Matthew Martinich LDS growth
Why so many new Mormon temples when LDS growth is flat?
By Jana Riess — May 20, 2021
(RNS) — If yesterday’s temple was a prize bestowed on area members when they had achieved certain milestones related to growth, today’s temple is a jumper cable, a tool to re-energize the sputtering engine of the LDS Church.
3 ‘glass-half-full’ news items about Mormon growth
By Jana Riess — January 16, 2020
(RNS) — The LDS church's growth may be slowing, but research shows that 2019 saw more missionaries, more temples and more reactivating of lapsed members around the world.
Mormon growth continues to slow, especially in the US
By Jana Riess — April 13, 2018
Mormon growth is down to about one and a half percent around the world -- and half that in the United States. Yet there are bright spots in terms of international retention and member activity.
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