Hey, partakers are almost at a tribe of 12,000. Watchtower Tribe.
Mexico: 26.8% less in baptisms, than last year. ??? Surprising.
2012 Yearbook
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Gayle
Peru, baptisms down 50%, only half as many. ????
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just n from bethel
You know those scenes from 1984, where the announcer with a woman's voice from the tele-screen talks about how they had an increase in available razorblades when actually there's been a prolonged shortfall, and all the other spin that was changing negative events to make them look favorable... when I read force myself to skim through the yearbook I feel like I'm right there hearing that voice.
Oh and BTW - whats up everyone. That's a statement, not a question.
Hey growth is growth, and credit should be given to those responsible. So again, on behalf of the US branch: Gracias.
In the US, I think the growth came from two specific Mexican immigrant families. I'm pretty sure between the two extended familes, there were several thousand that started turning in time this past year. A few stragglers, but 90% of the two families (which btw started studying less than 12 months ago) are turning in a few hours for at least dropping some tracts off at the local taqueria. Unfortunately, due to the illegal immigrant status of many of the men, few will qualify to be a servant or elder. So more gringo elders from the english congregations will have to move to these flourishing rios de la vida. Then we can expect to see even more articles about how there just aren't enough brothers reaching out.
Oh well - kidding aside, all I know is this was the first service year I wasn't included in those numbers at all - that's all I care about.
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slimboyfat
Also, Hawaii has been combined finally with the U.S. So, with that, the U.S. increase was actually 1.9%, not 3%.
No because 1) Hawaii was added to the US a couple of years ago already and 2) the figure increase took the amalgamation into account.
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WTWizard
Almost 12,000 anointed? I see where the global warming people got their hockey stick from. It looks like the anointed has developed a hockey stick, just when it should be dropping close to triple digit instead of quintuple.
As for the increase, I wonder how that could be accounted for. They wasted 1.7 billion hours trying to scam others into wasting their own lives, so inefficiently that any reputable MLM would be embarrassed to see that. Baptisms are down, which is good--and I hope that it is all insiders and no people recruited from the field. (And I hope every single one of them gets disfellowshipped, disassociates, or becomes inactive a few short years later with zero productivity for the cancer).
I can explain any "increase" away--it's called the fake time slip. I bet it would be under 1 million if you took out all the fake time slips (those who did zero but turned in something to get out of being ruled inactive), those who went out but really didn't feel like going out, and those who are under 18 and are being dragged out by parents. I find it hard to believe that even a majority of those who are counted actually did at least 1 hour of sincere preaching, because they really love Jehovah, during any one month during the last year. I believe most of them simply feel obligated to go out, or are out there because of that self-righteous attitude (which includes most of the pious-sneers).
You might be able to fool a recruit into thinking that field circus will ultimately do some good. But, try fooling a born-in. I don't really think so--self righteousness is about all it is for them.