Hello, everyone! For the almost 17 years between the time my parents, my siblings, and I moved to American Fork until my wife and I moved to our present home in Orem, I resided within the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple District. During that time, I saw so many new wards established in the American Fork East Stake (which I will always consider my "home" stake). And I also know that, in addition to that, I observed many boundary changes for the wards in that stake during that time. My point in mentioning all of this is that I have looked at some of the stakes within the Mount Timpanogos Temple District and I can definitely see the Church creating new stakes in both American Fork and Eagle Mountain. Though we here in Orem are no longer part of the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple District, I have also seen from perusing the number of units in some Orem stakes that we may see new stakes created in Orem as well. in the near future.
That said, I am by no stretch of the imagination a Church growth expert. That is the field of expertise in which others excel so much better than I ever could. And I would never want to move in the territory of such individuals. I just wanted to share these thoughts, for what they are worth. I should also note that it may be a year or two, or more than that, before anything significant happens in any of these cities. The Lord's hand is controlling the growth and progress of His Church. Of that I have no doubt whatsoever. He truly is hastening His work in its time, and we are blessed to witness how that is happening.
Any comments are always welcome and appreciated. In the meantime, thank you for the privilege of your time. May the Lord be with each of us until my next post. Until then, I wish you all the best.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Musings on Potential Church Unit Changes
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
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