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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
1. I can tell you that NYC did not grow in numbers at all in the 90s. They kept weekly records. As an usher one of my jobs was to count the total number of saints sitting in the seats Sunday morning about halfway through the meeting and record that in a book. Also, NYC has not been involved in any migrations to my knowledge during the 90s. That is not to say that saints haven't moved in and out of the church, but a significant subset of the members did not migrate to a new locale to start a meeting. And this is very telling. Already the saints in come from a wide area in which it would be much more convenient to have more localized meetings. They might argue that they have had growth in the spanish speaking portion of saints, but that, to my impression, has only helped the overall numbers remain constant...
So perhaps if others could contribute their knowledge of their locale we could put together enough anecdotal evidence to suggest whether LRC is growing, stagnant or in decline.
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I've heard that NYC does have a second meeting hall, not sure if you're aware of that?
Speaking of the US and Canada generally, it wouldn't surprise me to find out that overall numbers are basically steady. Yet for many people it wouldn't seem "stagnant", because for all the stale driftwood washing away, there's as many fresh faces swimming into their home meetings. Overall numbers may not change much, but it still feels less like a stagnant lake....and more like a fast-moving stream.
And the reality is, they're fine with that. A little excitement goes a long way.
As a wise small seer from China once said,
Everybody needs entertainment.