‘We’re so Grateful That She Chose to be Baptized …’ Latter-day Saint Parents Say of Their 8-Year-Olds, Into an Organization That Covers up Sexual Abuse of Children? Right.

Adherents to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regularly, and absurdly, post on social media that their 8-year-old child “chose” to join the church. Latter-day Saint scripture says that “inasmuch as parents have children in Zion (the church), or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand … baptism … when eight years old, the…