Indeed. I saw one graph (I'll try to track it down) that showed if the trends in Utah continue, by 2030 there will be 30% less Mormons in Utah than right now. This, despite Utah being one of the fastest growing States.
Let that sink in.
I thought they ramped up the call for the Saints to have even larger families to compensate for converts and young people leaving. I mean if families had a dozen kids and only eight of them left, that would still be a significant increase.
As they say in the Presiding Bishopric Office, "Mo members means Mo tithing".
How many of the contractors have personal ties to wealthy LDS families?
Jacobson Construction is probably the biggest and #1 - that's where a lot of money is being siphoned to and more than likely laundered, can you think of a better way than for a multi hundred billion dollar religion to give tens of billions in 'sacred funds' to a primary contractor with family or financial ties to those in charge of making decisions to build wardhouses, SC's and temples? Nothing to see here.