David Stewart, who has been studying Latter-day Saint growth trends for decades, says the church's era of expedited expansion may be at an end.
Era of booming expansion is over, researcher says, but changes to the missionary program could enhance retention and lift the global faith.Growth is essential to the mission of a missionary-minded faith like The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In headier times, that expansion seemed to come rapidly and resoundingly, spurring optimistic predictions that the Utah-based religion could top 100 million members by 2020.
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