tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post464324431074653278..comments2024-03-28T07:31:41.105-06:00Comments on Growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church): New Stakes Created in Utah; Two Stakes Discontinued in South Korea; District Reinstated in RussiaMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-70277149922217327842016-09-13T05:52:28.147-06:002016-09-13T05:52:28.147-06:00Thete was a Koean family in my ward in Alabama a f...Thete was a Koean family in my ward in Alabama a few years ago. Hyundai built a factory in my town, and the father of this family was a manager there. Korean companies have brought a lot of manufacturing jobs to the US over the past several years. The family moved back after a year or two because they had a hard time with the language. There aren't a lot of Korean speakers in Alabama. The Spencershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791981928776467259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-49879016857552709832016-09-13T05:51:56.150-06:002016-09-13T05:51:56.150-06:00Thete was a Koean family in my ward in Alabama a f...Thete was a Koean family in my ward in Alabama a few years ago. Hyundai built a factory in my town, and the father of this family was a manager there. Korean companies have brought a lot of manufacturing jobs to the US over the past several years. The family moved back after a year or two because they had a hard time with the language. There aren't a lot of Korean speakers in Alabama. The Spencershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791981928776467259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-72897897380116296102016-09-11T17:14:02.197-06:002016-09-11T17:14:02.197-06:00How would I go about finding out about the growth ...How would I go about finding out about the growth of a particular area over the last few years, specifically Tucson Arizona.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141856260221133435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-11994692799086363612016-09-08T21:50:39.357-06:002016-09-08T21:50:39.357-06:00A couple Korean families and single members from K...A couple Korean families and single members from Korea attend my home ward back in Germany. The father of the largest family was my YM leader for a while. It doesn't seem like the economy in South Korea is anywhere near dismal, so I'm a bit puzzled about why so many leave the country. Some Korean members I've talked to have said that it's easier for their children to find eternal companions in the western hemisphere (I wouldn't necessarily agree in Germany's case though). <br /><br />Here in Utah, I'm also acquainted with a few Koreans, although most of them immigrated to America and found the Church here. I know an elderly (now retired) Korean-American couple that used to run a rather "ghetto" gas station across the street from my house, where I sometimes went when I had forgotten to buy groceries during the day. I had no idea they where members, until one probably not so busy night, I saw the husband read the Ensign in the store. They had found the missionaries in Portland 10 years ago and moved out to Utah a few months after getting baptized. <br /><br />All of the other ones I know are college students who were found through referrals from member friends/roommates, or through Institute activities. I actually know someone from North Korea who joined the Church here in Ogden. Really smart and faithful guy. I think he might have moved to South Korea after graduating, as I haven't heard from him in a while.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263568434057394615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-79560553933474463902016-09-08T21:48:25.315-06:002016-09-08T21:48:25.315-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263568434057394615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-65041598066075025082016-09-08T17:46:30.606-06:002016-09-08T17:46:30.606-06:00Tonga has lost many strong members. It has strengt...Tonga has lost many strong members. It has strengthened the Church everywhere else. Sweden and Dennmark, Scotland and England, Chile and Peru...<br />We live in an ever globalizing world at the same time of the gathering of Israel.<br />We went to the Philly open house and it was cool. Sometimes Jesus goes to the city. City of our nation's forefathers. 1.5 miles from Independence Hall.Eduardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019747288076783700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-90097158889011584632016-09-08T09:14:27.244-06:002016-09-08T09:14:27.244-06:00Thanks for sharing this really an amazing and nice...Thanks for sharing this really an amazing and nice blog,<br /><a href="http://seniorpastorcentral.com" rel="nofollow">Senior Pastor</a>Genniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777711432599849366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-17566188066457182642016-09-08T03:41:13.116-06:002016-09-08T03:41:13.116-06:00There are strong economic pulls for people to go t...There are strong economic pulls for people to go to China. There is somewhere in the vicinity of 5,000 Church members in China who are not Chinese nationals. John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-60045848348211046862016-09-07T20:18:43.732-06:002016-09-07T20:18:43.732-06:00Tonga has lost many strong members. It has strengt...Tonga has lost many strong members. It has strengthened the Church everywhere else. Sweden and Dennmark, Scotland and England, Chile and Peru...<br />We live in an ever globalizing world at the same time of the gathering of Israel.<br />We went to the Philly open house and it was cool. Sometimes Jesus goes to the city. City of our nation's forefathers. 1.5 miles from Independence Hall.Eduardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019747288076783700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-4373396674399570312016-09-07T15:56:32.624-06:002016-09-07T15:56:32.624-06:00In my Utah neighborhood, unless I am counting wron...In my Utah neighborhood, unless I am counting wrong, there are four lds families that have emigrated from South Korea. Some attend my ward, while others regularly attend a Korean speaking unit. I am not sure if all converted before emigrating to the United States or if they converted after coming here. Regardless, it is somewhat regrettable from a church growth perspective that so many have left their country of origin. I'm sure there are reasons for their emigration, and perhaps that was the best thing for their families. However, the fact remains that South Korea has lost too many strong members.BYULAWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198559151818993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-15552055718618993722016-09-07T15:12:13.858-06:002016-09-07T15:12:13.858-06:00Korean members are emigrating to China?Korean members are emigrating to China?Yeechang Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745943718978763859noreply@blogger.com