Statistical Report 1991
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 1991. (Statistics are based on 1991 reports available prior to this conference.)
Church Units
Stakes |
1,837 |
Districts |
527 |
Missions |
267 |
Wards and branches |
18,810 |
(These statistics reflect an increase of 53 stakes and 720 wards and branches during 1991.)
Nations and territories with organized wards or branches |
138 |
Church Membership
Total membership |
8,120,000 |
Children of record baptized during 1991 |
75,000 |
Converts baptized during 1991 |
297,770 |
Missionaries
Full-time missionaries |
43,395 |
Prominent Members Who Have Passed Away Since Last April
Elder Derek A. Cuthbert of the First Quorum of the Seventy; Elder Joseph Anderson, emeritus General Authority; Frances LaRue Carr Longden, former counselor in the Young Women general presidency and widow of John Longden, Assistant to the Twelve; Leone Watson Doxey, former counselor in the Primary general presidency; and Wilford G. Edling, chairman of the Church Audit Committee.