Every religion seems to have its own specialty, that one aspect of worship it just seems to perform better than anyone else. Gregorian monks have their chanting, Southern Baptists have their choirs, and we Mormons have the blessed gift of organisation. Not since the fall of the Soviet Union have so many committees, subcommittees and sub-subcommittees been organised, disbanded, and subsequently reorganised in order to complete simple, day-to-day tasks.
The most important aspect of the LDS Church’s organisation is the prophet and the 12 apostles that sit at its head. Not since the days of the New Testament has a Christian church been governed so, a fact in which Mormons take great pride.
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