Mormon Stories Podcast

1548: Is the Mormon Church in Decline? An Insider Report (2022)

Feb 16, 2022

03:03:12

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Episode guests

John Dehlin

Highlights

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Episode notes

Young Men Are Suffering Because of the Mormon Church

02:12

The Church is on the Way Out

02:09

The Brad Will Cox Podcast - Radorapado Levradon

01:55

The Stake Priesthood Leader, John Goone, is a Lister in Warmer Stories

04:07

Introduction

2min

Aul, I'm Ready to Spill Some Red Boll and We're Going to Save to the End of the Show

2min

Brad Wilcox's Apology to the Black Menaces

4min

The Fireside

2min

What's Not Sitting Well With You Still?

2min

The Church's New Ef Y Perga

2min

Ensign Peaks Investment Strategy

2min

Then, a Chid Awat, and Elan Musk

5min

Theounder Coat Office - Aaar Beess Ar Be. While He's a Student, He Says He Won't Engage in Samesx Romantic Behaviour

2min

10.

Are You Worthy of Love?

3min

11.

Is the Mormon Church in Decline?

2min

12.

The Shakers - Is There a Plan of Salvation?

2min

13.

The Stake Priesthood Leader, John Goone, Is a Lister in Warmer Stories

4min

14.

Mormon Scoop's Deep Throat

2min

15.

Faith Crisis Issues Aren't the Topic of the Day

2min

16.

Faith Crisis

3min

17.

The Church Is Really Being Split in Two

2min

18.

Cuenon and the Mormon Church

2min

19.

Is Religion a Conspiracy Theory?

2min

20.

The Church Story Issues, Et Cetera

3min

21.

Do You Know This for a Fact?

2min

22.

Taking a Break. Marmon Stories, Yes, Welcome Everyone

2min

23.

Church Attendance Is Down

2min

24.

Sacrament Meeting Is Competing With Brunch in Joy

3min

25.

The Stake Is a Representation of the Stake

2min

26.

Young Men Are Suffering Because of the Mormon Church

2min

27.

Are You Ready for Some Data?

3min

28.

The Church Is on the Way Out

2min

29.

Priesthood Meeting Attendance, Young Women, Attendants

2min

30.

Are Young Men Choosing Not to Serve Missions?

2min

31.

The Mormon Church as Failed Its Young Men

2min

32.

Is the Mormon Church Only Elevating the Status of Its Women?

2min

33.

What Is the News From Elds Church Headquarters?

2min

34.

Are You Ready to Build More Temples?

3min

35.

Is the Temple Department in Chaos?

2min

36.

Is There a Christianity in the Temples?

2min

37.

Mormon Scoobs Is After After Oas. You Ant to Read This Care No.

2min

38.

The Brad Will Cox Podcast - Radorapado Levradon

2min

39.

Are You Going to Question Russo Nelson's Decisions?

2min

40.

Mormon Scoops Episodes - The New Temple Prep Course

2min

41.

The New Endowment Movies Are in the Works

3min

42.

The New Temple of Dome Ceremony Movies

2min

43.

What Are Your Reactions to Tsu?

4min

44.

Is This Really Worth It?

4min

45.

The Risen Tide Lifts All Ships

6min

46.

Mormon Scoops - What You Got for Us?

3min

47.

Is That Making You Sad?

2min

48.

I Graduated. You Byou. Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me

4min

49.

I Love Your Shows, Trevor!

3min

50.

Mormon Stories - I Love It, Because It Touches on the Subject

2min

51.

Mormon Stories - I'm a Polynesian, Born and Raised in Little Provo, Utah

6min

52.

Covid Church Was a Blessing

1min

53.

I'm a Christian Friend, and I'd Rather Live With the Tattoo Pain Than Thero An.

5min

54.

The Church Impacts the Individual

2min

55.

I'm Not a Literal Believer, but I Still Go to Church With My Wife

3min

56.

The Churches Are Trying to Grow the Church, but That's Not Working

2min

57.

Is It Pretty Mormons Cove?

3min

58.

Are You Joining It More Than Utah?

4min

59.

The Church Is Not Just Growing, It's in Shocking Decline

2min

60.

What's the Strangest Pattern in the Church?

4min

61.

Are You a Frikan?

3min

62.

Is the Church Really Making the Decisions or Image?

3min

63.

Mormer Stories - I've Got Quite This Story

6min

64.

Transgender on Ginger T N Gender Network

2min

65.

Mormon Stories in the Oben Storis Foundation

4min

66.

What's Going on in Alpine?

4min

67.

A Mormon Faith Crisis on Line Support Group.

5min

68.

The Mixed Faith Marriage Retreat Is Coming Back!

3min

Recently John Dehlin had lunch with a mid-level Mormon church leader along the Wasatch front who was eager to share insider information regarding the statistical and programmatic health of the Mormon church since the COVID-19 epidemic. Topics that were covered include: - The pervasiveness of "faith crisis" issues within Mormon stakes and wards.

The rise of conservative/fundamentalist/"Prepper"/"Trumpers"/anti-vaxxers/Q-Anoners as a source of disaffection from the Mormon church.
Attempts to increase the involvement of women.
How post-COVID Mormon apathy has led to a decline in church activity.
The rise of "PIMO" Mormons (Physically in, mentally out).
The decline of the Mormon youth programs, with a dramatic decline in young men church participation and mission service.

The leader was willing to share activity statistics within his stake to demonstrate the post-COVID decline.

Finally, the source was willing to share information regarding three significant changes at Mormon church headquarters:

The dramatic rise in temple building since Russel M. Nelson became the Mormon prophet, and the effect this is having on the temple department.
A new Mormon temple prep course that will soon be released.
Significant upcoming changes regarding 1 on 1 youth interviews.

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