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Originally Posted by Islander
I suggest you may be mistaken. My ward has 68% of converts from 1-30 years of membership and there is really great fellowship and friendship wthin. Myself, a convert of 10 years, am well acquainted with the pitfalls of new membership in the church. There is no "single" reason why new coverts fall off the wagon. From strong opposition from family and friends, to difficulties adjusting to life changes brought about by membership impacting socialization, work and family habits, and struggling to adherence to the principles of the Gospel.
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You're absolutely correct in saying that there is no "single" reason new converts fall off the wagon. I'm a convert also.. and the largest stress (in my experience) was comments made about non-members or inactives.
If I had to guess.. most new converts attend diligently for ~8-12 months and then it slowly fades away. The honeymoon is over so to speak.. and you become 'just one of crowd'. It wasn't until I got to really know the members of my ward until I realized what they really thought.