Statistical Report 1974
Prepared by the Office of the Presiding Bishopric
For the information of the members of the Church:
The First Presidency issued the following statistical report concerning the membership of the Church at the end of the year 1974:
Church Units
|
Number of Stakes of Zion at the Close of 1974 |
675 |
|
Number of Wards |
4,756 |
|
Number of Independent Branches in Stakes |
1,195 |
|
Total Wards and Independent Branches in Stakes at the Close of the Year |
5,951 |
|
Number of Mission Branches at the Close of the Year |
1,822 |
|
Number of Full-time Missions at the End of the Year |
113 |
Church Membership, December 31, 1974
|
In the Stakes |
2,960,143 |
|
In the Missions |
425,766 |
|
Total Membership |
3,385,909 |
Church Growth During 1974
|
Children Blessed in Stakes and Missions |
72,717 |
|
Children of Record Baptized in Stakes and Missions |
47,234 |
|
Converts Baptized in Stakes and Missions |
69,018 |
Social Statistics (Based on 1974 Data from the Stakes and Missions)
|
Birth Rate per Thousand |
26.11 |
|
Number of Persons Married per Thousand |
14.29 |
|
Death Rate per Thousand |
4.50 |
Priesthood
Members Holding the Aaronic Priesthood, December 31, 1974
|
Deacons |
140,185 |
|
Teachers |
107,277 |
|
Priests |
170,867 |
|
Total Number Holding Aaronic Priesthood |
418,329 |
Members Holding the Melchizedek Priesthood, December 31, 1974
|
Elders |
292,873 |
|
Seventies |
25,184 |
|
High Priests |
104,919 |
|
Total Number Holding Melchizedek Priesthood |
422,976 |
|
Grand Total Members Holding Aaronic or Melchizedek Priesthood |
841,305 |
(An increase of 29,357 during the year 1974)
Church Organizations (Enrollment)
|
Relief Society |
861,272 |
|
Sunday School |
3,101,281 |
|
Aaronic Priesthood Age Young Men |
180,912 |
|
Young Women |
178,307 |
|
Primary Association |
468,790 |
|
Melchizedek Priesthood MIA |
650,000 |
Welfare Plan
|
Number of Persons Assisted During the Year |
109,212 |
|
Number Placed in Remunerative Employment |
17,346 |
|
Man-days of Work Donated to the Welfare Plan |
139,418 |
|
Unit-days of Equipment Use Donated |
4,102 |
Genealogical Society
|
Names Cleared in 1974 for Temple Ordinances |
2,704,905 |
Genealogical records microfilmed in 27 countries during the year brought the total to 836,952 one-hundred-foot rolls of microfilm for use of the Church, which are the equivalent of over 3,992,911 printed volumes of 300 pages each.
Temples
Number of Endowments Performed During 1974 in the 16 Operating Temples
|
For the Living |
37,432 |
|
For the Dead |
2,535,518 |
|
Total Number of Endowments |
2,572,950 |
Church School System
|
Total 1974 Cumulative Enrollment in Church Schools, including Institutes and Seminaries |
307,810 |
Those Who Have Passed Away
Carl W. Buehner, former counselor in the Presiding Bishopric of the Church
Zina Card Brown, wife of Elder Hugh B. Brown of the Council of the Twelve
Virginia Lee Perry, wife of Elder L. Tom Perry of the Council of the Twelve
Grace G. Cullimore, wife of James A. Cullimore, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve
Vernon E. Snyder, former legal counsel for the Church
Terrence Leslie Hansen, president of the Brigham Young University Language Training Mission
Clarissa Beesley, former member of the Young Women’s Mutual Improvement Association Presidency
Ettie Lee, founder of the Ettie Lee Homes for Boys