LDS Church retention rates are down in the U.S., male membership is up

Pew study also shows how Latter-day Saints’ political and social views have — and have not — shifted in the past 20 years.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Church President Russell M. Nelson delivers a video address at General Conference in October 2024. A new Pew Research Center reveals shifts in how Latter-day Saints view abortion, Christian nationalism, climate change, partisan politics and more.

LDS Church retention rates are down in the U.S., male membership is up

Pew study also shows how Latter-day Saints’ political and social views have — and have not — shifted in the past 20 years.

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