The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Returned Missionary Survey - The Cumorah Foundation (www.cumorah.com)

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* 1. Returned missionary background information

Name (initials ok) *

Assigned Mission(s) *

Home Country *

Language(s) Learned in the MTC *

Language(s) Learned in the Mission Field *

Years Served (i.e. 1999-2001) *

Email Address (Optional):

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* 2. Indicate what areas you served in provided with the average number of members attending sacrament meeting on a weekly basis.

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* 3. What do you believe were the greatest reasons for members no longer attending church? Rank the following from 1 = highest to 10 = lowest

poor fellowshipping from members

inadequate prebaptismal preparation

weak testimony of the Church

doctrinal concerns

offended by a member or church leader

long distance to meetinghouse

language barriers

cultural conditions

lack of religious freedom

proselytism efforts from other religions

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* 4. What did member-missionary activity look like in your mission(s)? What was your experience working with members with missionary work?

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* 5. In general, how many converts did your mission baptize a year?

less than 100

101-200

201-300

301-400

401-500

501-750

751-1,000

1,001-2,000

more than 2,000

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* 6. What percent of converts would you estimate remained active one year after baptism in your mission?

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* 7. Discuss how receptive the general population was to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What cultural factors facilitated or deterred growth?

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* 8. Discuss what you believed to be the biggest barrier(s) for the growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in your mission(s).

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* 9. When you served your mission, did your mission president(s) open any new cities to missionary work that previously had no missionaries assigned? Indicate which cities opened and what this process looked like.

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* 1. Returned missionary background information

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* 2. Indicate what areas you served in provided with the average number of members attending sacrament meeting on a weekly basis.

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* 3. What do you believe were the greatest reasons for members no longer attending church? Rank the following from 1 = highest to 10 = lowest

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* 4. What did member-missionary activity look like in your mission(s)? What was your experience working with members with missionary work?

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* 5. In general, how many converts did your mission baptize a year?

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* 6. What percent of converts would you estimate remained active one year after baptism in your mission?

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* 7. Discuss how receptive the general population was to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What cultural factors facilitated or deterred growth?

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* 8. Discuss what you believed to be the biggest barrier(s) for the growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in your mission(s).

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* 9. When you served your mission, did your mission president(s) open any new cities to missionary work that previously had no missionaries assigned? Indicate which cities opened and what this process looked like.

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* 10. Any other church growth developments or events on your mission that you would like to share?