(2) Activity of your spouse

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I disagree. This is the norm:

http://www.amazon.com/Suddenly-Stran.../dp/1593301111

Since Archaea is from a convert family his is not a typical experience. Ritualistic shunning and expressions of horror at apostates is a powerful weapon for the community retaining psychological control over its members. The LDS Church couldn't afford to give it up. If apostasy was cost-free socially you'd see it increase by orders of magnitude.

Gotcha.

Most members now are first generation members. Since 1970, the Church has roughly averaged three to four hundred thousand converts.

The average member is not a multi-generational family, but one such as mine, thus my family's experience is the norm and pioneer families are NOT the norm.