Brothers and sisters, at the direction of the First Presidency
the following statistical report represents the membership growth
and status of the Church for the year ending 31 December 1999. This
information is based on reports that were received prior to general
conference:
Church Units
|
|
Stakes
|
2,542
|
|
Districts
|
636
|
|
Missions
|
333
|
|
Wards and branches
|
25,793
|
Church Membership
|
|
Total membership
|
10,752,986
|
|
Increase in children of record
during 1999
|
84,118
|
|
Converts baptized during 1999
|
306,171
|
Missionaries
|
|
Full-time missionaries
|
58,593
|
Temples
|
|
Temples dedicated during 1999
|
15
|
| Temples in operation |
68 |
| Ground was
broken and construction began on 30 new temples during 1999;
17 additional temples were announced and are awaiting construction.
|
Prominent Members Who Have Passed Away
since Last April
Elder Carlos E. Asay, an emeritus
General Authority; Sister Virginia Pickett Backman, wife of
Elder Robert L. Backman, an emeritus General Authority; Sister
Margaret Romney Jackson Judd, former member of the Young Women
general presidency.
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