LDS are often accused of being too perfect, and paradoxically LDS themselves too often beat themselves up if they don't reach an impossibility high standard. It's not fair to either LDS or to non members.
We are not perfect. President Dieter F Uchtdorf said it best "Those looking for perfect people in our church will be sorely disappointed." He was right, as he is often. If you go into any church looking for people who aren't hypocrites, you are setting impossible standards than can not be met. Uchtdorf again was correct when he said "To a small degree, we are all hypocrites." Every member of the church falls short. By "every member" I include myself in this more than anyone else.
The church also has itself to blame, at least partially. The time commitment leadership asks its members is enormous. With kids, jobs, family commitments, etc it can often seem impossible to satisfy what the church asks us to do. This is not the church to join if you are lazy or unmotivated. I am both, so it's a challenge sometimes for me as well.
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