In reading some comments on decisions by leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in translating, there is said to be a push in "some areas" by area leadership to have all members learn English.

It is not fully spelled out why or where this is in comments I have read. My guess this is in countries such as Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi.

The issues there are much more complex than they are in most of the United States. It also has shown up at times in Australian and New Zealand, but especially in New Zealand it appears there has been a decision to allow language specific units. The issues there have not directly affected langauge translation decisions though.

The whole issue is to some presented in a way that ignores the main issue at hand. That is, why do people want members to all learn English.

I think the underlying reason is not primarily a desire to encourage their employability. People can be fully employable while still learning the gospel in other languages.

I think the reason for this goal is a desire to have the body of the Church as unified as much as possible.

I have to admit I have come to believe at times unity is best achieved by first bringing the partial unity of the faith in disunified ways and then building people towards unity. I think at times we rush unity in ways that cause some to fall by the wayside. However I think we need to recognize that many decisions are built around a desire to have the faith be more unified.

Building from centers of strength can at times be a slow process, but it prepares the Church to be strong.