8 Uncomfortable Truths about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:.

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Weed and gambling deregulation are in stage 6 of the amnesia loop.

I have a pretty good sense of how much people think about Latter-day Saints. Many Americans have never met one. But between viral posts mocking us, the TV shows, movies, documentaries, and weekly national coverage, the way we’re treated looks more like fear than indifference.

WSJ says the share of U.S. adults identifying as Mormon has fallen to nearly half of the 1.8% reported in 2012. This claim does not align with the findings of Pew Research and PRRI, the two leading organizations that have consistently monitored the nation’s religious landscape.

Important to note as well:

According to WSJ, this is what a “Exmo tiktok” victory looks like:

According to WSJ, this is what a “Exmo tiktok” victory looks like:

A best-selling author who is not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wrote this after studying the Church and its members:

A senior Church leader shared that convert baptisms in Q1 2025 were up 20% compared to Q1 2024 across every region of the world. He also noted that the past 12 months marked the highest number of convert baptisms in any 12-month period to date.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is on pace to baptize more converts in 2025 than any single year in the history of the Church.

Recently, a prominent Catholic leader remarked:. “BYU-Pathway may end up becoming your church’s biggest gift to the world, hands down.”.

BYU–Pathway offers an innovative approach to higher education by reaching students wherever they live. BYU–Pathway’s 2024 enrollment included 75,000 students worldwide and 27,000 in Africa alone.

The Church allocates $1 billion annually to fund higher education through its network of schools and programs. This funding opens the door to college degrees through BYU, BYU–Idaho, BYU–Hawaii, BYU–Pathway, and Ensign College.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a leader in educational innovation, offering tens of thousands of students, including those in developing countries, access to higher learning opportunities.

In 2024, the Church donated 32 million pounds of food through humanitarian organizations and food banks. This food is grown and processed at Church-owned farms and facilities. The Church owns storehouses across the globe that distribute supplies to those in need.

During 2024, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spent nearly $4 million per day on humanitarian aid. Example:. The Church donated 150 milk sheep to create a farm in Jordan. This farm trains locals in dairy product creation.

In 2024 alone, humanitarian aid expenditures by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were $1.45 billion. That’s about $4 million per day in humanitarian aid. The Church was involved in nearly 4,000 humanitarian aid projects in 192 countries during 2024.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a global leader in humanitarian relief. Since 2021, humanitarian aid expenditures from the Church are around $5 billion.

The B.H. Roberts Foundation examined whether temple marriages among Latter-day Saints are less likely to end in divorce than non-temple marriages. The study estimated that 14% of temple marriages end in divorce. 53% of non-temple marriages are estimated to end in divorce.

A study from the U. of Illinois at Chicago analyzed how religion affects marital stability. Marriages between members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were the least likely to end in divorce. The study estimated that only 13% of such marriages end in divorce.