A Look at the Church:

1898–1951

Begins with the administration of President Lorenzo Snow in 1898 and ends in 1951, the year of President George Albert Smith’s death. Figures are based on year-end calculations.

Church Membership
31 Dec. 1898	267,251
1910	398,478
1920	525,987
1930	670,017
1940	862,664
31 Dec. 1951	1,147,157
Number of Stakes
31 Dec. 1898	40
1910	62
1920	83
1930	104
1940	134
31 Dec. 1951	191
Missionaries Set Apart
31 Dec. 1898	12,553
1910	21,927
1920	29,291
1930	39,449
1940	48,260
31 Dec. 1951	65,003
Missions on 31 December 1951:	42
Languages of the Book of Mormon:	21
Temples Dedicated in Era:
2 Continental USA
1 Hawaii
1 Canada
Presidents of the Church in This Era	Death Date
Lorenzo Snow (fifth President)	10 Oct. 1901
Joseph F. Smith (sixth President)	19 Nov. 1918
Heber J. Grant (seventh President)	14 May 1945
George Albert Smith (eighth President)	4 Apr. 1951

Historical photos courtesy of LDS Church Archives, except as noted; Above, left: Courtesy of Museum of Church History and Art and Library of Congress; Below, right: Hawaii Temple photo by Welden C. Andersen