tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post8581271052455077661..comments2024-03-19T01:34:05.989-06:00Comments on Growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church): 2012 Annual Statistical ReportMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-71850861886070021202013-04-20T07:46:30.842-06:002013-04-20T07:46:30.842-06:00Ah ok. Thank you Adam.Ah ok. Thank you Adam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-52568555518934406072013-04-17T03:11:12.428-06:002013-04-17T03:11:12.428-06:00Last year the country stats came out on the 24th, ...Last year the country stats came out on the 24th, so it looks like in the next week or so. Not sure in the states.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15716429933814861796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-82006988647310420772013-04-17T03:08:06.375-06:002013-04-17T03:08:06.375-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15716429933814861796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-15350778671192842312013-04-17T02:09:11.427-06:002013-04-17T02:09:11.427-06:00When do you expect the release of Dec. 31 membersh...When do you expect the release of Dec. 31 membership by state and country?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-19839231949997516472013-04-09T15:13:23.759-06:002013-04-09T15:13:23.759-06:00Exciting number, and I would actually partly accou...Exciting number, and I would actually partly account the reduction in convert baptisms to the church emphasis on real growth. Some missions have been told to only teach less actives for long periods of time because so many have been lost. <br />Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189098557039386504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-6138100132544820652013-04-08T20:23:23.906-06:002013-04-08T20:23:23.906-06:00Where did I see or read (early this AM) about the ...Where did I see or read (early this AM) about the church averaging approx. 1,300 new missionaries/wk since the 1st of the year & if un aborted could be around 100,000 by the turn of the new yr. or 1st part of the next?rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517374312033112905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-63650935544939957692013-04-08T09:06:37.746-06:002013-04-08T09:06:37.746-06:00Myanmar: Program on Mormon Channel talks about it...Myanmar: Program on Mormon Channel talks about it, it may be on the 'Into All the World' or 'Faith in Action' program.<br /><br />Know of someone who served in CA with a Burmese missionary, one of six that were the first to serve from there. There's at least one branch there. That was mentioned on the Mormon Channel program.<br />James Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831340842937216806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-70056041548867579622013-04-08T09:03:38.412-06:002013-04-08T09:03:38.412-06:00Bangladesh has a small branch in Dhaka, a missiona...Bangladesh has a small branch in Dhaka, a missionary was called to the Philippines from there, to a Tagalog speaking mission. The story is on the British Mormon Newsroom site. <br /><br />There are humanitarian missionaries in Laos. There may be a few members due to some other matters as well. <br /><br />Mali is known for a presidential candidate who ran but the election was never held due to a coup. There is a Youtube video associated with that run. Reports say he may be the only family in that country.<br /><br />A TRC shift leader at the MTC said that he had heard there is now at least one member or family in every last nation on the earth now. <br /> <br /><br /> James Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831340842937216806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-27493545558261311092013-04-08T08:25:01.407-06:002013-04-08T08:25:01.407-06:00You made an error and stated the 2011 number for s...You made an error and stated the 2011 number for service missionaries. It should be 22961Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07736505264966056361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-65144086036449857582013-04-08T07:19:17.665-06:002013-04-08T07:19:17.665-06:00This post should address any confusing on which co...This post should address any confusing on which countries are "unreached"<br /><br />http://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com/2013/04/unreached-countries.htmlMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-21966870660740719922013-04-08T07:18:58.408-06:002013-04-08T07:18:58.408-06:00The location that President Eyring was referring t...The location that President Eyring was referring to in his priesthood session talk was Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-30955332846559574982013-04-08T07:16:42.386-06:002013-04-08T07:16:42.386-06:00When I served in Rimini, I went to San Marino once...When I served in Rimini, I went to San Marino once to visit a member there. (I went there again on a preparation day.)<br /><br />There is a district based in Bahrain that includes Saudi Arabia. It used to be part of a stake (variously called Arabian Peninsula, Desert Springs, then Manana Bahrain) but a few years ago Bahrain and Saudi Arabia became a district and other Gulf countries (Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Oman) became the Abu Dhabi Stake.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033416229070502669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-24218997774941851462013-04-07T23:36:18.018-06:002013-04-07T23:36:18.018-06:00There is a LDS family living in San Marino. They a...There is a LDS family living in San Marino. They attend Church in the Rimini branch.Xavier Raveauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060524812236788294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-11320629535784345902013-04-07T23:28:14.612-06:002013-04-07T23:28:14.612-06:00I'd be willing to wager that Turkey was the co...I'd be willing to wager that Turkey was the country Elder Eyring was talking about. It fits the timeline he gave and is a Muslim majority country where they'd try to keep info on members more under wraps.