-So, there's been a lot of stuff
in the news lately about Mormons.
So, I thought we'd go and visit some actual Mormons,
because my only previous exposure to Mormons
was when I worked at Disney World.
All the Mormons that worked there
were the friendliest people.
Like, they came right out of a Disney movie.
I want to know what Mormonism is all about,
so I'm gonna go get to the bottom of it.
We're on a mission from God.
What's that from?
"Blues Brothers," right?
Nothing? All right.
Hi. We're here
at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
and what that is is the Mormon church.
So, we're gonna go meet David and Kylee
and learn all about Mormonism.
So, let's get out of here!
This looks great! You look like --
You both look like you're out of catalogues.
-It's just a Sunday thing. -That was the goal.
-I need a jacket.
I need some sort of sports coat.
Go get it on the crew so that I can look nice.
-You can have mine. Do you want mine?
-You know what? Okay. Yeah. Well...
-Let's get casual. -Do you want to put it on?
-All right, I'll put it on,
and then we can switch back if you want.
-Yeah.
-What size are you? I'm like a 40 regular.
-That's exactly my size! -All right.
This might be your present. You can just keep this.
-Okay, now I'm -- Now I look good.
Now I'm the interviewer.
What are the main parts
of the Mormon faith, the beliefs,
that are different from other forms of Christianity?
-So, we have The Book of Mormon, which is
an additional scripture on top of the Bible.
And it basically tells the story
of what was happening in the Americas
while what was happening in the Bible was happening.
-That's where Joseph Smith comes in, right?
-The writings in The Book of Mormon
are ancient, as in taking place in --
you know, starting in 600 B.C.
and, you know, coming to the birth
of Christ, life and death of Christ,
and then afterwards for a few hundred years.
Joseph Smith, in the 1800s,
through guidance from God,
was able to locate this ancient record
and then, through inspiration, translate it to modern English.
-Joseph Smith was a polygamist, right?
-Mm-hmm.
-That's not part of your church now.
-Correct. -Correct.
-Why is that,
and what is your take on polygamy?
-I know, just as a woman,
if my husband came to me and was like,
"I want to marry somebody else,"
I don't think I would like that very much.
But I do believe that he was our prophet.
And so I believe there was a reason for it
at the time and that it served a purpose.
-Are there elements of your faith
that are difficult for you to accept
as a woman, a career woman?
-I think that the role of the woman
and the role of being a mother
is the most important thing you could do.
And I'm not an expert in this. This is strictly
from personal experience that I've very recently had.
I do really believe and think
that there are very special spirits,
and I think that to give a spirit
the opportunity to have a body
is one of the most beautiful things you can give.
-One of our core beliefs is that,
before we were born here, we lived with God
and that part of His plan
is for us to be born here on Earth,
have a body, live a life, learn what we need to learn.
-So, the more kids you have,
the more Mormon spirits we have.
-This is, again, me,
but you would just want every child to be born
into an environment where they're loved and healthy
and safe.
-Did you go on a mission? -I did, yeah.
I went and served a two-year mission in Brazil.
-The whole mission over there is to convert, right?
-Mm-hmm. My day-to-day was to go out
and meet people and share what it was that I was teaching.
-Do you know how many people
you converted while you were in Brazil?
-Um...
I have a rough idea. -Or ballpark?
-I never kept tally marks
because they weren't tally marks to me.
They were people. So, I could tell you the story
of everybody that I talked to.
To be honest with you, I've never sat down
to total up the total number --
-Like, a rough estimate.
I'm not letting you -- -He wants a number.
He wants a number.
-That's great that you care about everyone as people,
but I'm talking numbers.
-You know... I think somewhere
between less than 100, more than 20.
-Wide spread, wide spread. -You're an engineer,
and there's a pretty wide spread, dude.
-Yeah. -So, you did a fair amount.
Let's say that. -I did a lot of hard work, yeah.
-You, I hear, are a singer.
-Honestly, I've been singing my whole life.
I went to school on a singing scholarship.
And when I was deciding what I wanted to do as a career,
I decided that it would be something
I would always do on the side
because, ultimately, I do want to be a mom
and I want a job where I can be a mom
and be at home and work from home if I need to.
And I didn't want to have to work evenings and weekends
and tour and do all of that,
so I made a choice a long time ago.
[music] Be still, my soul [music]
[music] Thy God doth undertake [music]
[music] To guide the future [music]
[music] As He has the past [music]
[music] Thy hope, thy confidence [music]
[music] Let nothing shake [music]
-There's people who sing in church
who have, like, nice voices.
