Statistical Report 1984
“Statistical Report 1984,” Ensign, May 1985, 20
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 1984.
Church Units
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Number of stakes 1,507
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Number of districts 353
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Number of missions 180
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Number of wards 9,723
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Number of branches in stakes 2,697
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Number of branches in missions 2,043
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Number of sovereign countries with organized wards or branches 96
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Number of territories, colonies, and possessions with organized wards or branches 18
Church Membership
Church Growth during 1984
Priesthood
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Deacons 240,000
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Teachers 178,000
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Priests 356,000
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Elders. 465,000
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Seventies 33,000
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High Priests 198,000
Missionaries
Genealogical Data
Temples
Number of endowments performed during 1984:
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For the living 53,998
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For the dead 4,395,424
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Temples in operation 31
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Temples planned or under construction 15
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Temples closed during the year for renovation. 1
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(Six temples were dedicated in 1984, and seven are planned to be dedicated in 1985.)
Church Educational System
Total enrollment during 1983–84 school year:
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Seminaries and Institutes, including special programs 322,802
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Church schools, colleges, and continuing education 440,502
Welfare Services
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Persons assisted by LDS Social Services 84,069
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Persons placed in gainful employment 26,116
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Man-days of labor donated to Welfare Services 277,754
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Bishop’s orders from storehouses 345,498
Prominent Members Who Have Passed Away Since Last April
Elder G. Homer Durham, a member of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, who was Church Historian and Recorder; Ethel D. Stapley, widow of Elder Delbert L. Stapley, a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles; Neil D. Schaerrer, former general president of the Young Men Organization; and Emily Higgs Bennett, former counselor in the YWMIA Presidency.
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