Latest from Mormon Land: Where is the ‘primary driver’ of LDS Church growth?
And outside of Africa — In U.S., net membership is down, but congregations are up; in Brazil, it’s the opposite.
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) New converts await baptism in the Kasumbalesa Stake on Dec. 27, 2025, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where church growth is soaring.
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