[wideawake]

In 1985 there were 4.5 million Mormons and now there are over 12 million.

That was more than a demographic generation ago.

If Mormons live longer due to the clean living code, and if their families average 4 children - I don't have statistics handy, but that is not a crazy number - that explains the 12 million pretty handily without many conversions.

[yuleeyahoo]

The Mormon Church will never remove anyone from the official Church membership roles unless they are ex-communicated.

My entire family continues to be counted as part of that 12 million, even though we have attended a non-Mormon Church for the last twenty years.

[yuleeyahoo]

The Mormon Church will never remove anyone from the official Church membership roles unless they are ex-communicated.

My entire family continues to be counted as part of that 12 million, even though we have attended a non-Mormon Church for the last twenty years.

[svcw]

In addition it is almost impossible to have your named removed from their “membership” rolls.
Any other thing they do is keep people on the rolls until they reach their 110 year.
The 12 million figure is actually world wide, not just the USA.