SALT LAKE CITY — In the Saturday afternoon session of the 172nd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, F. Michael Watson, secretary to the First Presidency, presented the following statistical report concerning the growth and status of the Church as of 31 December 2001.
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 during 2001 — 69,522
Converts baptized during 2001 — 292,612
MISSIONARIES
Full-time missionaries — 60,850
TEMPLES
Temples dedicated during 2001 — 5 (Montevideo Uruguay, Winter Quarters, Nebraska, Guadalajara Mexico, Perth Australia, Columbia River Washington)
Temples in operation — 107
Temples announced, including those under construction at the end of 2001 — 18
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