April 2000 General Conference |
Statistical Report, 1999 by F. Michael Watson Secretary to the First Presidency |
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 |
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| Stakes | 2,542 |
| Districts | 636 |
| Missions | 333 |
| Wards and branches | 25,793 |
Church Membership |
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| Total membership | 10,752,986 |
| Increase in children of record during 1999 | 84,118 |
| Converts baptized during 1999 | 306,171 |
Missionaries |
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| Full-time missionaries | 58,593 |
Temples |
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| 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. | |
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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