Many have heard of them: we've seen their ads on television promoting family togetherness and stability; we recognise the young men sent out in pairs with their white shirts and ties; we may have even been offered one of their scriptures at a door-to-door visit.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints meets regularly at its house of worship on Wilkinson Avenue and comprises of a membership of around 70 people. To assist the local branch of what is one of the fastest-growing religious groups in the world, the Mormons, as they are also known, also have several representatives on the island to assist in the church's works of service across the island.

Elder Stewart, a young man originally from Las Vegas, Nevada who was raised in a Mormon home, explained that the missionaries sent out by the church are all volunteers and that they pay their own way. In his own case, he applied for a two-year service position and was assigned to the New York South mission, which then sent him to Bermuda for a six-month term.

"It's something that's changed my life and brought so much happiness," Elder Stewart said of his desire to serve in a full-time service role. Elder Stewart returns to the New York at the end of this month.

Like Elder Stewart, the young Elder Isackson, was born into a Mormon home in Washington state.

"I felt like I owed it to the heavenly father," he said of his decision to serve as a missionary. "He's given me so much, I felt like I had to give two years."

The pair of young men were recently joined by a couple, Elder and Sister Adamson, who will be serving at the church over the next 18 months. The couple had formerly done part-time missionary work in inner city Salt Lake City, Utah, where Elder Adamson served as an employment specialist.

"Couples are encouraged to go out when their families are raised," said Sister Adamson. It was a health scare and a resulting miracle that, "made us feel that was our sign to go".

"We are learning so much and we are so happy," she added.

While here, all four missionaries have been actively participating and supporting the work at the Barn and through PRIDE, as well as assisting those in need around the island in several random painting and other home projects.

However, key to their mission is helping others understand the Mormon faith, specifically that, according to their beliefs, the Bible and the Book of Mormon support each other and are both testaments of Jesus Christ, whom they believe to be the first born of God, one a testament to Israel and one to those of the Ancient Americas.

According to Elder Stewart, the church fell into apostasy after the deaths of the apostles, and it was not fully restored until revelation was given to their prophet, Joseph Smith.

"We have prophets today, just like they had in Jesus' time," Elder Adamson added. "The Book of Mormon is the word of God to the people of the ancient Americas. Joseph Smith, through the help of the heavenly father, translated it."

He continued that all people in the world are called to live a good life here on earth, and then return to God.

"Everyone has the light of Christ in them," Elder Adamson said. "We want to pass on that we know that there is life eternal with our families and our father in heaven. Those who keep the commandments will be father ahead? True happiness can be found in keeping the commandments."

For more information on the Church of Jesus Christ, for personal assistance or to receive a copy of the book of Mormon, interested parties are invited to contact the elders at 747-0497 or 292-5719.

Services are held every Sunday at 10.30 a.m. at the Bermuda Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints located at 15 Wilkinson Avenue, next to the Crystal Caves.