Elder Chistopherson given World Peace Prize

[rpn]

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865686764/World-Peace-Prize-presented-in-India-to-Mormon-leader.html

The honor appears to be directed at Elder Christopherson's service in 80 countries on behalf of the LDS church.    It acknowledges that the church has given 1.89 BILLION humanitarian aid since 1985 worldwide (which is 59 million a year for 32 years), without indicating how it got those numbers, which many here will recognize as more than previous disclosures.  

Good for Elder Christopherson, but really how wonderful that the Church is so recognized.

Edited August 15, 2017 by rpn

[Stargazer]

Certain parties will react predictably in some fashion that will indicate that the Church is somehow at fault. Anyone who thinks otherwise lacks sufficient imagination.

Just have patience. It won't take long.

Edited August 17, 2017 by Stargazer

[Danzo]

On 8/15/2017 at 7:57 AM, rpn said:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865686764/World-Peace-Prize-presented-in-India-to-Mormon-leader.html

The honor appears to be directed at Elder Christopherson's service in 80 countries on behalf of the LDS church.    It acknowledges that the church has given 1.89 BILLION humanitarian aid since 1985 worldwide (which is 59 million a year for 32 years), without indicating how it got those numbers, which many here will recognize as more than previous disclosures.  

Good for Elder Christopherson, but really how wonderful that the Church is so recognized.

One problem with your math (59 million a year) is that it assumes the giving amount is linear.  It is much more likely that the amount was much less than 59 million in 1985 and much more than that in 2016.

[Jeanne]

Congrats to Mr. Christopherson.