tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post8548130648216716698..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 Brazil, the DR Congo, Honduras, Nigeria, and Taiwan; New Districts organized in Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, and South AfricaMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-67261480612910327242016-07-11T16:13:14.895-06:002016-07-11T16:13:14.895-06:00I agree. Wouldnt be surprised if they made Vlad a...I agree. Wouldnt be surprised if they made Vlad a district too...Bryan Dormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260239058235089111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-57887018160063159942016-07-11T14:49:06.207-06:002016-07-11T14:49:06.207-06:00I wonder if the creation/reinstatement of many dis...I wonder if the creation/reinstatement of many districts in Russia within just the last couple years was part of the Lord's way of preparing the Church there to be more organized and self-sufficient with this new law in place.Christopher Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582245548922025033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-52129245985385766512016-07-11T14:32:16.801-06:002016-07-11T14:32:16.801-06:00It is possible that the name itself has led people...It is possible that the name itself has led people to inquire more about the church, though I will add that BYU IS is not actually run through BYU and as such is not directly affiliated with the church. Students who take IS courses are not required to have an ecclesiastical endorsement, nor follow any form of honor code and the curriculum is entirely secular. This is different from BYU Online courses which are very similar but only offered for persons who are actually students at BYU.David Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633681311966766482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-68690453360630931832016-07-11T08:51:25.078-06:002016-07-11T08:51:25.078-06:00Oh, now it makes sense why the numbers are so big....Oh, now it makes sense why the numbers are so big. That is a reasonable way to count them, just not what is normally done. Basically it ends up being 25% larger, since your year to year turn-over is roughly 25% (those who take 5 years to finish are balanced out by those who transfer and take only 2 or 3, although maybe I have not thought through the effects of a large number of students leaving for or returning from missions). <br /><br />I wonder if anyone has joined the Church as a result of being exposed to the Church through BYU independent study courses?John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-4443898438516569012016-07-10T20:58:49.628-06:002016-07-10T20:58:49.628-06:00The Church's growth and size as a problem (whi...The Church's growth and size as a problem (which is a good sign all the same) makes it seem more likely that July HAS to be used as a time of unit creation and formal expansion.<br />With only so many weekends in the year it seems likely that general authority vacations will not shut down new stake creations. Also, July is a notable month for new mission presidencies coming together, which is a fascinating time. Eduardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019747288076783700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-14813211181953651642016-07-09T11:52:45.509-06:002016-07-09T11:52:45.509-06:00@John Pack Lambert: He makes it clear that those a...@John Pack Lambert: He makes it clear that those are the enrollment numbers for the 2015 CALENDAR year. That includes two overlapping school years, so it ends up being more than BYU's 30,000 enrollment (since a new class of about 8,000 comes in during the fall semester, and there's probably a couple of thousand transfer students). It's anyone who ended up being a student at BYU (or another CES entity) during 2015, so it's a bit higher than the traditional enrollment number.<br /><br />BYU's Independent Study program is huge. BYU just started an expansion on the Caroline Hemenway Building that houses the Continuing Education offices.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298641049685893695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-39291252141969323642016-07-09T02:42:24.910-06:002016-07-09T02:42:24.910-06:00http://www2.byui.edu/IR/stats/index.htm
BYU Idaho&...http://www2.byui.edu/IR/stats/index.htm<br />BYU Idaho's numbersBYULAWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198559151818993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-69906061229489283172016-07-09T01:23:14.470-06:002016-07-09T01:23:14.470-06:00The vast majority of students that I work with thr...The vast majority of students that I work with through BYU IS are not LDS.<br /><br />Most of the ones that are LDS are either current or former BYU students, or students at other Utah schools, especially UVU.David Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633681311966766482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-73369705873637618342016-07-09T00:13:11.903-06:002016-07-09T00:13:11.903-06:002015's 5 stakes in July was by far the most, a...2015's 5 stakes in July was by far the most, at least from 2011 on. 2011 and 2010 saw no stakes organized in July. 2013 and 2014 saw 1. Of course this means we could see 0, 1, 5, or 25, or some other number organized in July. My guess is we will see about 5, which is less than we saw in just some weeks in June, but I could be off on lots of things.