tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post5775572098892367569..comments2024-03-19T01:34:05.989-06:00Comments on Growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church): 200 Official Congregations in Cote d'IvoireMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-45722969262834606112017-05-24T22:11:59.557-06:002017-05-24T22:11:59.557-06:00A couple of comments here:
In terms of how soon w...A couple of comments here:<br /><br />In terms of how soon we could see the first temple in the Ivory Coast make progress, that is difficult to say. I have my own theory that a groundbreaking could happen in a year or two if a suitable site is found within that time, but that remains to be seen.<br /><br />I have also heard rumors that we could see another temple announced for the Ivory Coast within the next 2-3 years, if not before, especially if growth continues.<br /><br />The Ivory Coast is growing well in terms of the increase of members and Church units. When the time is right, growth will really take off there, even more so than it has already.<br /><br />In the meantime, with Africa generally, they have had one new temple announced every year for the last three years. So I have no doubt that it could happen again. The Lord is very much aware of the Church in Africa, and if the people continue to be receptive to the gospel as they have been, we are likely to see so much more happen there.James G. Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331619300918542708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-44772008606303465912017-05-19T20:36:45.211-06:002017-05-19T20:36:45.211-06:00I believe yhe Dover Delawar ed Stake has some Mary...I believe yhe Dover Delawar ed Stake has some Maryland units. The acne is true for a stake in West Virginia.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-77694066070527566962017-05-19T20:36:37.284-06:002017-05-19T20:36:37.284-06:00I believe yhe Dover Delawar ed Stake has some Mary...I believe yhe Dover Delawar ed Stake has some Maryland units. The acne is true for a stake in West Virginia.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-38624372955627057642017-05-18T21:31:31.142-06:002017-05-18T21:31:31.142-06:00The last Maryland stake is the Columbia Maryland S...The last Maryland stake is the Columbia Maryland Stake created in 1991.<br /><br />30-Jun-40 Washington DC Stake 9 Wards, 2 Branches<br />13-Sep-70 Silver Spring Maryland Stake 6 Wards, 1 Branch<br />8-Dec-74 Baltimore Maryland Stake 7 Wards, 1 Branch<br />19-Aug-79 Suitland Maryland Stake 10 Wards, 1 Branch<br />12-Dec-82 Frederick Maryland Stake 8 Wards, 2 Branches<br />12-Jun-83 Annapolis Maryland Stake 6 Wards, 3 Branches<br />27-Oct-85 Seneca Maryland Stake 8 Wards, 1 Branch<br />10-Nov-91 Columbia Maryland Stake 6 Wards, 2 Branches<br /><br />That is 60 wards and 13 branches in these stakes. The Washington DC and Suitland Maryland stakes each have 1 ward that is entirely in DC and which meets in a DC building. There are two branches (1 in each of the stakes) that meet in DC but extend much further than DC. <br /><br />Also, there are two YSA wards in the Washington DC YSA Stake. I haven't accounted for other Maryland unts that are likely in stakes centered inside another stake and some of these units may be in another state (such as Pennsylvania or Delware). I simply haven't checked.Mike Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025612146815804945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-73858723600093439062017-05-16T18:26:24.068-06:002017-05-16T18:26:24.068-06:00Bryan: if those Maryland wards were to split, woul...Bryan: if those Maryland wards were to split, would there be a need for more buildings or would they share their former meetinghouses? Also, with more wards between DC and Baltimore, would there be a possibility of a new stake? When was the last new stake to be created in the Catholic colony?<br />I think Ft. Meade has added a lot of jobs the last few years, the economy is good in general, and despite secular trends everywhere the church continues to progress in the East, with more temple coverage than ever.Eduardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019747288076783700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-44801718373878247472017-05-16T13:49:21.148-06:002017-05-16T13:49:21.148-06:00The flare-upnin Ivory Coast proved to be an issue ...The flare-upnin Ivory Coast proved to be an issue over pay and bonuses, the Government agreed to settle that just today (Reuters) so the effect should only be very minimal and temporary on our work thereJim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692368202247687591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-67924374296733726802017-05-16T09:42:35.961-06:002017-05-16T09:42:35.961-06:00I found a few wards that could split in my area ve...I found a few wards that could split in my area very soon. (provided they have the required number of full tithe melchezedik priesthood holders. Their sacrament attendance was recorded at 300+ *the ward name is just my guess<br /><br />Kentlands Ward-Washington DC Stake(300)<br />* North Potomac Ward<br /><br />Kensignton Ward Washington DC Stake (300)<br />* North Kensington Ward<br /><br />Susquehanna Ward- Baltimore Maryland Stake (300)<br />*Aberdeen Ward<br /><br />Jones Falls Ward - Baltimore Maryland Stake (375)<br />*Towson Ward<br /><br />Bryansb1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/01188210431454868034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-21496716287760711522017-05-15T23:04:36.188-06:002017-05-15T23:04:36.188-06:00I have commented before that just because Utah sho...I have commented before that just because Utah shows dynamic church growth does not mean that the worldwide church is slacking in growth. Many who convert globally end up moving to Utah, which still translates to overall growth. A Chilean youth that I worked with as a second counselor in Angol ended up moving to Utah, marrying a Brazilian, and who knows where they will wind up someday?