Why do you want to make it smaller?Ezra wrote:50% befor or after the church has been cleansed?
I think the fortunate few doctrine is truly philosophies of men mingled with scripture.
40 And there had been murders, and contentions, and dissensions, and all manner of iniquity among the people of Nephi; nevertheless for the righteous’ sake, yea, because of the prayers of the righteous, they were spared.