“Update: Number of Melchizedek Priesthood Holders,” Ensign, Dec. 1989, 71
Update: Number of Melchizedek Priesthood Holders
By the end of 1988, there were 798,000 men in the Church holding the Melchizedek Priesthood. Since 1984, the number of Melchizedek Priesthood holders has increased by 102,000, or 14.7 percent. Remember that these numbers do not include all adult males in the Church.
|
1984 |
696,000 |
|
1985 |
722,000 |
|
1986 |
745,000 |
|
1987 |
772,000 |
|
1988 |
798,000 |