Younger Mormons are highly devout in some ways but less in others, study shows

Younger Mormons are highly devout in some ways but less in others, study shows

(RNS) — Last month, I published a column arguing young adult Latter-day Saints in the United States are leaving the church in higher numbers than in the past, according to several nationally representative studies. The data on that question is clear: Disaffiliation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has increased, and that increase is driven primarily by young adults. In that column, I promised a follow-up piece on the young ad…