The answer is no, if you want to keep your friends. Your LDS friends don't need to hear it and your non-LDS friends might be offended. If you don't care about the relationship, knock yourself out. While the prophets have correctly told us that you should fear God more than man, if you make an ass of yourself and can't turn off your preaching switch-you are hurting the reputation of the church and your fellow LDS.
It's obvious to them that you are LDS. Like I've mentioned before several times, it's like being gay. People know, you don't need to tell them. Unlike being gay, LDS prove it with our actions. You can't tell if someone is gay just by talking to them. If someone doesn't drink, swear, is super nice and is gone for three hours a day on Sunday-time to see if they also have a book of Mormon in the house.
The best way to proselytize is to be a good example. Let people come to you. The soft sell is sometimes difficult because the joy we have in our hearts we want to share. To the outside world though, it can come across as fake or phony. I can't blame them either-the outside world can make you jaded and at first, it sounds like what the LDS church offers is just easy answers.
I know what the LDS church offers are not easy answers. In fact, it's quite difficult to continue to be LDS in the modern world. Those members who don't know the sacrifice being LDS requires are deluding themselves.
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