
BYU
Etc.

[Viking]

Families

The best families I know are Mormon and Jewish

[Mormon Red Death]

community and support. you can move to almost anywhere in the world with a community of people with the same general values. While social capitalization seems to be declining (bowling alone) Mormons are generally good about accepting new people.

[All-American]

Being the one and only true and living church on the face of the earth. That's a big plus.

[CardiacCoug]

Being the one and only true and living church on the face of the earth. That's a big plus.

It's a minus in my book.

[All-American]

It's a minus in my book.

I can't imagine how. It's a great feature. The fact that Mormons know it, on the other hand-- THAT'S where you run into problems.

[wuapinmon]

Trying to get us to be more like Jesus Christ because we want to be good people than because we're worried about burning in hell in a lake of fire and endless torment.

[CardiacCoug]

I can't imagine how. It's a great feature. The fact that Mormons know it, on the other hand-- THAT'S where you run into problems.

So you're saying you're part of the problem, then?

[tooblue]

Basketball and football.

[MarkGrace]

I prefer the non-Mormon family model, at least as it relates to age and economic stability (if you haven't already noticed ).

Other than that, I agree with a lot of what has already been said.