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texexmo
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Date: March 11, 2014 03:54PM
Some statistics on growth rates of number of Church units (wards and branches):
United States:
Annual growth rate 1987-1999: 2.2%
Annual growth rate 1999-2012: 1.5%
Annual growth rate 2010-2012: 0.5%
Canada:
Annual growth rate 1987-1999: 1.7%
Annual growth rate 1999-2012: 0.3%
Annual growth rate 2010-2012: -0.8%
Central America/Caribbean:
Annual growth rate 1987-1999: 5.7%
Annual growth rate 1999-2012: 0.8%
Annual growth rate 2010-2012: -0.3%
South America:
Annual growth rate 1987-1999: 8.1%
Annual growth rate 1999-2012: -0.4%
Annual growth rate 2010-2012: 0.1%
Europe:
Annual growth rate 1987-1999: 3.2%
Annual growth rate 1999-2012: -0.9%
Annual growth rate 2010-2012: -0.9%
Asia:
Annual growth rate 1987-1999: 4.7%
Annual growth rate 1999-2012: 0.6%
Annual growth rate 2010-2012: 0.9%
Africa:
Annual growth rate 1987-1999: 9.5%
Annual growth rate 1999-2012: 6.3%
Annual growth rate 2010-2012: 9.4%
Oceania:
Annual growth rate 1987-1999: 3.2%
Annual growth rate 1999-2012: 0.9%
Annual growth rate 2010-2012: 0.5%
World:
Annual growth rate 1987-1999: 4.0%
Annual growth rate 1999-2012: 0.9%
Annual growth rate 2010-2012: 0.6%
Source:
http://cumorah.com/One interesting note: There is a story on lds.org right now called “A Growing Church: Good Comes to Those Who Wait”. In it, “Elder Dallin H. Oaks and Elder M. Russell Ballard talk about the significance of organizing two new stakes in Europe—where the growth of the Church is not rapid, but steady.”
Growth in Europe has been steady—steadily negative. The number of units in Europe has decreased every single year since 1999. Very deceptive of the Church to claim steady growth in Europe.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/2014 10:31AM by texexmo.