<br />Californians who joined there emmigrated to Utah thereafter...<br />It is better to build up globally and continue to expand abroad, but Utah and Intermountain West development is still fantastic to see.<br />We do wish to see stakes expand across the world, however, but Zion continues to overall move forward.<br />Many reasons for optimism.<br />And always plenty of reasons to be concerned or sceptical, sure.Eduardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019747288076783700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-72549539282413369612017-05-15T22:41:36.155-06:002017-05-15T22:41:36.155-06:00Well there has been some Mormon literature written...Well there has been some Mormon literature written in Spanish. A novel by a Mexican Mormon that portrays current Mexican Mormons as hypocrites. Also Gabriel Garcia Nunez wrote a book of vignettes of Book of Mormon characaters and there have been a few other works. We are still waiting for Elder de Hoyos or another Church leaders to stand and call for the Church to produce it's own Cervantes. Unlike Gabriel Garcia Nunez I expect that this day will come. Although strong LDS literary output and tHoughton will only happen after BYU accepts that it will in its humanatitespecially college accept those who focus only on say the literary study of the Book of Mormon. This will in turn only follow Mormon studies gaining a much wider base of respect which in turn will follow multiple debates over its direction.<br /><br />John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-81900880956442362732017-05-15T22:12:58.807-06:002017-05-15T22:12:58.807-06:00My previous comment caused me to wonder if any Mor...My previous comment caused me to wonder if any Mormon fiction has ever been composed in a language other than English. I know that Agricol Lozano wrote poetry in Spanish but do not know much about it beyond that. I actually bought a copy of Chris Heimerdinger'so 'Passage to Zarahemla" and I believe a doctrinal book by Elder Holland both in Spanish but they ended up with my ex-wife in the divorce. Still not the same as these works originating in Spanish. John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-37140459606087446292017-05-15T22:06:38.248-06:002017-05-15T22:06:38.248-06:00Has the endowment been translated to Igbo. This us...Has the endowment been translated to Igbo. This us one question not answered in the Cummorah.com profile on Igbo. I hope the answer is yes.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-51546717838713314072017-05-15T22:05:11.041-06:002017-05-15T22:05:11.041-06:00My understanding was that the Church is essentiall...My understanding was that the Church is essentially missionary self sufficient in Ivory Coast. However as we learn from the film "Freetown" missionaries native to a place can have t heir work disrupted by civil war. <br /><br />On ot h error notes the Church just organized a branch in the Abu h a North Stake in a city that has seen anti-Igbo action. This is interesting because it is the Igbo along with the Efik and Ibibio who seem to have been the earliest converts to the Church in Nigeria.<br /><br />After reading about the Church in Igbo areas I was encouraged that the Book of Mormon, Pearl of Greater Price and Doctrine and Covenants are all available in Igbo. I am hoping more material will come out in Igbo. Of course I look forward to a day when treatise on Mormon doctrine, books on Mormon history and works of Mormon fiction are all composed in Igbo.<br /><br /> John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-81718698899709530912017-05-15T21:30:31.153-06:002017-05-15T21:30:31.153-06:00A recent flareup in political instability in Cote ...A recent flareup in political instability in Cote d'Ivoire may reduce LDS growth rates there this year if additional problems happen. This is why it is so important for the Church to be self-sufficient in meeting its missionary needs because these conditions make the assignment of foreign missionaries very difficult or impossible. Here's an article about this development from the BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39920149.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-43713469649823827782017-05-15T21:23:19.838-06:002017-05-15T21:23:19.838-06:00Also there are two 14 ward stakes in Utah. So we m...Also there are two 14 ward stakes in Utah. So we may see more growth there.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-48571954528447705862017-05-15T21:20:36.467-06:002017-05-15T21:20:36.467-06:00Actually the Church do a search provide much of th...Actually the Church do a search provide much of the synoptic information in their country pages at lss.org. However no lists are quite like the Church almanac stake lists. Seeing name chanel over time, listing of first president and a few other details was quite interesting.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-9953807965312898292017-05-15T20:54:54.110-06:002017-05-15T20:54:54.110-06:00Wealthy is always re l ative. I doubt that Elder E...Wealthy is always re l ative. I doubt that Elder Edward Dube quite counts as wealthy and considering he literally worked as a serant for the guy we hope invited him to Churchave he began his life totally not wealthy. John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-74872014791530073242017-05-15T20:27:19.114-06:002017-05-15T20:27:19.114-06:00Eduardo, you are right. TempleRick counts it as a...Eduardo, you are right. TempleRick counts it as a Virginia Stake, but I originally recorded it as a Maryland Stake, since it was entered in the CDOL as adding to the Maryland total but not the Virginia total. It still is shown that way, but if the stake center is in Virginia, then it is a Virginia stake. Thanks for pointing that out.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629100796960009292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-49749829903120805312017-05-15T20:26:48.781-06:002017-05-15T20:26:48.781-06:00You never know how fast stakes can be created, in ...You never know how fast stakes can be created, in 1988, 6,stakes were created in Lima,Peru on the same day. Bryansb1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/01188210431454868034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-30159975065446285042017-05-15T20:13:45.053-06:002017-05-15T20:13:45.053-06:00Eduardo, yes, Virginia added 3 stakes last year. ...Eduardo, yes, Virginia added 3 stakes last year. The Washington DC YSA Stake has 5 Virginia YSA wards and the stake center in Virginia. There are also two YSA wards based in Maryland with the District split between them. TempleRick counts it as a Virginia stake, just as he counts the Washington DC Temple as a Maryland Temple and the Washington DC Stake as a Maryland Stake.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17748302662856548786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-82345053752675493182017-05-15T18:48:31.002-06:002017-05-15T18:48:31.002-06:00Didn't Virginia add 3 stakes in 2016? I am cou...Didn't Virginia add 3 stakes in 2016? I am counting Stafford, Gainesville, and the DC YSA Stake, even though a couple units are divided between DC and Maryland. Most are VA.Eduardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019747288076783700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-14560301687916077872017-05-15T08:35:04.405-06:002017-05-15T08:35:04.405-06:00Two points
1- Stake growth worldwide is lower so...Two points<br /><br />1- Stake growth worldwide is lower so far than 2016, but we're still trending at or ahead of 2015 and prior years.<br /><br />2- Given the number of large stakes/districts in Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Ghana, it seems like the Africa West Area is just delaying approval for new stakes, but we should comfortably have 7 from Ivory Coast alone within the next 12-18 months.Michael Worleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078136075924935280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-67098997117548649992017-05-15T08:13:08.957-06:002017-05-15T08:13:08.957-06:00When they said 100 stakes in West Africa by 2018, ...When they said 100 stakes in West Africa by 2018, did they mean by the end of 2018? That seems more likely considering the (frankly abysmal) rate of stake growth we've seen this year, which is nearly half over already. And when President Hinckley said 100 temples by the year 2000, it ended up being partway through the year 2000.Christopher Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582245548922025033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-69272079515644382902017-05-14T23:16:41.351-06:002017-05-14T23:16:41.351-06:00US growth in wards and branches through April 30 w...US growth in wards and branches through April 30 was +14 (vs +34 in 2016). For Utah it was <br />+19 in 2017 vs +14 in 2016. Without Utah's growth there would have been a decline of 5 W&B for the US through Apr. 30, 2017<br /><br />US stake growth through Apr. 30 was +6 stakes, vs. +12 for the same period in 2016. UT stake growth 2017 +1 vs. -2 stakes through Apr. 30, 2016<br /><br />US net stake growth for 2016 was +40, and only +3 for Utah. Total net stake growth for 2016 was +92. US states with most net new stakes in 2016 were AZ, +12, TX, +8, WA +4, UT +3, NV +2, and VA +2. <br /><br />Other nations with high stake growth were Brazil +9, Nigeria +9, Honduras +5, Ghana +3, Dem. Rep. Congo +3, Australia +2, Guatemala +2, and Cote D'Ivoire +2.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629100796960009292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-21553832194866247712017-05-14T21:52:07.991-06:002017-05-14T21:52:07.991-06:00Bryan, the annual church almanac published by the ...Bryan, the annual church almanac published by the Deseret News ceased publishing with the 2013 edition. The reason they gave was that "all the information is available online," with reference, no doubt, to this blog as well as cdol.lds.org and ldschurchtemples.com.<br /><br />But I agree--it was wonderful to leaf through pages packed with information, statistics, history, and photos. It's a shame it's no longer being compiled and made available every year.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629100796960009292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-4677908091517711432017-05-14T14:22:42.132-06:002017-05-14T14:22:42.132-06:00Anyone know where I can get a church almanac for 2...Anyone know where I can get a church almanac for 2016/2017. <br />I have reaching the nation's on Amazon prime but their latest is around 2014.Bryansb1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/01188210431454868034noreply@blogger.com