Ep. 38: LDS scholar debunks myths about declining membership
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April 1, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 38
About this episode
Dr. Justin Dyer discusses myths about declining membership in the LDS Church using secular research.
Using secular sources, Justin Dyer responds to false claims surrounding membership retention in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dr. Justin Dyer is a professor of religious education at BYU. He’s got a Ph.D. in human and community development. He has published over 80 academic studies and has been cited over 3,000 times in academic research. He teaches classes on family, religion, and statistics. He recently published research on Latter-day Saint Religiousness, Well-Being, and Retention. When I saw this eye-opening data he uncovered, I had to bring him on the show.
People in this episode
Host: Keystone
Guest: Justin Dyer
Topics covered
- LDS membership
- myth debunking
- religious education
- family and religion
- well-being
- retention studies
Keywords
- LDS
- membership retention
- Justin Dyer
- religious education
- well-being
- statistics
- myths
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU
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