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| − | ==Criticism==
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| − | "Within the state of Utah, the number of Mormons has steadily declined over the past 10 years."
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| − | ===Source(s) of the criticism===
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| − | *''Search for the Truth'' DVD pre-distribution letter.{{wikilink|url=Search for the Truth DVD:letter}}
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| − | ==Response==
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| − | The producers of [[Search for the Truth DVD|the DVD video ''Search for the Truth'']] claim that the number of Latter-day Saints in Utah has fallen, which means, according to them, "within Utah, we are doing a fairly good job of combating Mormonism" and "the Mormon Church is vulnerable."
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| − | But the video is simply incorrect, according to figures from the U.S. Census and the ''LDS Church Almanac.''
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| − | <th style="border-bottom: solid" width="110">Utah: Total</th>
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| − | <th style="border-bottom: solid" width="110">Utah: LDS</th>
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| − | <th style="border-bottom: solid" width="110">Utah: Non-LDS</th>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid">31-Dec-1990</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">1,722,850</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">1,236,242</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">486,608</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid">31-Dec-2005</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">2,469,585</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">1,752,467</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">717,118</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid">15-year growth</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">43.34%</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">41.76%</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">47.37%</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid">annualized growth</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">'''2.89%'''</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">'''2.78%'''</td>
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| − | <td style="border-bottom: thin solid; text-align: right">'''3.16%'''</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | </table>
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| − | As the table shows, the LDS population in Utah is growing, it is just growing at a slower rate than the non-LDS population. The reasons for this are unknown, but may have to do with high non-LDS immigration into Utah during this period.
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| − | ==Sources==
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| − | *''LDS Almanac,'' 2005
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| − | *http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/49000.html
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| − | *http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_lds.html
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| − | *http://www.ams.usda.gov/statesummaries/UT/MSA/MSA.pdf/Utah.pdf
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