Well then here ya go...official LDS site says same...but I can understand you trying to distance yourself from this...however trying to divert from the obvious relationship Muslim Leadership is promoting with Islam is likely hidden from the membership for the most part...though it’s spread across the Internet for inquiring minds.
Latter-day Saint appreciation of Muhammad’s role in history can also be found in the 1978 First Presidency statement regarding God’s love for all mankind. This declaration specifically mentions Muhammad as one of “the great religious leaders of the world” who received “a portion of God’s light” and affirms that “moral truths were given to [these leaders] by God to enlighten whole nations and to bring a higher level of understanding to individuals.”
It is not the same only the topic
Because the world has one way of doing things you think Church leaders are to have harbor hate and contention in their hearts.
You can caww but a child of God should not paint with a broad brush!
President Gordon B. Hinckley has consistently advocated dialogue and mutual respect in interfaith relations.
He has admonished members of the Church to cultivate “a spirit of affirmative gratitude” for those of differing religious, political, and philosophical persuasions, adding that “we do not in any way have to compromise our theology” in the process.
He gave this counsel: “Be respectful of the opinions and feelings of other people. Recognize their virtues; don’t look for their faults. Look for their strengths and their virtues, and you will find strength and virtues that will be helpful in your own life.” 1
BTW this was written in the Ensign 2000 » August