“Statistical Report 1988,” Ensign, May 1989, 19
Statistical Report 1988
For the information of the members of the Church, the First Presidency has issued the following statistical report concerning the growth and status of the Church as of December 31, 1988. (Membership figures include estimates based on 1988 reports available prior to conference.)
Church Units
|
Number of stakes |
1,707 |
|
Number of districts |
402 |
|
Number of missions |
222 |
|
Number of wards |
11,196 |
|
Number of branches in stakes |
2,899 |
|
Number of branches in missions |
2,463 |
|
Number of sovereign countries with organized wards or branches |
100 |
|
Number of territories, colonies, and possessions with organized wards or branches |
25 |
(These statistics reflect an increase of 41 stakes and 552 wards and branches during 1988.)
Church Membership
|
Total membership at the close of 1988 |
6,720,000 |
Church Growth during 1988
|
Increase in children of record |
93,000 |
|
Children of record baptized |
73,000 |
|
Converts baptized |
256,515 |
Missionaries
|
Full-time missionaries |
36,132 |
Prominent member who has passed away since last April
President Marion G. Romney, former Counselor in the First Presidency and longtime member and President of the Council of the Twelve Apostles.
Three General Authorities Emeritus, left to right: Elder Eldred G. Smith, Elder Joseph Anderson, and Elder Sterling W. Sill.