F. Michael Watson Secretary to the First Presidency
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
5
(Montevideo Uruguay, Winter Quarters
Nebraska, Guadalajara México, Perth Australia, Columbia River Washington)
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."
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