First, near the end of each year, I take a look at past changes in Church membership numbers each year. Based upon the average number of members added each year of President Monson's presidency, I then make a projection about the number of Church members there were at the end of each year. My predictions for this have general been way off, but I enjoy making them anyways. I recently reconfigured that chart to make it more readable and easier to understand. I include it to show you what I mean:
Statistical Yearly Report Record During President Monson's Presidency
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Year covered by statistical report
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# of Church Members
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2007 (reported in the April 2008 General
Conference)
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13,193,999
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Increase
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314,510
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2008 (reported in the April 2009 General Conference)
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13,508,509
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Increase
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316,345
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2009 (reported in the April 2010 General Conference)
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13,824,854
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Increase
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306,613
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2010 (reported in the April 2011 General Conference)
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14,131,467
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Increase
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309,879
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2011 (reported in the April 2012 General Conference)
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14,441,346
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Increase
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341,127
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2012 (reported in the April 2013 General Conference)
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14,782,473
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Increase
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299,555
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2013 (reported in the April 2014 General Conference)
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15,082,028
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Increase
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314,672
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2014 (reported in the April 2015 General Conference (projected))
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15,396,700
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Now, here are the changes I predict we will see in general Church leadership next conference:
April 2015 Predictions for Changes in General Church Leadership
First Quorum of the Seventy: New members added from
Second Quorum of the Seventy, Area Seventies, or Church at large.
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Second Quorum of the Seventy: New members added from
Area Seventies or Church at large.
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Area seventies: Releases and sustainings.
NOTE:
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Young Men General Presidency: David L. Beck, Larry M.
Gibson, and Randall L. Ridd released; new Young Men General Presidency
sustained (perhaps with Randall L. Ridd remaining as President or Counselor).
NOTE:
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Primary General Presidency: Rosemary M. Wixom, Jean A.
Stevens and Cheryl A. Esplin released; new Primary General Presidency
sustained.
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Here are my predictions for General Conference speakers, including, as noted before, for the first time ever, the General Women's Meeting:
Session
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Conducting
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Speaker
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General Women’s
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Bonnie L. Oscarson
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Cheryl A. Esplin
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Carol F. McConkie
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Carole M. Stephens
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President Thomas S. Monson
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Saturday Morning
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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President Thomas S. Monson
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Elder L. Tom Perry
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Bishop Gérald Caussé
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Linda K. Burton
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Elder L. Whitney Clayton
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Elder Richard G. Scott
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President Henry B. Eyring
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Saturday Afternoon
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President Henry B. Eyring
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf (Sustaining of Church
Officers)
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Church Auditing Department Report, 2014
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Kevin R. Jergensen
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Statistical Report, 2014
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Brook P. Hales
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President Boyd K. Packer
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Elder David A. Bednar
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Elder Kevin W. Pearson
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Elder Rafael E. Pino
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Elder M. Russell Ballard
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Elder D. Todd Christofferson
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Saturday Priesthood
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Elder Russell M. Nelson
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Elder Ulisses Soares
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Larry M. Gibson
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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President Henry B. Eyring
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President Thomas S. Monson
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Sunday Morning
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President Henry B. Eyring
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Elder Quentin L. Cook
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Rosemary M. Wixom
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Elder Jose A. Teixeira
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Elder Neil L. Andersen
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President Thomas S. Monson
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Sunday Afternoon
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Elder Robert D. Hales
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Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
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Elder Jorge F. Zeballos
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Elder Mervyn B. Arnold
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Elder Yoon Hwan Choi
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Elder Brent H. Nielson
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Elder Dallin H. Oaks
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President Thomas S. Monson
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I will post again sometime after General Conference to update you on how my predictions turned out. In the meantime, I will post again in a few minutes. Only one or two more posts to go!
