How does the church count exmembers and inactives?

[_Bond...James Bond]

I have a few questions.

How are members who officially resign counted by the church?

Do children of resigned parents get counted, or do they go down as resigned too?

If a 20 year old was to join and go inactive within the year, how long will that member be counted?

Bond

[_OUT OF MY MISERY]

I have a few questions.

How are members who officially resign counted by the church?

Do children of resigned parents get counted, or do they go down as resigned too?

If a 20 year old was to join and go inactive within the year, how long will that member be counted?

Bond

Those are some very good questins and you will get not get a concrete answer....but if you do...I owe you one

I think they are counted for ever and ever,,,,

[_Mercury]

I have a few questions.

How are members who officially resign counted by the church?

Do children of resigned parents get counted, or do they go down as resigned too?

If a 20 year old was to join and go inactive within the year, how long will that member be counted?

Bond

They count them as part of the membership. In reality the active member percentages I encountered were running around 30-40 percent. 1/5 of those were semi active.

[_Ray A]

Do children of resigned parents get counted, or do they go down as resigned too?

No. They remain on the records.

If a 20 year old was to join and go inactive within the year, how long will that member be counted?

Always, unless they ask for name removal.

[_Dr. Shades]

Ray A is right.

They keep counting name-removed people in their totals as though nothing had happened.

They keep their "lost contact" members on the books until they'd be 110.

In fact, they don't always remove the Mormons who die.

To make matters worse, they sometimes add "ghost members" to the total with a keystroke or two to make the numbers look better.

If you don't believe me, see this site.

[_Bond...James Bond]

Ray A is right.

They keep counting name-removed people in their totals as though nothing had happened.

They keep their "lost contact" members on the books until they'd be 110.

In fact, they don't always remove the Mormons who die.

To make matters worse, they sometimes add "ghost members" to the total with a keystroke or two to make the numbers look better.

If you don't believe me, see this site.

Doc Shades,

You seem to have a lot of data. What's your best guess on the number of "real" members since 12 million seems to be too high?

Bond

[_Jason Bourne]

Ray A is right.

They keep counting name-removed people in their totals as though nothing had happened.

Member who have their name removed are not counted, nor are excommunicated members. Children of members who asked to have their name removed are counted unless the parent has the child's name reviewed.

They keep their "lost contact" members on the books until they'd be 110.

This is correct.

In fact, they don't always remove the Mormons who die.

Yes they do, if they know about it.

To make matters worse, they sometimes add "ghost members" to the total with a keystroke or two to make the numbers look better.

No they do not.

[_Dr. Shades]

You seem to have a lot of data. What's your best guess on the number of "real" members since 12 million seems to be too high?

I have no idea and couldn't even begin to speculate.

To make matters worse, they sometimes add "ghost members" to the total with a keystroke or two to make the numbers look better.

No they do not.

Jason, did you even bother to click on the link I provided and read it?

[_Jason Bourne]

You seem to have a lot of data. What's your best guess on the number of "real" members since 12 million seems to be too high?

I have no idea and couldn't even begin to speculate.

To make matters worse, they sometimes add "ghost members" to the total with a keystroke or two to make the numbers look better.

No they do not.

Jason, did you even bother to click on the link I provided and read it?

Yes I looked it over. Lot's of "fuzzy math." Heheheheeeheeheheh!

[_Dr. Shades]

Huh? There wasn't any "fuzzy" math there at all. It was all simple addition and subtraction only.