I wasn't going to post on this thread, but this demands a response.
Surely, as a Catholic and a Christian, you would want to present the truth about Mormonism, instead of how it wants to present itself. The Catholic church's official teaching is that Mormonism is a cult. No matter how excited we get about this election and the prospect of tossing out the Muslim, we can't get caught up in a cult of personality and start believing things we know aren't correct.
Before anyone screams, I was definitely against voting for Romney for a long time, but the Libya mess made me reconsider, and I'll now be voting for him. I'm pleased to see the reaction Romney is getting from the folks. I think we should be praying for him. But I'm not going to misrepresent Mormonism as Christianianity.
I want to be sensitive here. I know that discussions about what one's church teaches can be dangerous territory. So, in the spirit of the Spirit, let me make the following observations.
When one believes they are reading or hearing the teachings of any institution, one should consider the source. If you do not want to know what the Mormon church teaches, and you prefer to believe what someone else said, that's your right. Do you believe what the Catholic church says about herself, or do you believe others? I usually check sources to make sure that the source truly speaks with authority for the institution.
I followed up on the source used by ansell12 who wrote about what Mormons believe. I could not find the author of the source, and I saw that the site was not just traditional, but very orthodox. I have no quarrel with traditional Catholics (I consider myself to be very traditional), nor with most who are orthodox. However, I try to rely on credible sources when I use them to state an opinion. You may note that I also cited The Catholic Encyclopedia in an earlier post.
Second, the word "cult" has many definitions. I've read that Pope Benedict XVI referred to our church as a "cult." In some ways, Free Republic could be defined as a cult. Words have meanings. I find it best to make sure we understand which meaning applies.
Please forgive my didacticism. I'm old, I have received much formal education about the Church (Catholic), I've worked for her and I was an English teacher.
I'm sorry if my attempt at smoothing over what I thought could be a mistake (the post by Ansell12 concerning what Mormons believe) was the catalyst to your discomfort.