Posted on 03/08/2008 5:14:33 PM PST by Zakeet
Spanish-speakers are fueling growth in the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which recently opened new worship space on Tucson's predominantly Hispanic South Side.
Many local Mormon worshippers, like 47-year-old Juan Arroyo, converted to the faith from Catholicism while living in their native countries. Arroyo, a roofer who has four children, joined the church when he lived in Guadalajara, Mexico. He's been in the United States for seven years.
"I was missing something, and my life changed greatly after meeting the missionaries," he said in Spanish.
Nationally, the number of Spanish-speaking congregations in the Mormon church grew by 64 percent between 2000 and 2006. There are 639 such congregations in the United States.
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The church is growing quickly in Mexico.
Church officials say its presence there began in 1875 when Brigham Young, then denomination president, called on six missionaries from Salt Lake City to bring Spanish-language materials about the church to Mexico. In 1885, a group of nearly 400 colonists from Utah arrived at northern Mexico's Casas Grandes River. Mexico's first stake was created in Colonia Juárez in 1895. By 1912, more than 4,000 members had settled in Chihuahua and Sonora.
More than 1 million members now live in Mexico, a predominantly Catholic country with a population of about 108 million.
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Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
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Sorry...
Excuse me asking a MHG what are you drinking is a logical question MHG is always eating or drinking something and posting recipes on the forum!
Some are quite good!
So much LDS Organizational literature - not a single bible verse!
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You are so smart where are the records for the tribe of Joseph Elsie?
Ezekiel 37
15 ¶ The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,
16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.
18 ¶ And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?
19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
Time is running out Elsie!
When is Elijah retruning?
Malachi 4
5 ¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
When is that Angle going to bring the everlasting gospel Elsie?
Rev 14
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Just a few you beable to answer!
And which one of you 30k plus are preparing the way for the return of the Lord and establishing Zion upon the earth?
Since you all have different points of view which on is leading the way?
Did you ever hear of the 2008 election!
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
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John the Baptist
(Guilt be on all of you who practice distortion and lies to get gain for your champaign !)
Did you ever hear of the 2008 election!
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Romney dropped out
Yeah; that EXACTLY what a NORMAL person would have gotten out of reading what YOU posted.
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1. How you interpret it is wrong... |
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2. You are too ignorant to really understand it because you are not a member.... |
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3. You're not qualified to judge because you're no LONGER a member... |
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4. You are just a bigot for bringing the whole ugly truth to light ... |
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5. So’s yer Mama! |
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6. Laugh it all off and post some silly image. |
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7. Jump down the rabbit hole; Alice! |
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8. Bait & Switch |
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9. The OTHER 'half' of the truth is what we are avoiding. |
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10. "I Know It When I See It" |
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11. Hand waving... |
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12. YOU play defense for a while. |
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1982682/posts?page=944#944 |
13. HEE Hee hee... let's get the Calvinists and the Armenians fighting! |
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14. GREAT FUN! Let's get the Catholics and the Protestants fighting! |
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15. Huh? Did you say something? |
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16. If I repeat this enough times some folks will be fooled into thinking it's true. |
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17. Playing dumb. |
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18. Refusing to answer because your ATTITUDE offends them. |
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19. (Let's see if they'll fall for the 'Defend a freak' ploy.) |
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Sure have!
A MORMON fellow, who evidently did NOT have the hearts ands minds of enough people; gave up.
Excuse me asking a MHG what are you drinking is a logical question MHG is always eating or drinking something and posting recipes on the forum!
Yeah; that EXACTLY what a NORMAL person would have gotten out of reading what YOU posted.
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It seems someone is trying to give motives or trying to mind read here!
You only KNOW this because you've read that pooorly translated book you Protestants adore!
Why do YOU think Catholics are going to hell?
--MormonDude(I got this idea from the LIST!)
Did I say #12?
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
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John the Baptist
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Oh you believe in reincarnation! LOL
So there he still is viable for a position!
Yup...
Sure looks that way!
You, personally, have CHOSEN to follow the teachings of Joseph Smith.
YOU are telling her what she BELIEVES?
HAHAHA!
*Cough!*
So there he still is viable for a position!
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Needs a job, eh ???
McDonald’s is hiring...
how is Romney at making change ????
Nothin’ personal.
Catholics ‘get saved’ the same way Protestants do.
(NOW watch SOMEone go ballistic!)
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