Interesting article on Newsweek yesterday “America’s Next Top Mormon” about the prominence of members of the church on reality TV shows… I guess a member of the church has won “The Biggest Loser,” “The Rebel Billionaire,” and “Survivor,” not to mention some second place finishes. Then there is “So you Think you can Dance,” “Dancing with the Stars,” and of course “American Idol.” I have a friend who constantly updates me on ‘my guy’ David Archuleta… even though I have never seen the show, I have some sort of affinity toward him…

I love this quote:

There must be something about the Mormon community that makes these people so self-confident and so open,” says Lynne Spillman, a casting director for “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race.” She thinks that coming from a large family probably helps in a game like “Survivor,” with its complicated group dynamics mirroring sibling rivalries. “They also have these incredible experiences through their missions,” she says, “and can relate to being dropped off in the middle of somewhere they’ve never been and having to make it.