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-16798309900673840652016-07-09T00:08:46.576-06:002016-07-09T00:08:46.576-06:00So, evidently the 43,000 is regular enrolees at BY...So, evidently the 43,000 is regular enrolees at BYU. Are you sure you did not up the BYU and BYU-I numbers each by 10,000? <br /><br />Those high school and college numbers are quite impressive. Of course at least in the case of high school enrollment I know people who have no connection to the Church enroll in courses, and many at least online BYU courses have no overt religious content. John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-40612518223737849952016-07-09T00:06:51.769-06:002016-07-09T00:06:51.769-06:00Wait, BYU has over 40,000 students? I thought it w...Wait, BYU has over 40,000 students? I thought it was just over 30,000. I wonder if these numbers include online students who are not counted for some purposes. The number of Pathway Program students is becoming quite impressive. I have seen people go from being marginally active to very active as a result of being involved in the program.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-48008005109129093292016-07-08T21:42:43.418-06:002016-07-08T21:42:43.418-06:00Posted this comment on another post but wanted to ...Posted this comment on another post but wanted to feature it here as well: I have once again revisited my list of locations that may soon have a temple announced. In doing so, I have looked at the comments on other similar posts, have done better research, and really got my list fine-tuned. I would appreciate any feedback. Please visit the link below and, if you feel so inclined, leave a comment letting me know what you think.<br />http://stokessoundsoff.blogspot.com/2016/07/4th-edition-of-cities-that-are-most.htmlJames G. Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331619300918542708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-10807660665217539372016-07-08T19:18:35.061-06:002016-07-08T19:18:35.061-06:00I think the issue is that the First Presidency and...I think the issue is that the First Presidency and the Priesthood and Family Executive Counsel don't meet in July (or December) to approve new stakes, but from the time of approval to the actual creation by one or more general or area authorities assigned to create stakes may take a few weeks to a few months.Mike Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025612146815804945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-5465876553678918922016-07-08T18:58:55.508-06:002016-07-08T18:58:55.508-06:00Church's statement about Russia: http://www.mo...Church's statement about Russia: http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/russia-passes-law-affecting-missionary-workMichael Worleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078136075924935280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-72116132583346119192016-07-07T20:42:00.255-06:002016-07-07T20:42:00.255-06:00I don't think it's necessarily a fact that...I don't think it's necessarily a fact that stakes don't get created in July. There were 5 stakes created in July 2015 per the sidebar. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00229072571915128162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-36070341330055172382016-07-07T14:49:23.747-06:002016-07-07T14:49:23.747-06:00Wow! I work for BYU IS and always wondered how ma...Wow! I work for BYU IS and always wondered how many students we have.David Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633681311966766482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-9698378114284059182016-07-07T14:01:23.563-06:002016-07-07T14:01:23.563-06:00He presented that earlier; there were 21,001 Pathw...He presented that earlier; there were 21,001 Pathway students in 2015. He also said that 90,696 people enrolled in BYU Independent Study High School Courses, and 74,090 were in BYU I.S. College Courses.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298641049685893695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-11115845576342003922016-07-07T11:12:17.789-06:002016-07-07T11:12:17.789-06:00Your CES enrollment data seems to miss the thousan...Your CES enrollment data seems to miss the thousands of people worldwide participating in the BYU-I Pathways program online - which was one of the major features of Elder Clark's talk.<br /><br />My estimate (very rough!) 25 students per 4500 English speaking stakes = 112,500 studentsMainTourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309793272234493219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-63064377085737640162016-07-07T08:18:44.686-06:002016-07-07T08:18:44.686-06:00I came across the CES enrollment data for 2015 in ...I came across the CES enrollment data for 2015 in a talk given by Kim B. Clark a few months ago:<br /><br />Seminary: 409,180<br />Institute: 369,579<br />K-12 Church Schools: 6,953<br />LDSBC: 2,877<br />BYU-H: 3,963<br />BYU-I: 33,802<br />BYU: 43,161<br /><br />I think it's particularly encouraging that we're continuing to see growth in seminary and institute enrollment. From what I could find on the last annual report available, these are all-time highs in enrollment for seminary and institute.<br /><br />Kim B. Clarks' talk: https://video.byui.edu/media/Kim+B.+Clark+%E2%80%9CCESA+The+Lord%E2%80%99s+Educational+System+for+His+Church%E2%80%9D/0_xl0zwja3/21751142BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298641049685893695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-54932502129034044472016-07-06T22:49:12.949-06:002016-07-06T22:49:12.949-06:00So no new stakes in July, when apparently the lead...So no new stakes in July, when apparently the leadership will take a break? How many stakes have been formed in July in church history? How long has this policy been in effect?<br />Will less stakes be created the second half of '16 than so far?Eduardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019747288076783700noreply@blogger.com