There are 360 members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and 110 members of the Orchestra at Temple Square.
It varies, but is generally close to half (which would be 180 men, 180 women).
There are several renditions by the men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir of this hymn. Most likey, you are thinking of the BYU Men's Choir who does have Come, Come Ye Saints on a couple of their CD's. If you are trying to locate a copy, try Deseret Book's website.
The Mormon Battalion brought a few women along as laundresses and cooks. Many of these women were the wives of men in the battalion.
The Choir provides the wardrobe for Choir members, although the men provide their own white shirts. Both men and women's performance clothing stays in the dressing rooms at the Salt Lake Tabernacle when not in use. Performance clothing remains the property of the Choir, and dresses are often remade and reused by new Choir members when someone leaves or retires.
Not really. You must be able to fit in the choir seats of the tabernacle and able to sit and stand for long periods of time. You do need to be in reasonably good physical health so that you are able to attend all practices and performances and travel/tour with the choir, but there is no size requirement aside from fitting comfortably in the provided seating.
The outfits for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir are typically purchased by the choir organization itself. They may work with designers or retailers to select and acquire the appropriate attire for the choir members. Fundraising efforts and donations may also help support the purchase of these outfits.
God does speak to women. It's just not as widely heard of as the men. God speaks to whoever he wants to. ~*Answered by a Mormon*~
About 500 men, women and children.
Currently (December 2011) there are 21,072 Bishops (leaders of large Mormon congregations) and 7,610 Branch Presidents (leaders of small Mormon congregations) worldwide. Typically, a Bishop is a man called out of the congregation to lead the congregation for about 5 years. Most Mormon men will serve as a Bishop or as a Bishop's assistant, secretary, or clerk within their lifetime.
"Mormon" is a nickname for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'm not sure what you mean by a Mormon group... A Mormon congregation is called a 'ward' or 'branch' (depending on it's size). Within wards and branches are many groups... For example, Relief Society is a women's group. Mutual or Young Men/Young Women is a group for teens.
5 companies, totaling over 500 men, formed the Mormon Batallion, which made the longest military march in history (over 2,000 miles from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego, California). In addition to th over 500 men, there were 15 or 16 families, including 50 to 55 children, that accompanied the Mormon Battalion.
The United States Military asked the Mormon pioneers to provide a regiment of men for the army to help fight in the Mexican-American War. The Mormons obeyed the request of their government and their regiment was named the "Mormon Battalion".
On July 16, 1846, 541 men enlisted in the army and were organized into what was dubbed the Mormon Battalion. http://www.mormonwiki.com/Mormon_Battalion has full info.