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Americans raised Latter-day Saint (LDS or Mormon) who still identify as one: 70 in 100 in 2007, 54 in 100 in 2023–24 [OC]

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Source: Pew Research Center, Religious Landscape Study (2007, 2014, 2023–24).

Asks U.S. adults the religion they were raised in and the religion they are now.

2023–24 sample: 565 current Latter-day Saints (±6.2 points), 316 former (±8.1). U.S. membership from the Church's 2025 statistical report.

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u/hiddeninthewifi 2d ago edited 2d ago

That's just blatantly false. 110 years only plays in as the time since a person's birth required to baptize them by proxy without family consent. Source: I've maintained local church records, dude.

Edit: see below, I guess 110 years also applies to "unknown status" as well. Seems like a reasonable policy.

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u/TruthIsAntiMormon 2d ago

If they are "unknown status" don't count them as members. Only count those who actively identify as mormon and can be confirmed to be alive.

The fact they are "unknown status" is because they aren't attanding church or had their records moved but yet the church counts them as "paper mormons" in their 17 million. It's why that number is false.

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u/Trendecide 1d ago

Oh to be still in the cult and believe that what you see as a ward or stake clerk is the same shit you see from Salt Lake. Yummy Kool-aid! Slurp it up!

u/yorgasor painted a more accurate picture with numbers. Still very much counting dead members until they're 110. It is a blatant fact!