Statistical Report 1989
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 31 December 1989. (Membership figures include estimates based on 1989 reports available prior to conference.)
Church Units
|
Number of stakes |
1,739 |
|
Number of districts |
432 |
|
Number of missions |
228 |
|
Number of wards |
11,536 |
|
Number of branches |
5,769 |
|
Number of nations and territories with organized wards or branches |
128 |
(These statistics reflect an increase of 32 stakes and 747 wards and branches during 1989.)
Church Membership
|
Total membership at the close of 1989 |
7,300,000 |
|
Children of record baptized |
75,000 |
|
Converts baptized |
318,940 |
Missionaries
|
Full-time missionaries |
39,739 |
Prominent Members Who Have Passed Away Since Last April
Elder Theodore M. Burton, Emeritus General Authority; Sister Lois A. Kjar Brown, wife of Elder Victor L. Brown, Emeritus General Authority; Marianne Clark Sharp, former counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency.