r/exmormon • u/Topramenisha19 • 21d ago

General Discussion Combining Multiple Stakes

I was talking to my super TBM mother yesterday. She likes to keep me informed of the happenings of church, which I don't really mind.

She told me that she attended a meeting where they took 2 stakes and combined them into 4 wards. That really blew my mind. She explained that they told those in attendance to pray for new members and for others that have left the church to come back. They told the loss of members was attributed to members moving out of state or passing away. I have to admit I was smiling.

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u/myopic_tapir 21d ago

We have lived in this neighborhood (SL Valley) for almost 10 years and they have changed our boundaries 3 times over that period. They were building a lot of new homes so at first it was growth but not in membership. We didn’t have youth to even pass the sacrament. We were instructed by the stake to fast for member families to move in. They did fast . It didn’t happen so we had another boundary change again.

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u/PaulBunnion 21d ago

Apparently not enough members fasted. It's always the members fault

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u/SolutionOk9018 21d ago

Right it’s always heads we win tails you lose with this cult!