Gender Gap Widens In The Church

[Bill “Papa” Lee]

A recent study showed that approximately 60 percent of Utah Mormons are women, up from 52.5 percent two decades ago. http://www.sltrib.co...mormon.html.csp

I wouldn’t be surprised if the gender gap is even more pronounced in other parts of the world. For example, I served a mission in Sendai, Japan in the 90’s and in every ward or branch I served in, the women outnumbered the men by significant numbers.

As a mother of three daughters, this concerns me a little. It appears that many LDS women will now have to marry outside their faith or choose not to marry.

Solutions? Future implications?

Women have always outnumber men to my knowledge.

[blackstrap]

Last I heard, more males are born than females,105 to 100, but after a year or so the numbers are reversed.

[The_RealEnigma]

It takes two to tango. I'm sorry, but If nobody wants to tango with me, that's not my problem.

Yes, you are right it and it isn't, and I freely admit I have chosen not to tango, my parents have never seemed to really be happy being married, nearly everyone I know in the Army hates their spouce, As a Chaplain Assistant I have seen people just up and say "my wifes a -itch and I'm gonna get a divorce," or they say "My husband is an arse I'm leaving him". What I have seen of marriage has been entirely negative, not to mention I'm met enough rotten people in the Church that I long ago became a recluse. I'm not in-active I just don't interact with people.

[Deborah]

I'm not in-active I just don't interact with people.

That's where I was out a few years ago. I was fed up with adults and their pettiness. I actually prayed that I would get called to Nursery so I could be around little ones and wouldn't have to deal with adults. I got the answer to my prayer but not for a couple more years and was in Nursery 3 years, though when called I cried because I loved working with Laurels. But then I cried when they released me. When I moved to Utah I got called to Nursery again and was there off and on for around 6 years. I finally had to get released because physically it was becoming to difficult. But I miss my babies.

So what I'm saying is I understand where you are coming from. But even though I had horrible marriage I got 4 beautiful children and 9 wonderful grandchildren and sometimes it's worth taking the chance for a greater reward. And who knows, you might find someone wonderful.

[Nathair/|\]

That's where I was out a few years ago. I was fed up with adults and their pettiness. I actually prayed that I would get called to Nursery so I could be around little ones and wouldn't have to deal with adults. I got the answer to my prayer but not for a couple more years and was in Nursery 3 years, though when called I cried because I loved working with Laurels. But then I cried when they released me. When I moved to Utah I got called to Nursery again and was there off and on for around 6 years. I finally had to get released because physically it was becoming to difficult. But I miss my babies.

So what I'm saying is I understand where you are coming from. But even though I had horrible marriage I got 4 beautiful children and 9 wonderful grandchildren and sometimes it's worth taking the chance for a greater reward. And who knows, you might find someone wonderful.

Nursery Leader is one of the best callings I've ever had.

[Stargazer]

Yes, you are right it and it isn't, and I freely admit I have chosen not to tango, my parents have never seemed to really be happy being married, nearly everyone I know in the Army hates their spouce, As a Chaplain Assistant I have seen people just up and say "my wifes a -itch and I'm gonna get a divorce," or they say "My husband is an arse I'm leaving him". What I have seen of marriage has been entirely negative, not to mention I'm met enough rotten people in the Church that I long ago became a recluse. I'm not in-active I just don't interact with people.

The Army has changed in all those many years since I was in it (1975-1983). Or else, you are in a position where you are apt to see more such things than the general population does. For instance, I imagine divorce attorneys think that everyone is getting a divorce -- since that's pretty much all they see.

I was in an infantry battalion for a couple of years, followed by a year in a field artillery battalion, followed by four years in the signal corps, and I cannot recall offhand any of my fellow soldiers getting a divorce, or even talking about it, or dissing their old ladies like that (sorry for the barracks lingo, there). In my estimation, pretty much all of them were happily enough married.

Oh, wait. There was one divorce I conveniently forgot about: mine. It's the only one I can remember in all those years.