Mormon Stories 1418: The Future of Mormonism - Roger Hendrix

Returning Mormon Stories Podcast guest, Roger Hendrix, is a former LDS Bishop, Mission President, and CES director, and was also called by Gorden B. Hinkley as a Trustee for the Deseret Trust Company for 18 years. And as if that weren't enough, Roger also worked as a business Management Consultant for 35 years, and did a syndicated daily radio commentary on social, political, and economic trends for nine years.

Join Roger and myself today as we provide an analysis of the LDS church as a multi-billion-dollar corporation, and discuss "the future of Mormonism" - as Roger sees it.

You can watch part 1 of Roger's pervious interview here: https://youtu.be/kD_nm_k0eHA

Books by Roger Hendrix:
-Bend, Create, and Plan Your Future, author Roger Hendrix
-Choosing the Dream, The future of Religion in American Public Life. Co- authored with Fred Gedicks
-Leverage Point, a novel written with Gerald Lund. .
-The Idea Economy, Why your ideas will have to create personal wealth and hope in an age of uncertainty. Co- authored with Rob Brazell.

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Timecodes:
00:04:26 - Overview of Roger’s work with the Desert Trust Company
00:12:55 - Discussion of the LDS church as a multi-billion dollar corporation
00:15:42 - Introduction to todays topics and Roger’s relevance in this conversation
00:18:20 - Brief discussion on Roger’s previous Mormon Stories interview & his testimony
00:30:57 - Roger’s background as a management consultant
00:35:45 - Overview of the “6 Trends” that will be talked about
00:46:43 - Trend #1: “The leadership will continue to spend considerable time over the next ten years creating a new religion (church)”
00:48:27 - The name change & other recent changes in the church
00:55:53 - Re-framing church history
01:01:19 - Improving the “product” of the LDS church
01:04:17 - More on the name change
01:09:14 - Assimilation vs. Retrenchment
01:11:39 - Trend #2: “Realizing that the general market for religion is decreasing, the leadership will merge where possible with like type Christian religions”
01:24:50 - Trend #3: “The lack of growth is driving the leadership to create greater efficiencies so that new markets can be found”
01:32:18 - BYU Pathways & Africa as the dominant “market” for the LDS church
01:41:28 - Wealth of the church despite declining members & cost-cutting measures
01:49:36 - Trend #4: “The leadership will continue to make the church a high demand religion. Tithing is core. Cost/benefit analysis vs tithing”
01:58:52 - James Huntsman lawsuit & humanitarian aid from the LDS church
02:15:07 - Ensign Peak & more
02:23:59 - Trend #5: “The leadership will invest great amounts to ensure there will be no more leaks”
02:37:00 - High-profile defections
02:43:49 - Trend #6: “The leadership will play hard to deepen its major strengths in Utah. Strengths are theocracy and money”
02:48:13 - Attendance & membership trends
02:52:47 - “Fortress” strategy
03:02:40 - Closing questions & remarks

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