The influence of the LDS Church in government and business circles in the US is on the rise. One Mormon of note, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, is considered a possible contender for the US presidency, which would make him the first Mormon presidential candidate.
而放眼美國政商界，摩門教的影響力也日趨擴大，其中現任麻州州長 Mitt Romney 更被視為可能在 2008 年出馬角逐，成為美國首位摩門教總統候選人。