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16184318098539310184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-55996010973130774092013-04-07T22:32:12.282-06:002013-04-07T22:32:12.282-06:00Elder Dube was the first stake president in Zimbab...Elder Dube was the first stake president in Zimbabwe when the first stake was organized in that country back in 1999. So we now have Elder Dube and Elder Sitati, who are both general authorities who were the first stake presidents in their country. As far as I know the only other general authority who was the first stake president in their home country was elder Angel Abrea. Elder Falabella's father was the first stake president in Guatemala.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-7271390729209981382013-04-07T22:25:32.399-06:002013-04-07T22:25:32.399-06:00There appears to actually be a branch in Palestine...There appears to actually be a branch in Palestine (specifically Bethlehem). It is also possible they may have formed a branch in the Faroes in the last two years.<br /><br />What I really want to know is what country the priest President Eyring spoke of in his talk lived.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-76495242641914094002013-04-07T22:17:06.725-06:002013-04-07T22:17:06.725-06:00Somehow I thought the Church had a presence in Lao...Somehow I thought the Church had a presence in Laos and South Sudan, anthough South Sudan may be more planned than in actuality.<br /><br />I am 100% sure the Church has a presence in Pakistan, and fairly sure it does in Bangladesh. I was also under the impression there was a senior couple in Mysanmar, and maybe even a branch, although no proselyting allowed yet.<br /><br />Bangladesh and Nepal each have a branch per the 2011 Church Alamanc. I was not able to find the 2012 almanac I have and do not have the 2013 almanc.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-92052141123353110072013-04-07T22:02:59.297-06:002013-04-07T22:02:59.297-06:00Thanks JamesThanks JamesDowntownchrisbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675447366787210957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-21475970857006782412013-04-07T20:33:46.587-06:002013-04-07T20:33:46.587-06:00Hey, Matt already did a post on this. It was two y...Hey, Matt already did a post on this. It was two years ago, but I think it's still accurate: http://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com/2011/07/countries-and-territories-without-lds.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05174283551521156890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-58964395647047304012013-04-07T20:31:02.155-06:002013-04-07T20:31:02.155-06:00Elder Dyches performed some nose surgery on me sev...Elder Dyches performed some nose surgery on me several years ago in Reno. He was serving as an Area Authority at the time. It was nice to hear his name mentioned as a general authority.Mike Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025612146815804945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-56927131089610606792013-04-07T20:28:43.951-06:002013-04-07T20:28:43.951-06:00Amongst those released this conference I noticed J...Amongst those released this conference I noticed Joshua Subandriyo, who is from Indonesia. There is a new Area 70 from Singapore, and another from Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. Despite the fact that in the last five years or a bit more the Church in Malaysia has mainly grown in Eastern Malaysia, I am not surprised the first Area Seventy from that country is from Western Malaysia.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-37900391280763227832013-04-07T20:26:04.437-06:002013-04-07T20:26:04.437-06:00Nice work everyone. So if we take that list of cou...Nice work everyone. So if we take that list of countries (47) and figure out which ones do have a presence the list of no presence yet should be pretty easy to work outDowntownchrisbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675447366787210957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-39341753535226953352013-04-07T20:25:57.950-06:002013-04-07T20:25:57.950-06:00Actually, I guess last April I was most excited at...Actually, I guess last April I was most excited at Elder Echo Hawk's call. It was good to again have a Native American general authority, even if it sadly meant that the top ranking Latter-day Saint in the federal government stepped down.<br /><br />What I had not realized until just now is that Gordon H. Smith, who was presviously a US Senator from Oregon, was called as an area seventy at the same time. I knew Gordon Smith was US senator from Oregon, but did not clue in among all the names, and even if I had it would have been at best a question mark, since with a name like that I would not assume it is the same one. Sort of like how President Hinckley mentioned that the Donald Stehli called as a general authority was not the one who was a secretary to the first presidency, back in 1996 April general conference or so. I miss President Hinckley's asides while conducting.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-8988780215421449002013-04-07T20:22:02.094-06:002013-04-07T20:22:02.094-06:00Actually, I guess when they ran though the actual ...Actually, I guess when they ran though the actual list the name I noted the most was Moroni Bing Torgan, who is probably the Brazilian member who has held the highest rank in the government. My favorite fact about him is that as a government prosecutor he did so much to wipe out corruption that Moroni became a byword for wiping out corruption to at least some in Brazil. His sister and her husband are among the newly called mission presidents this year. I was fairly certain when I saw she was a Bing Torgan, but also verrified they have the same parents.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-78624586835195608592013-04-07T20:15:58.170-06:002013-04-07T20:15:58.170-06:00One of the newly called general authorities, Edwar...One of the newly called general authorities, Edward Dube, is from Zimbabwe. I should have realized he was going to be called as a general authority when they released him as an area seventy, since he was only called as an area seventy last year. However, I was so excited that they called Fred Parker, the first African-American area seventy, that I really did not notice anyone else. Well, there was L. Jean Claude Mabaya from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but even him I am not sure I would have actually remembered his name.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.com