Today in the Bloggernacle

Tuesday, November 3Uganda stake: Although no firm date has been announced, it may be that the \"First Stake to be Created in Uganda\" will be organized sometime in January. Check out these statistics: \"The Church established the first branch in Uganda in 1990 and at the time there were 32 members of the Church in the country. Membership increased to about 1,500 in 1997, 2,598 in 2000 and 4,701 in 2007. In 2008 unprecedented membership growth occurred, with membership increasing by about 2,200 to 6,919 or a rate of 47%.\"Mormon studies: Coming this week! \"UVU Mormon Studies Conference, November 5 & 6.\" Listen to presentations from Jan Shipps, Armand Mauss, Matthew Holland and more on the \"Outmigration and the Mormon Quest for Education.\" And mark your calendars or submit a paper for the upcoming \"BYU Studies 50th Anniversary Conference, March 12-13, 2010\" on the theme \"Of things both in heaven and in the earth.\"