“Statistical Report, 2001,” Liahona, July 2002, 25
Statistical Report, 2001
Brothers and sisters, the First Presidency has issued the following report concerning the growth and status of the Church as of 31 December 2001:
Number of Church Units
|
Stakes |
2,607 |
|
Districts |
618 |
|
Missions |
333 |
|
Wards and branches |
26,084 |
Church Membership
|
Total membership |
11,394,522 |
|
Increase in children of record |
69,522 |
|
Converts baptized |
292,612 |
Missionaries
|
Number of full-time missionaries |
60,850 |
Temples
|
Temples Dedicated during 2001 (Montevideo Uruguay, Winter Quarters Nebraska, Guadalajara Mexico, Perth Australia, Columbia River Washington) |
5 |
|
Number of temples in operation |
107 |
Prominent Members Who Have Passed Away Since Last April
Elder Loren C. Dunn, an emeritus General Authority and president of the Boston Massachusetts Temple at the time of his passing; Elder Merlyn R. Lybbert, a former member of the Seventy; Elder George R. Hill III, a former member of the Seventy; Phyllis Nielsen Reeve, wife of Rex C. Reeve Sr., an emeritus General Authority; Avanelle Richards Osborn, wife of Spencer H. Osborn, a former member of the Seventy; Naomi Ward Randall, a former counselor in the Primary general presidency and author of the words of the hymn “I Am a Child of God.”