LA Times article that the Church cites on their website; cites the 6% temple divorce rate number.

Date
Apr 8, 2000
Type
News (traditional)
Source
Los Angeles Times
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Secondary
Journalism
Reference

William Lobdell, "Holy Matrimony," Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2000, accessed November 15, 2021

Scribe/Publisher
Los Angeles Times
People
Daniel K. Judd, Los Angeles Times
Audience
Internet Public
PDF
Transcription

The picture isn’t rosier for other Christians or Jews. The survey showed their divorce rates about the same as the national average. There is a ray of marital hope, however. And that comes from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—specifically, from those Mormons who marry in a temple. While other Mormons divorce at the usual rate, only 6% of those who undergo the demanding temple marriage break up, according to Brigham Young University professor Daniel K. Judd.

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