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Toy Soldier
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Date: October 04, 2010 06:16AM
According to this Newsroom article....
Elder Ballard, accompanied by Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Seventy, met with thousands of Church members and missionaries in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Italy.
“The respect and the wonderful reception that we received from every member of the Church we met and from the faithful, wonderful missionaries was the highlight of the visit,” Elder Ballard said.
When asked to describe Church membership in Europe, Elder Rasband responded with one word: resurgent. He attributes this energy to the younger generation introducing others to the Church. Elder Rasband says membership there is anything but stagnant, adding, “There’s a real excitement in Europe.
(http://beta-newsroom.lds.org/article/apostles-travel-the-world-in-response-to-growing-church-membership)
Are there any other europeans that can sense this? I certainly can't in southern England!
BTW, it's interesting that the article also mentions a visit to certain Roman Catholic leaders in the Vatican, including the 'rottweiler defender of doctrine' post that the current Pope previously held. Are they comparing notes on how to run a 'strengthening the members committee'?