asbestosman Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 I haven't missed the point. And yes they are indeed offended at the thought which I remind them of often. However, they're not the point at all. It's all about having an alternate voice for the Church and for those who are lurking from whom I get positive communication from time to time.As one who had been on that board for a long time, I don't believe I've received any positive communication from lurkers. Perhaps I was far more influenced by the denizens of that board than they were by me. If Will is right I wonder how long it will be before one will, "recover from the deleterious effects of wandering the mean streets and shadowed alleys of the great and spacious trailer park."
Bond...James Bond Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 I suspect MDB will be up sometime next week.My suspicion came early.
CQUIRK Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 (edited) Anyway, here's the 2011 stats-The First Presidency has issued the following statistical report of the Church as of Dec. 31, 2011.CHURCH UNITSStakes — 2,946Missions — 340Districts— 608Wards and branches — 28,784CHURCH MEMBERSHIPTotal membership. — 14,441,346New children of record — 119,917Converts baptized — 281,312MISSIONARIESFull-time missionaries — 55,410Church-service missionaries — 22,299 Edited March 31, 2012 by CQUIRK
cinepro Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 (edited) On March 27 last year, Alf O' Mega said:I haven't posted here in months, mainly due to competition from real life. Still, I had intended to post my annual "Handicapping the Statistical Report" here, but when I couldn't find any of the previous years' installments in this board's hollow apology for an archive, I decided to take it elsewhere. You'll find the seventh annual running of the numbers in the Celestial Forum on another Mormon-themed discussion board. Edited March 31, 2012 by cinepro
cinepro Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 (edited) Here's last year's stats:The First Presidency has issued the following statistical report of the Church for 2010.As of December 31, 2010, there were:2,896 stakes340 missions614 districts28,660 wards and branches.Total membership of the Church at the end of 2010 was 14,131,467.There were 120,528 new children of record in the Church, and 272,814 converts were baptized in 2010.The number of full-time missionaries serving at the end of the year was 52,225. Edited March 31, 2012 by cinepro
bluebell Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 Here's last year's stats:Thanks. The comparisons are the fun part.
jskains Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 Almost all the numbers save the children of record have gone up. So there is still some good stuff going on. I'll take that over all the churches going bankrupt and having to sell off their properties.JMS
cinepro Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) Good news. Alf has posted this year's number at another forum. No graphs though.So let's see how I did this year.Stakes2011 projection: 2,9362011 prediction: 2,9302011 actual: 2,946Stakes actually had their strongest growth since 1998 (1.73%), so the projection was low and I was even lower. 0 for 1.Missions2011 projection: 3412011 prediction: 3382011 actual: 340The projection was for an increase, I predicted a decrease, and the actual result was no change. Since the projection was closer, that's 0 for 2.Districts2011 projection: 6102011 prediction: 6132011 actual: 608I guessed the projection would be low, but it was actually high, and my prediction was even higher. 0 for 3.Wards and Branches2011 projection: 28,9892011 prediction: 28,9482011 actual: 28,784Wards continued their slowing growth, and my prediction was below the projection, so I guess that's a win? 1 for 4.Total Membership2011 projection (linear): 14,452,4602011 projection (parabolic): 14,440,8172011 projection (exponential): 14,479,4252011 prediction: 14,451,9232011 actual: 14,441,346I said that the linear would be closer than the exponential, and so it was. But the parabolic projection was closer than either. Since my prediction was closer than two of the three projections, I call it 2 for 5.New Children of Record2011 projection: 118,2772011 prediction: 119,5452011 actual: 119,917I said that the projection would be low, and it was. 3 for 6.Converts Baptized2011 projection: 274,6362011 prediction: 270,2282011 actual: 281,312The projection said up, and I should have too. 3 for 7.Full-time Missionaries2011 projection: 51,6132011 prediction: 51,8162011 actual: 55,410 http://forum.neworde...ic.php?t=25923. Edited April 2, 2012 by cinepro
Avatar4321 Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Looks like it was a healthy year, but we need to step up and save more souls.
BCSpace Posted April 30, 2012 Posted April 30, 2012 After subtracting for attrition (had to eyeball some of AOM's charts), we seem to be growing at around 190,000 (1.3%) per year in 2010.
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