I am seeing lots of

16:42 Apr 22, 2012 

One of the things that often marks out a non-native EN speaker is the fact that they fail to use the present continuous tense when it is expected; and it is a thorny subject that is often tackled rather late on, and poorly at that, in a great deal of EN teaching I have encountered.

But conversely, excessive or inappropriate use of it is also a dead giveaway of a non-native speaker; and this very fact is often used to caricature certain ethnic groups whose 'native' use of EN is to say the least 'highly coloured'!

This is why there is so much debate here; only by seeing how the phrase fits in with the surrounding text can we know for sure whether this tense feels out of place here or not, and whether or not it conveys the writer's intended meaning.

16:30 Apr 22, 2012 

I agree with Michael. "See" is better in this case. We need to know more about the complete context to determine the best option.

16:16 Apr 22, 2012 

Who is the writer, who is saying this and to whom (the reader?) Is it simply a travel report? "Seeing" may or may not convey the meaning you want, as Tony writes below.
I agree with Jenni and Tony that "seeing" usually expresses a special meaning/circumstance and is not the standard way. "See" would be more natural if you just want to convey the fact that because you can see many Mormons, they have to be going to Salt Lake City too. Bernhard

15:14 Apr 22, 2012 

It is difficult to agree or disagree with these answers without knowing the fuller context and other tenses being used.

14:29 Apr 22, 2012 

Tony and I were writing at the same time. I agree with him that it depends on the larger context of the situation.

14:28 Apr 22, 2012 

I can think of you ways in which native English use the progressive tense for the verb to see: when they looking through a camera lens (although most would still probably use "I see" in that instance) and in conjunction with the words "recently" or "lately" to describe an ongoing series of occurrences (I'm seeing him / I've been seeing him a lot lately). However here "lots" has to do with number rather than the frequency of sightings, so I'd say I see" is probably more natural here.

14:11 Apr 22, 2012 

...it is a viable possibility, but may not convey the meaning you want — used like this, it is likely to have some more specific meaning. Consider the following sentences:

"As the journey continues, I am seeing more and more houses, which must men we are getting near the city"

"These days, I am seeing more and more people with new cars on the roads"

"As I look out of the window, I see peasants working in the fields."

"I see holly and I think Christmas"

"I am seeing lots of Mormons on the train, and this is making me worry I may have got on the train to Salt Lake City by mistake"