Statistical Report 1981
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 1981 December 31. (Membership figures include estimates based on 1981 reports available prior to conference.)
Church Units
|
Number of stakes |
1,321 |
|
Number of districts |
342 |
|
Number of missions |
188 |
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Number of wards |
8,392 |
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Number of branches in stakes |
2,719 |
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Number of branches in missions |
2,102 |
(These statistics reflect an increase of 103 stakes and 622 wards and branches during 1981.)
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Number of countries with organized wards or branches |
86 |
Church Membership
|
Total membership at the close of 1981 |
4,936,000 |
It is estimated that current Church membership exceeds 5 million.
Church Growth during 1981
|
Children blessed |
111,000 |
|
Children of record baptized |
69,000 |
|
Converts baptized |
224,000 |
Social Statistics
|
Birthrate per thousand |
28.1 |
|
Number of persons married per thousand |
12.2 |
|
Death rate per thousand |
3.9 |
Priesthood
|
Deacons |
213,000 |
|
Teachers |
159,000 |
|
Priests |
311,000 |
|
Elders |
419,000 |
|
Seventies |
32,000 |
|
High priests |
170,000 |
Missionaries
|
Full-time missionaries |
29,700 |
Genealogical
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Names cleared in 1981 for temple endowments |
4,346,000 |
Temples
Number of endowments performed during 1981:
|
For the living |
49,800 |
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For the dead |
4,101,000 |
|
Temples in operation |
19 |
|
With those announced this week, the number of temples planned and under construction |
21 |
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Temples closed during the year |
1 |
(There were 139,000 more endowments performed in 1981 than in 1980, even though the Manti Temple was not in operation for part of the year.)
Church Educational System
Total enrollment during 1980–81 school year:
|
Seminaries and Institutes, including special programs |
326,200 |
|
Church schools, colleges, and continuing education |
72,500 |
Welfare Services
|
Persons assisted by LDS Social Services |
62,800 |
|
Persons placed in gainful employment |
27,200 |
|
Man-days of labor donated to welfare services |
533,800 |
|
Commodities distributed from storehouses in pounds |
31,342,000 |
Prominent Members Who Passed Away during the Year:
Elder S. Dilworth Young, emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and former Senior President of the First Council of the Seventy; Elder Del Alvin Talley, senior Regional Representative; Freda Joan Jensen Lee, widow of President Harold B. Lee; Belle Smith Spafford, general president of the Relief Society from 1945 to 1974 and former president to the National Council of Women; Lucile Reading, managing editor of the Friend magazine and former counselor in the General Presidency of the Primary; Dr. Henry Eyring, world-renowned scientist and author; Dr. Harvey Fletcher, internationally known expert and inventor in the field of communications; A. Hamer Reiser, former counselor in the General Presidency of the Sunday School; Louise J. Lake, teacher of the handicapped and recipient of the President’s Trophy for Handicapped American of the Year; and George S. Eccles, prominent banker and civic leader.