Statistical Report
For the information of the members of the Church.
The First Presidency has issued the following Statistical Report concerning the membership of the Church at the end of the year 1970:
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Number of Stakes of Zion at the Close of 1970 |
537 |
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Number of Wards |
4,158 |
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Number of Independent Branches in Stakes |
764 |
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Total Wards and Independent Branches in Stakes at Close of Year |
4,922 |
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Number of Mission Branches at Close of Year |
1,943 |
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Number of Full-time Missions at end of Year |
94 |
Church membership, December 31, 1970:
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In the Stakes |
2,485,525 |
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In the Missions |
445,285 |
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Total Membership |
2,930,810 |
Church Growth During 1970:
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Children Blessed in Stakes and Mission |
65,981 |
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Children of Record Baptized in Stakes and Missions |
55,210 |
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Converts Baptized in Stakes and Missions |
79,126 |
Social Statistics:
(Based on 1970 Data from the Stakes)
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Birth Rate per Thousand |
28.41 |
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Number of Persons Married per Thousand |
15.43 |
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Death Rate per Thousand |
4.78 |
Priesthood:
Members Holding the Aaronic Priesthood, December 31, 1970
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Deacons |
133,369 |
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Teachers |
95,219 |
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Priests |
147,955 |
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Total Number Holding Aaronic Priesthood |
376,543 |
Members Holding the Melchizedek Priesthood, December 31, 1970
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Elders |
245,790 |
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Seventies |
23,793 |
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High Priests |
83,890 |
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Total Number Holding Melchizedek Priesthood |
353,473 |
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Grand Total, Members Holding Aaronic or Melchizedek Priesthood |
730,016 |
An increase of 35,943 During the Year
Auxiliary Organizations:
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Relief Society (Membership) |
347,244 |
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Deseret Sunday School Union (Average Attendance) |
818,738 |
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Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Association (Enrollment) |
351,591 |
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Young Women’s Mutual Improvement Association (Enrollment) |
383,916 |
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Primary (Children Enrollment) |
459,335 |
Welfare Plan:
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Number of Persons Assisted During the Year |
84,507 |
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Number Placed in Remunerative Employment |
9,226 |
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Man-Days of Work Donated to the Welfare Plan |
190,921 |
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Unit-Days of Equipment Use Donated |
4,815 |
Genealogical Society:
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Names Cleared in 1970 for Temple Ordinances |
1,697,282 |
Genealogical Records Microfilmed in 17 Countries During the Year Brought the total to 212,858 One Hundred Foot Rolls of Microfilm for use of the Church which are the Equivalent of over 3,200,000 printed volumes of 300 pages each.
Temples:
Number of Ordinances performed during 1970 in the 13 operating Temples:
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For the Living |
60,410 |
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For the Dead |
6,884,556 |
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Total Number of Ordinances |
6,944,966 |
Church School System:
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Total 1970 Cumulative Enrollments in Church Schools, Including Institutes and Seminaries |
210,647 |
Those Who Have Passed Away
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Elder Thorpe B. Isaacson, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve
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Emma Ray Riggs McKay, widow of the late President David O. McKay
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Elder A. William Lund, Assistant Church Historian