Mormons, Adventists, and Jehovah’s Witnesses have all felt called to take their teachings to the world and have all experienced significant growth. But they have varied considerably in their geographic spread and where they have been most numerically successful. The result is sharply differing profiles: Adventists are concentrated in the developing world. while Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons are stronger in the developed world, but in different parts of it. Within countries. Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons are more urban; Adventists are more rural. Adventists also tend to be poorer than Jehovah’s Witnesses and especially practicing Mormons. Exploring why these differing patterns developed …