tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post5375399844318628785..comments2024-03-28T14:28:25.157-06:00Comments on Growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church): New Stake in BrazilMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-54802334699052128602012-06-11T08:47:50.485-06:002012-06-11T08:47:50.485-06:00Do you know which specific wards and branches are ...Do you know which specific wards and branches are in the Arsenal stake? I served in the Rio de Janeiro North Mission from 1998-2000, and two of the units I served in, the Sao Goncalo ward and the Cachoeiras de Macacu branch, were both in the Niteroi stake, and I'm wondering which stake each of those two units are in. Thanks!hypnometalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492852847554365904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-21314224010620583292009-10-22T11:51:33.171-06:002009-10-22T11:51:33.171-06:00thanks for the infothanks for the infoRicardo Prinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421893778919410183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-73175493146775061232009-10-22T08:21:45.133-06:002009-10-22T08:21:45.133-06:00At the end of 2008, Mexico had an average of 586 m...At the end of 2008, Mexico had an average of 586 members per congregation and Brazil had an average of 574 members per congregation. Membership is larger in Mexico than Brazil. Mexico had 1,158,236 members and Brazil has 1,060,556 members as of the end of 2008.<br /><br />The reason for why Mexico does not have more stakes and districts than Brazil is because Mexico's stakes and districts have more wards and branches than Brazil's stakes and districts. Furthermore Mexico had a total of 1,977 congregations and Brazil had a total of 1,849 congregations at the end of 2008. Brazil also has several districts which only have two or three branches, whereas Mexico has very few districts that are that small. <br /><br />We may see a large increase in the number of new stakes in Mexico, particularly in the Mexico City area. This year we have seen a trend in making many new stakes on the smaller side in other Latin American countries. If the Church were to make most of the stakes in the Mexico City area with only 5-7 wards, we could see 10 or so new stakes organized. It is obvious that the Church is not out to go and make stakes everywhere for the sake of creating a new stake. Otherwise we would already see many more stakes in Mexico City. Rather new stakes are organized to accommodate growth and meet the needs of membership.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-39695025058971474762009-10-22T07:48:56.159-06:002009-10-22T07:48:56.159-06:00I might be wrong about this, but the number of mem...I might be wrong about this, but the number of members in Brazil is bigger than the number of members in Mexico.Ricardo Prinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421893778919410183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-9842077587374579832009-10-21T09:39:25.740-06:002009-10-21T09:39:25.740-06:00The Niteroi Stake was very big before division--14...The Niteroi Stake was very big before division--14 units. It seems that so many new stakes in Latin America have around 5 wards and branches when created, so I think that even though other stakes in the Rio de Janeiro area are too small for division, they could still have one or two wards taken from several stakes to create a new one.<br /><br />Also, I notice that Brazil has 230 stakes and 51 districts while Mexico, with more membership, has only 220 stakes and 35 districts. Have you figured the number of members per congregation in these 2 countries? Of course Brazil is far larger geographically, so this would lead to creation of more units in outlying areas.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629100796960009292noreply@blogger.com