For the information of the members of the Church:
The First Presidency issued the following statistical report concerning the membership of the Church at the end of the year 1973.
Church Units
|
Number of Stakes of Zion at the Close of 1973 |
630 |
|
Number of Wards |
4,580 |
|
Number of Independent Branches in Stakes |
1,127 |
|
Total Wards and Independent Branches in Stakes at the Close of the Year |
5,707 |
|
Number of Mission Branches at the Close of the Year |
1,847 |
|
Number of Full-time Missions at the End of the Year |
108 |
Church Membership, December 31, 1973
|
In the Stakes |
2,856,210 |
|
In the Missions |
465,346 |
|
Total Membership |
3,321,556 |
Church Growth During 1973
|
Children Blessed in Stakes and Missions |
68,623 |
|
Children of Record Baptized in Stakes and Missions |
48,578 |
|
Converts Baptized in Stakes and Missions |
79,603 |
Social Statistics (Based on 1973 data from the stakes)
|
Birth Rate per Thousand |
25.64 |
|
Number of Persons Married per Thousand |
14.72 |
|
Death Rate per Thousand |
4.91 |
Priesthood
Members Holding the Aaronic Priesthood, December 31, 1973
|
Deacons |
140,549 |
|
Teachers |
102,924 |
|
Priests |
164,668 |
|
Total Number Holding Aaronic Priesthood |
408,141 |
Members Holding the Melchizedek Priesthood, December 31, 1973
|
Elders |
280,351 |
|
Seventies |
24,490 |
|
High Priests |
99,886 |
|
Total Number Holding Melchizedek Priesthood |
404,727 |
|
Grand Total Members Holding Aaronic or Melchizedek Priesthood (An increase of 25,932 during the year) |
812,668 |
Church Organizations (Enrollment)
|
Relief Society |
785,000 |
|
Sunday School |
2,564,134 |
|
Aaronic Priesthood MIA-Young Men |
171,377 |
|
Aaronic Priesthood MIA-Young Women |
212,040 |
|
Primary |
471,538 |
|
Melchizedek Priesthood MIA |
625,000 |
Welfare Plan
|
Number of Persons Assisted During the Year |
103,100 |
|
Number Placed in Remunerative Employment |
16,159 |
|
Man-days of Work Donated to the Welfare Plan |
154,306 |
|
Unit-days of Equipment Use Donated |
4,756 |
Genealogical Society
|
Names Cleared in 1973 for Temple Ordinances (Genealogical records microfilmed in 27 countries during the year brought the total to 796,804 100-foot rolls of microfilm for use of the Church which are the equivalent of over 3,801,373 printed volumes of 300 pages each.) |
2,718,421 |
Temples
Number of Ordinances Performed During 1973 in the 15 Operating Temples
|
For the Living |
71,555 |
|
For the Dead |
8,836,044 |
|
Total Number of Ordinances |
8,907,599 |
Church School System
|
Total 1973 Cumulative Enrollment in Church Schools, including Institutes and Seminaries |
307,086 |
Those who have passed away:
President Harold B. Lee, eleventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at the age of 74 on December 26, 1973; Arthur V. Watkins, former United States Senator and prominent Church leader; Frank W. Asper, Salt Lake Tabernacle organist emeritus; Roy A. Welker, Church official, educator, author, and teacher; and Roland L. Jaussi, director of the San Diego Visitors Center and former director of the Missionary Home in Salt Lake City.
