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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JANUARY 13, 1984
UPDATE FROM MAIL PROCESSING
1983--Biggest Year
Ever
in
the U.S.!
The 50th year of God's modern-day Church was one of record-breaking pro
gress in publishing and broadcasting the Gospel. As a result, mail and
phone response to the Church's programs remained at high levels. New all
time records were set in nearly every category:
• 3,865,580 pieces of mail were received--1.4% more than the
previous record set in 1982.
• 621,732 telephone calls were received--1.8% above 1982. Nearly
400,000 calls were in response to "The WORLD TOMORROW" telecast.
• 61 million publications were distributed in the United States.
This total includes:
38.5 million PLAIN TRUTH magazines
11.3 million letters
4.3 million books, booklets and reprint articles
1.8 million Bible correspondence course lessons
1. 4 million GOOD NEWS magazines
1.0 million YOUTH 83 magazines
• 196,000 new people became Bible correspondence course students.
The previous record for enrollments was 134,643 in 1982.
We are happy to report that 1984 is already showing the same high levels of
growth, indicating that this year may be even more productive for God's
Church.
Subscribers Impressed With Quality of The PLAIN TRUTH
Readers of The PLAIN TRUTH, including professionals in the field of maga
zine publishing, frequently comment about the magazine's high quality.
They are especially impressed with the relevance of the magazine's ar
ticles, its objective and up-to-date writing style, and its professional
use of graphics and superb photography. Many say they prefer The PLAIN
TRUTH over other magazines, TV news and daily newspapers as a source of
information on current events. Following are some recent comments:
I have just finished the first article I have ever read in your
magazine, entitled "Why Planet Earth is Unique," and found it
unique in Christian literature. rt is about time that somebody
wrote a modern magazine about the way of the Lord and helped
people to understand our creation and reason for being in modern
terms. Good work!
J.B. (address unavailable)