Cody and Leah Young were excommunicated from the LDS Church last week. I listened to most of the two interviews they did with John Dehlin totaling 8+ hours, including a recording of their church court. This is my summary of the heartbreaking saga with my commentary on how it relates to the LDS faith […]

Here are my charts for the LDS Membership Statistics Report, updated with the numbers reported April 6, 2019. These statistics are for calendar year 2018. See last year’s statistical report here.   Total membership: 16,313,735, raw growth of 1.21% on prior year Stakes: 3,383 Wards and Branches: 30,536 New children of record during 2017: 102,102 Converts […]