[Colofornian]

From the article: ...the church decided to eliminate student congregations in June, now forming "young single adult" wards and stakes throughout Utah for single members ages 18-30.

Why? Because marriage rates among Mormons are dropping...Utah's been in the top 17-18 states for unmarried singles now for several years.

Worse -- for Mormons -- is that now for every 3 young single Mormon women, there's only two young single Mormon men...(Young men are dropping out fast!)

For more on these 2011 developments, see:
New study confirms many LDS stereotypes [Lds church bloats stats; men defecting @ high rates]
* Mormon men waiting longer to marry, worrying church officials

Mormon women...want a church-going husband? Odds are...look beyond the Mormon church.

You may even have to leave the Mormon church.

[reaganaut]

I’m actually a little sad by the ending of Student wards. Student wards at BYU were the most fun, much better than ‘family’ wards when I lived outside student housing. Of course, there was always the meat market feel to them, that was a downside.

[montag813]

Where does “Engineering the recall of AZ Senate President Russell Pearce”, and “Pushing for amnesty for illegal aliens against Mormon precepts” rank on the list? I personally know a dozen Mormons who are seething over the “Utah Compact” and other LDS moves to pimp amnesty, but cannot speak out about it. Disgraceful.

[yup2394871293]

Better LDS than LSD, that’s what I say.

[CainConservative]

O/T..

What year did Mormons allow Blacks full rights? How ‘bout half-Blacks? Any allowance for the White part?

[alexander_busek]

Worse -- for Mormons -- is that now for every 3 young single Mormon women, there's only two young single Mormon men...

There's a very obvious, tried-and-true solution to this disparity in the number of men and women of marriagable age.

Regards,

[Scoutmaster]

It seem as though one of the Top LDS Events of 2011 would be when Richard Bushman, the Visiting Professor in Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University, and Kent P. Jackson, Associate Dean of Religion at Brigham Young University both lied and told Maureen Dowd that Mormons don't teach or believe that upon exaltation they will becomes gods over their own planets. Despite what's currently taught in LDS Gospel Principles (which was the required Sunday School manual for all adult classes from 2009 to 2011), the Church Educational System materials for parents to teach children four through eleven, the seminary materials for youth fourteen to eighteen, the educational materials for college students, the celestial marriage guide, "The Father and The Son" Doctrinal Exposition by by the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve, the teachings of five Prophets which are still taught today on the official church website and in literature, the high school gospel quotes, and other current sources.

Whether you list that as "Top LDS Theologians Have No Idea What LDS Theology Is Being Taught" or "Apostle Dallin Oaks Co-Award Winners For Protecting The Church By Lying For The Lord Because It's Not A Sin; You Would Lie To Keep Your Family From Being Killed Like In This Little Homily Of Mine That's Always Quoted So It's Okay, Trust Me."