Then there's people who are, like, musically trained.
And then there's Kylee.
[music] Mysterious shall be bright [music]
[music] At last [music]
-There are different wards of the church, right?
-Mm-hmm. -Yeah.
-What are the wards, and what is a ward?
-A ward is just a congregation.
It's basically geographically based.
It's like a neighborhood.
And so you kind of pick a specific area,
and you consider that your ward boundaries.
And those people will go to a certain meetinghouse
at a certain time.
We go to a specific ward
designated for young, single adults
between the ages of 18 and 31.
-So, why are they separated, do you think?
-I think it's more of transition into college,
and then it kind of becomes a,
"We want them to date and be together."
And our social needs are different
than a family's social needs would be.
-The singles ward,
is that just like a giant hookup place?
-What does "hookup" mean?
-I don't know.
I've never done it myself,
but I hear it's excellent.
-Just being in a big city like this,
you can be a little lonely.
And so when you get thrown
into a ward with other people who are young and single
and don't have other family obligations,
you can get together, and you can create sort of
your own pseudo-family units.
-You're technically a couple.
So, why are you in the singles ward?
-The meaning of "singles"
is, like, married or not married.
-It's not by Facebook rules. It's by marital --
-Yeah. -Right. No, no, no.
They still keep us here till the deal is done.
-There's something unique about you guys
as a couple in that you're a little bit older.
There's a lot of pressure to get married very early.
Is it the same in your church?
-There is a huge focus on the family,
so they do want you to get married
and have kids, but it's an individual choice.
-I have to ask --
What has taken so long with the nuptials?
-I don't know what's taking so long.
-Get it together. -You.
-It's a mutual thing, though.
-It does take two, usually. -Yeah.
-You're planning on getting married at some point, though,
right?
Oh. Did I just hit on something?
[ Laughter ]
-Um, we talk about it, yeah.
-We talk about it a lot, yeah.
-I think any couple who have dated nine months
or more know enough about each other
to know whether they can create a happy marriage.
-How many families do you think rush
into marriage before they're ready?
-There are an awful lot of people who get married
with the idea, "If it doesn't work out,
why, then we'll just move on."
I mean, that's sort of a prevailing feeling now.
We don't feel that way at all.
Our feeling is you get married and then you work at it.
A stable family is the most important unit of society.
-So, every now and then, after church,
since people, you know, drive a certain ways,
we like to get everybody together for a little social
and -- 'Cause anytime you give an alliteration to something,
it makes it more marketable.
We call it a "linger longer." -A linger longer.
-So, after church, we're just gonna hang out
and have some food and meet some people.
So, we'd love it if you came by.
-I would love to come.
Thank you so much for inviting me.
-Sure. That's where we're gonna set up your date.
-Wait. Okay -Yeah.
-All right.
Hi. Nice to meet you.
-Hi. Nice to meet you. I'm Jill.
-Melissa, great to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
-You arrange all the music for the church, right?
-That's my calling. -Okay.
So, what advice do you have
to all the single people
that are just wandering around like a deer in the headlights?
-Well, one advice is to be honest.
-But I'm trying to make myself seem attractive and desirable.
Tell me about dating. I know nothing about dating.
-It's all the friend zone.
-You and me are in the exact same boat.
Tonight has to go well. We've got to...
So, what kind of girl are you looking for?
-One that thinks I'm funny,
that will laugh at my jokes.
-Not a single one you've found?
What's that book you've got there?
-This is my journal.
-That's your journal with all your private things
that I immediately asked about?
-A little bit. -I just want to meet people.
That's what we're doing.
We're single guys meeting people.
Circle back. -I'll circle back,
and I'll let you know of anyone that thinks I'm funny.
-So, remember -- you're awesome.
-Okay. -I see pride!
I see power!
I see a bad-ass Mormon
who don't take no crap from nobody, right?
You're gonna go out there, and you're gonna find your wife!
-Yes! -This is what we're doing.
-That was the best pep talk I've ever heard.
-Should we just get married?
-I feel like we could maybe get married.
-All right. Eternity should be fun, huh?
-Eternity would be great. -Great. Awesome.
-We could have the rest of eternity.
-Okay. I'm looking forward to it.
-We're getting hitched. -We're done!
We did it! We did it, guys!
It worked out.
So, it was really nice meeting Kylee and David,
and even though I know a lot about Mormonism now,
I'm still very confused why he hasn't put a ring on it.
I feel like they are just genuinely good people.
I think that they might be the ones
to set me up with my future wife,
and I'm very excited about that.