This statistic shows the results of a survey among Mormons in the United States on their particular beliefs in 2011. 11 percent of respondents believed that women who are dedicated members of the LDS Church should be ordained to the priesthood, while 87 percent of respondents did not.
Do you as a Mormon believe in the following?
Characteristic
Yes
No
Don't know / refused
Do you believe that Jesus rose from the dead, or not?
98%
2%
1%
Do you believe that God the father and Jesus Christ are separate, physical beings, or not?
94%
5%
1%
Do you believe that the president of the LDS Church/ the Mormon Church is a prophet of God, or not?
94%
5%
1%
Do you believe that families can be bound together eternally in Temple ceremonies, or not?
95%
4%
1%
Do you believe that women who are dedicated members of the LDS Church/the Mormon Church should be ordained to the priesthood, or not?
11%
87%
2%
Do you believe in yoga, not just as exercise, but as a spiritual practice, or not?
27%
56%
16%
Do you believe in reincarnation, that people will be reborn in this world again and again, or not?
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The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. (January 12, 2012). Do you as a Mormon believe in the following? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/218817/particular-beliefs-of-mormons-in-the-united-states/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. "Do you as a Mormon believe in the following?." Chart. January 12, 2012. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218817/particular-beliefs-of-mormons-in-the-united-states/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. (2012). Do you as a Mormon believe in the following?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218817/particular-beliefs-of-mormons-in-the-united-states/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. "Do You as a Mormon Believe in The Following?." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218817/particular-beliefs-of-mormons-in-the-united-states/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Do you as a Mormon believe in the following? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218817/particular-beliefs-of-mormons-in-the-united-states/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Do you as a Mormon believe in the following? [Graph], The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, January 12, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/218817/particular-beliefs-of-mormons-in-the-united-states/
