"Tracing the growth of the church since its founding in 1830, he projected that 30 years from now, the number of its stakes will have doubled to 6,000. Asking where all the leaders of those stakes and wards in the church will come from, he said, "I am speaking to them right now. You are they! Will you be ready to accept the callings that the Lord will extend to you?"

http://www.mormontimes.com/article/18282/Elder-M-Russell-Ballard-outlines-gospel-principles?s_cid=queue_title&utm_source=queue_title

Ballard knows that young TBMs are hungry for power and prestige in the church. By suggesting that they can become leaders, he hopes that they will remain active and under TSCC's control.

"Don't leave now! If you just stay a little while longer, YOU'LL be in charge!"

Ballard is delusional.
Bednar on the other hand is dillusional.

Good catch! Thanks ;)

500 years for now there will be 10 times more lawyers than there are people on the planet.
Nonsense? Maybe there is a problem with the assumption that growth rates are infinitely sustainable...?

I could be wrong but, in the very least, it is unusual. "You are they."????

I was always afraid that I WOULD be called to leadership someday in the future. I did not want to be anything like the men I saw in the church. I think anathema is right though, most of the men aspire to be leaders.

All these little robots need to do is look at the steady DECLINE in the number of stakes in the last 10 years.

an MLM.

"Low level grunts, you aren't making anything now, but stick around and build yourself a down line. You'll be rich like me!"