“Christians, especially pastors, need thoughtful resources to equip themselves to reach Latter-day Saints with the gospel. Beshears provides just such a resource, written with the charitable tone he hopes evangelicals will adopt when engaging Latter-day Saints.” - TGC
“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just reported its highest convert growth in history.” But… “In the United States at least, fewer adults are self-identifying as Latter-day Saints than at any other time since the survey began nearly 20 years ago.” - RNS
“LDS church leaders have said it is merely a ‘narrative’ that more young adults are leaving the faith. But in the US at least, it’s a narrative driven by data.” - RNS
“After denying that the 1886 pro-polygamy ‘Taylor revelation’ existed, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints quietly published it on Saturday.” - RNS
“Latter-day Saints make up just 42% of the population of Utah, according to a new study…. far lower than the 60% cited just a few years ago in The Salt Lake Tribune” - RNS
“According to the church, all information about child sexual abuse passed from church members to their bishops is confidential under the clergy-penitent privilege, and all information passed from the Helpline to church attorneys is confidential under the attorney-client privilege.” - RNS
“The survey showed Mormons to be in the middle of the pack in terms of heterosexual orientation, below Muslims and Protestants (85% and 84%, respectively), but significantly higher than atheists (53%).” - RNS
“With an estimated wealth of $236 billion in 2022, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could potentially cover all of its current expenses ‘forever’ with returns from current investments without collecting any additional tithes from congregants.” - CPost
“I reveled in the stories and worked hard to be a ‘worthy priesthood holder’ (as a young deacon) throughout my teenage years. But that project began to crumble as I spent more time on the internet.” - TGC
“While the margin of error is high with any small subgroup, the results are thought provoking.” - RNS
