Statistical Report, 2004
Brothers and sisters, the First Presidency has issued the following report concerning the growth and status of the Church as of December 31, 2004:
Number of Church Units
|
Stakes |
2,665 |
|
Missions |
338 |
|
Districts |
646 |
|
Wards and Branches |
26,670 |
Church Membership
|
Total Membership |
12,275,822 |
|
Increase in Children of Record |
98,870 |
|
Converts Baptized |
241,239 |
Missionaries
|
Full-Time Missionaries |
51,067 |
Temples
|
Temples Dedicated during 2004 |
3 (Accra Ghana, Copenhagen Denmark, and Manhattan New York) |
|
Temples Rededicated during 2004 |
2 (Anchorage Alaska and São Paulo Brazil) |
|
Temples in Operation |
119 |
Prominent Members Who Have Passed Away since Last April
Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Elder David B. Haight of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Sister Marjorie Pay Hinckley, wife of President Gordon B. Hinckley, President of the Church; Sister Ruby Olson Haight, widow of Elder David B. Haight; Sister Dantzel White Nelson, wife of Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Sister Sarah Melissa Broadbent Paulsen Sorensen, former counselor in the Primary general presidency and wife of Elder Lynn A. Sorensen, former member of the Seventy; Sister Naomi Maxfield Shumway, former Primary general president; Sister Olive Eileen Robinson Dunyon Christensen, former counselor in the Primary general presidency; Sister Joan Blackhurst Spencer, former Relief Society general secretary.