Church Growth

[Archaea]

It seems the LDS Church is missing the boat on a number of key issues.

First, Church growth has slowed significantly for us, but not for other churches such as the Seventh Day Adventists, who have seen their growth increase dramatically surpassing the LDS. It now claims 17 MM in adherents adding more than 1 MM per year. LDS are plodding along at 300 K for many decades. The growth simply isn't there.

Second, it took us decades to correct the wrongful approach to race. It was only recently the Church admitted BY got it wrong.

Third, we are now working with a hand tied by behind our backs, by denying women the priesthood, one that Joseph Smith was intent on sharing. Once again, we have Brigham Young to blame. He put the kabash on that sharing. It only took us more than a century to reverse his racist policy and now much longer to reverse his misogynistic policy against women.

I for one don't expend a large bureaucracy to get it right first. Organizations just don't do that. But to be frequently wrong and to stand by your error repeatedly? What gives?