Given that it benefits churches to inflate their numbers, and it’s sorely tempting to do so by including those inactive (ones who quit but didn’t announce that they quit) we can estimate their numbers to be even lower, but we don’t have a means to track undeclared ex-Mormons.
Is the Mormon church still insisting we avoid the term Morman (in favor of member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or member of the Latter Day Saint movement )?
Given that it benefits churches to inflate their numbers, and it’s sorely tempting to do so by including those inactive (ones who quit but didn’t announce that they quit) we can estimate their numbers to be even lower, but we don’t have a means to track undeclared ex-Mormons.
Is the Mormon church still insisting we avoid the term Morman (in favor of member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or member of the Latter Day Saint movement )?
The data in article is trying to correct for that. The numbers out of the LDS do show a decline, but it’s probably deeper than their numbers show.
The numbers still aren’t perfect, mind you. It’s not full survey data, but rather corrections based on nationwide data.