Statistical Report, 2008
Brothers and sisters, the First Presidency has issued the following report concerning the growth and activity of the Church as of December 31, 2008.
Church Units
|
Stakes |
2,818 |
|
Missions |
348 |
|
Districts |
622 |
|
Wards and Branches |
28,109 |
Church Membership
|
Total Church Membership |
13,508,509 |
|
Increase in Children of Record |
123,502 |
|
Converts Baptized |
265,593 |
Missionaries
|
Full-Time Missionaries |
52,494 |
Temples
|
Temples Dedicated during 2008 (Rexburg Idaho, Curitiba Brazil, Panama City Panama, and Twin Falls Idaho) |
4 |
|
Temples Rededicated during 2008 (Mexico City Mexico) |
1 |
|
Number of Temples in Operation as of December 31 |
128 |
Prominent Church Members Who Have Passed Away since Last April
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Sister Alice Thornley Evans, widow of Elder Richard L. Evans of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Elder J. Thomas Fyans, an emeritus General Authority; Elder Douglas H. Smith, a former member of the Seventy; Sister Harriet Barbara Washburn, wife of Elder J. Ballard Washburn, a former member of the Seventy; and Brother Daniel H. Ludlow, former director of the Church Correlation Department and editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Mormonism.