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The effort to more clearly distinguish Mormons from the Texas polygamist group follows a survey commissioned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that found a high level of public awareness of stories about the polygamous compound near San Angelo, Texas. Allegations of child abuse led to a raid by the state's Child Protective Services earlier this year. Some 91 percent of respondents had heard or read stories surrounding the religious compound.

However, the survey also found that:

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  More than a third of those surveyed (36 percent) erroneously thought that the Texas compound was part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or "Mormon Church" based in Salt Lake City
  
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  6 percent said the two groups were partly related.
  
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  29 percent correctly said the two groups were not connected at all
  
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  29 percent were not sure.
  
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  30 percent said "Mormon," "LDS" or "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
  
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  14 percent said "FLDS"
  
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  6 percent said "Mormon fundamentalists"
  
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  Nearly  half (44 percent) were unsure