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I wrote recently about the new Mormon.org and the inclusion of 1,000 profiles of Mormons. Each profile is a collection of stories and testimonies from Mormons. Profiles of members just like you and me. In my case it turns out that I do indeed have my profile for all to see in the "Meet Mormons" section. I looked through many of the profiles to see if I recognized anyone but they were all strangers … [Read more...]
I had a number of requests to include Japanese LDS membership data. I have added a chart that gives a visual indication of the growth of the Church in Japan. The membership numbers were gathered from 36 years of Deseret News Church Almanacs. To see the chart and the accompanying data table, go the the Japan LDS page. … [Read more...]
The biggest change coming to Mormon.org is the profiles of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The site's goal is to have 1,000 profiles of Mormons by the end of May 2010. Who's profile? Your profile. If you are a member of the Church it is easy to do. It just takes a little bit of thought to write your story in the different sections. Here's what the new Mormon.org has to … [Read more...]
The 2010 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches reports total church membership of 147,384,631, up 0.49 percent over 2009. The top five churches in order of size of membership: The Catholic Church, 68,115,001, up 1.49 percent. Southern Baptist Convention, 16,228,438, down 0.24 percent. The United Methodist Church, 7,853,987, down 0.98 percent. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day … [Read more...]
Click on the link if you wish go straight to the U.S. LDS Membership Statistics. Three days ago I updated the World LDS Membership Statistics using the Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac. The membership numbers are interesting in tabular form where one can make comparisons. So to the world's LDS membership's sortable table I have added U.S. LDS Membership, U.K. LDS Membership Statistics, and Canadian … [Read more...]
Click on the link if you wish go straight to the World LDS Membership Statistics. Today I purchased the Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac. I like to browse through the membership statistics country by country. Sometimes I come across a country I have never heard of like Benin (east of Nigeria), Mayotte (NW of Madagascar), Palau (east of the Philippines). They sound like Disney characters to me. I … [Read more...]
In May I visited the Oquirrh Mountain Temple construction site. Last week I visited again and took photographs. As you can see the angel Moroni is now atop the temple. The 60,000 square foot temple sits on 11 acres and its exterior will be finished in a light beige granite from China. It was announced 1st October 2005 and the groundbreaking and site dedication was 16th December 2006 by Gordon B. Hinckley. … [Read more...]
Directions to Mountain Meadows Monument While visiting the Utah Shakespearean Festival, Jill and I left the drama and tragedies behind for a morning to visit a site of much greater drama and tragedy. We have never visited the site of the Mountain Meadows Massacre though we have passed by on I-15 numerous times. From the Cedar City I-15 exit it is approximately 50 miles to the monument. There … [Read more...]
There are more temple photographs in the gallery. Yesterday Daniel, my youngest son, went to the Bountiful temple to receive his endowments. For my readers that are not familiar with temple endowments I will give a short overview. The Gift of the Endowment An endowment is a sacred ordinance. Endowments take place in a dedicated House of the Lord, or temple. Temples were centers of religious … [Read more...]
Yesterday I posted the first part of My Faith. Here is the conclusion: “Which Church Is Right?“ quoted Bible verses and was methodical and logical in its presentation. It was the first time that I’d thought of a church that way, though I didn’t have any real feeling about it. The prophet’s testimony was different. A paragraph that stood out was: It caused me serious reflection then, and … [Read more...]
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