A Look at the Church:

1951–1995

Begins with the administration of President David O. McKay in 1951 and ends in 1995, the year of President Howard W. Hunter’s death. Figures are based on year-end calculations.

Stakes:	2,150 (compared to 191 between 1898 and 1951)
Church Membership
31 Dec. 1951	1,147,157
1960	1,693,180
1970	2,930,810
1980	4,639,822
1990	7,761,179
31 Dec. 1995	9,340,450
Languages of the Book of Mormon:	96 (compared to 21 between 1898 and 1951)
Missions:	307 (compared to 42 between 1898 and 1951)
Missionaries Set Apart
31 Dec. 1951	65,003
1960	87,482
1970	145,975
1980	273,460
1990	485,045
31 Dec. 1995	632,384
Presidents of the Church in This Era	Death Date
David O. McKay (9th President)	18 Jan. 1970
Joseph Fielding Smith (10th President)	2 July 1972
Harold B. Lee (11th President)	26 Dec. 1973
Spencer W. Kimball (12th President)	5 Nov. 1985
Ezra Taft Benson (13th President)	30 May 1994
Howard W. Hunter (14th President)	3 Mar. 1995
Temples Dedicated in Era:
17 Continental USA
1 Africa
4 Europe
1 Australia
4 Pacific Islands
1 Canada
4 South America
1 England
3 Asia
1 New Zealand
2 Central America and Mexico

Above, right: Membership photo by Lee Van Photo, courtesy of LDS Church Archives; Right: Temple photo by William Ferber