Church membership statistics
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_LostInProvo
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Church membership statistics
This past General Conference was the first time for me that I didn't hear the usual spill on the Church growth and how many members there are now. I am positive that I didn't hear that, or maybe I missed it. What are everyone's thoughts on this? Why would they stop sharing those numbers with us? Could it be that as of late, true growth is actually negatve and only 1/3 of the entire membership is still active? Thanks.
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_Drifting
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Re: Church membership statistics
LostInProvo wrote:This past General Conference was the first time for me that I didn't hear the usual spill on the Church growth and how many members there are now. I am positive that I didn't hear that, or maybe I missed it. What are everyone's thoughts on this? Why would they stop sharing those numbers with us? Could it be that as of late, true growth is actually negatve and only 1/3 of the entire membership is still active? Thanks.
This only happens during the first General Conference of the year (April).
“We look to not only the spiritual but also the temporal, and we believe that a person who is impoverished temporally cannot blossom spiritually.”
Keith McMullin - Counsellor in Presiding Bishopric
"One, two, three...let's go shopping!"
Thomas S Monson - Prophet, Seer, Revelator
Keith McMullin - Counsellor in Presiding Bishopric
"One, two, three...let's go shopping!"
Thomas S Monson - Prophet, Seer, Revelator
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_LostInProvo
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Re: Church membership statistics
I didn't know that. Thank you!
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_Drifting
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Re: Church membership statistics
LostInProvo wrote:I didn't know that. Thank you!
No problem.
For the latest statistics visit www.mormonnewsroom
“We look to not only the spiritual but also the temporal, and we believe that a person who is impoverished temporally cannot blossom spiritually.”
Keith McMullin - Counsellor in Presiding Bishopric
"One, two, three...let's go shopping!"
Thomas S Monson - Prophet, Seer, Revelator
Keith McMullin - Counsellor in Presiding Bishopric
"One, two, three...let's go shopping!"
Thomas S Monson - Prophet, Seer, Revelator
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_bcspace
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Re: Church membership statistics
Alf O'Mega's Handicapping the Statistical Report VIII
Someone see if they can get Alf to start posting it over here so I don't forget about it. He used to post it on the MDD but stopped when he became offended the posts weren't included in the archives.
Someone see if they can get Alf to start posting it over here so I don't forget about it. He used to post it on the MDD but stopped when he became offended the posts weren't included in the archives.
Machina Sublime
Satan's Plan Deconstructed.
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The Degeneracy Of Progressivism.
Satan's Plan Deconstructed.
Your Best Resource On Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
Conservatism is the Gospel of Christ and the Plan of Salvation in Action.
The Degeneracy Of Progressivism.
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_Alf O'Mega
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Re: Church membership statistics
bcspace wrote:Alf O'Mega's Handicapping the Statistical Report VIII
Someone see if they can get Alf to start posting it over here so I don't forget about it. He used to post it on the MDD but stopped when he became offended the posts weren't included in the archives.
Just to be pedantically clear about it, I wasn't offended, just disappointed and a bit surprised. The statistical report posts have usually been bipartisan favorites, and I would have expected somebody to have nominated them for archiving. (I wasn't around, so I didn't know the scythe was poised.)
Last March I tried to post the report here, but the site was down the day or two I was getting it ready. I expect to bring it back here in 2013.
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_Fence Sitter
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Re: Church membership statistics
Thanks for posting it Alf.
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
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_Mktavish
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