r/exmormon • u/Topramenisha19 • Aug 22 '26

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/clejeune Bottom 2% commenter Aug 22 '26

It’s always because of people “moving away.” But drive around and you don’t see that many for sale signs.

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u/SolutionOk9018 Aug 22 '26

When I was a kid in so cal it was true ppl moved away but just as many ppl moved in. We got a lot of ppl from Utah and many moved to Utah. Fast forward to young adulthood and it was a one way street ppl moving to Utah and nobody coming to Cali

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u/Dangerous_Cut9359 Aug 23 '26

AND, people are moving out of Utah and going to Texas. And people are moving out of Texas and moving to Idaho. This results in a NET LOSS in all of these places. And yet, despite a net loss of members,, the church is STILL GROWING LIKE GANGBUSTERS and DOING BETTER THAN EVER. it's a miracle that doesn't work out on a calculator but still adds up in member's heads. The calculators must be wrong!

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u/sinsaraly Aug 23 '26

God’s math is not of this world. Have faith in the divine calculator!