Four (or Five) Types of Mormons? - Are LDS Church Members Secularizing? | Ep. 2074
Four (or Five) Types of Mormons? - Are LDS Church Members Secularizing? | Ep. 2074  
Podcast: Mormon Stories Podcast
Published On: Thu Oct 23 2025
Description: Join John Dehlin, Julie Hanks, Jana Spangler, and Beau Oyler (the Mormon Bridgebuilders) as we review a new analysis of LDS Church members by Alex Bass.Links:- Alex Bass's study- Benjamin Park's Analysis- SL Tribune Article- Robert Kirby's 5 Types of Mormons00:00:00 Introduction00:06:15 Maddie Packer clip00:11:29 Julie’s response to this clip00:16:44 How social media plays into the problem - only sound bits are shared00:23:52 Introducing Alex Bass00:26:05 Alex’s “Mormon Typology Report”00:28:23 How Alex conducted this survey00:29:49 The Four Types of Mormons00:32:27 First type: “devout believers"00:33:47 Second typer: “The adaptive believers”00:43:32 Is Mormon Orthodoxy in decline?00:52:33 Third Type: “The Inbetweeners”00:55:42 Fourth Type: “Cultural Mormons”01:12:24 Graph of how the groups are changing over time01:15:27 Saying goodbye and thank you to Alex01:16:15 Ben Park’s summary of this study01:19:14 Applications to BYU are declining01:30:33 LDS is the highest republican group01:37:17 Half of mormons now support same-sex marriage01:54:35 Mayci Nealey (SLOMW) clip01:54:42 Welcoming Patrick Mason to the panel02:17:00 Jana on the "Hallmarks of developmental psychology”02:28:43 How Mormon Stories has tried to encourage people to stay in the church02:3214 The three types of Mormons who are still attending church02:39:30 How wards have different “personalities”02:58:21 Closing thoughts___________________YouTubeAt Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals.  Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor todayOne-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/joinOur Platforms:🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us:📧 MormonStories@gmail.com📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117