tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post2636388098105478606..comments2024-03-29T00:47:42.684-06:00Comments on Growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church): Potential New Missions in Nations without a Latter-day Saint MissionMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-58847632035337567012010-09-12T17:41:41.389-06:002010-09-12T17:41:41.389-06:00Information regarding church membership and congre...Information regarding church membership and congregations comes from church websites. Population figures were retrieved from the CIA World Factbook.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-52638551052693082402010-09-11T01:02:34.921-06:002010-09-11T01:02:34.921-06:00Great blog. Where do you get all of your data?Great blog. Where do you get all of your data?Nau Propertieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641407277142250613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-53002731572849472362010-09-06T10:06:19.531-06:002010-09-06T10:06:19.531-06:00Regarding member missionary work from book: Law of...Regarding member missionary work from book: Law of the Harvest.<br />--------------------------<br />"Christian researcher George Barna found that only 26 percent of Latter-day Saints reported making any attempt to share their faith within the past year, compared to 61 percent of Pentecostals, 61 percent of Assemblies of God members, and 57 percent of nondenominational Christians. The 26 percent figure for Latter-day Saints is not significantly different from the 24 percent of all adults nationwide who report making some attempt to share faith, but it is significantly lower than that of many outreach-oriented faiths."<br />---------------------------<br />There are two ways to read this information:<br />1. That the average mormon is less motivated, have less faith and is lazyer than others.<br />2. That there are some major flaws in the LDS membermissionary culture and programs.<br />I believe that it is 2. that we somehow have been doing something wrong.Keith Heldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465218982008268082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-24663400419831996502010-09-06T10:04:09.855-06:002010-09-06T10:04:09.855-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Keith Heldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465218982008268082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-8915833812674912082010-09-06T08:45:05.262-06:002010-09-06T08:45:05.262-06:00To Matt:
Excellent post! It's so true t...To Matt:<br /><br /> Excellent post! It's so true that opening these nations as mission headquarters would not only expand work there but free up resources in neighboring countries where we're already so well established.<br /><br /> A quick check on congregational growth (not counting groups) shows Africa at the end of 2008 with 731, at the end of 2009 with 802, and currently with 841. Nowhere has there been such growth on a consistent basis than in Africa in recent years.<br /><br /> The nations analyzed in your post have over 225 million people and the potential growth is phenomenal. Thanks very much for your efforts.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629100796960009292noreply@blogger.com