The American Enterprise Institute's Survey Center on American Life found that 72% of Latter-day Saints feel connected to their community — compared to 57% of White Evangelical Protestants, 62% of White Catholics, and 41% of the religiously unaffiliated.
90% of LDS members report having very close friends within their congregation. 45% say their neighbors would be very willing to help them in a crisis — the highest of any religious group measured. The LDS ward system creates a social infrastructure that produces measurably stronger community bonds than any other American religious structure.
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