Update

Year	Number of Stakes
1984	1,485
1985	1,543
1986	1,603
1987	1,656
1988	1,698

The Church had 1,698 stakes on 3 October 1988, an increase of 42 over the same date last year. That represents a 2.5-percent increase during the 12-month period and a 14.3-percent increase since 1984.