I was not aware that the Methodist or Southern Baptists kept precise records The Catholic Church records in a similar manner when baptized their name is recorded and never removed Is there any similar method of counting except using the reported membership numbers of churches We can report facts and we can report criticisms but we can t exclude information because we think the comparison is apples and oranges There is an absolute overabundance of anti Mormon claims that the size of the LDS Church is barely a shadow of the reported numbers However I tend to not get very excited over any church s claim about membership Report the number and report the claims by third parties and move on