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The church has just revealed new statistical data for each country. The church website doesn't say that the statistical data is to the end of 2011, however, the pro-LDS website LDS church growth says it is the 2011 data. [the website now says the data was "updated on 31 Dec 2011" so it must be the 2011 figures. It originally said it was updated on 24 April 2012. Maybe they read the MD board?]
http://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com.au/
http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/facts-and ... ed-states/

There appears to be clear evidence of a significant slow down in church growth in the United States. The apostasy that Elder Jensen referred to back in December 2011 may be showing up in the church's statistics for the first time.


Note: Unit data is presented for every second year between 1992 and 2010. For this period the annual increase was calculated by dividing the increase in units over 2 years by 2. Some more details can be found on my blog.
http://simonsoutherton.blogspot.com.au/

Apostasy from Mormonism is a beautiful thing. People need to get the facts and move on with their lives. The church website is so biased that it's like being blindfolded and tied down. Submitting to The Cult of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is like turning half your brain off.

Paul O

Simon Southerton wrote:There appears to be clear evidence of a significant slow down in church growth in the United States. The apostasy that Elder Jensen referred to back in December 2011 may be showing up in the church's statistics for the first time.

Great news! Isn't wonderful? Good job apostates! Let's all keep it up the good work!

Units? This is with the church fudging unit numbers as well. Here in my country they just split our stake into two. No, we haven't had an increase in numbers.

I bring news from the provinces...


UK
Membership numbers in 2008 stood at: 183,672
Membership numbers in 2012 stand at: 188,029

Drifting wrote:I bring news from the provinces...

I love imperial metaphors.

Those numbers don't seem right to me. I know that growth is slowing significantly, as I am a part of that 2011 wave of inactivity, but that is a huge drop.

aranyborju wrote:Those numbers don't seem right to me. I know that growth is slowing significantly, as I am a part of that 2011 wave of inactivity, but that is a huge drop.

Inactivity isn't reflected in the numbers.
In fact the following are still counted as members in the official numbers:
- 100% inactives
- less actives
- resigned members
- dead inactives who were born less than 110 years ago.