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Originally Posted by curios
statistically 50% of new LDS members leave the church or become inactive within two years of joining, this is not me saying, it is official statistics,,,
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Call for references. Where are these official statistics and who keeps them, and how do they know? If you have a ward telephone list, how exactly do you tell which are active and which aren't?
* We take roll during sacrament meeting and in classes, but not showing up on roll doesn't mean you're inactive.
* The church doesn't keep any official records of members who have requested no contact. Bishops might keep their own records on the back of a paper bag, but there's no way to mark an individual as "not active" in the church computer.
I've never seen anything official on the subject, other than to discuss retention issues. Sure, it is an issue, but I'd really like to know how exactly you've quantified that issue to claim a 50% inactivity rate.
LM