Statistical Report, 1999
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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
Stakes — 2,542
Districts — 636
Missions — 333
Wards and branches — 25,793
Church membership
Total membership — 10,752,986
Increase in children of record during 1999 — 84,118
Converts baptized during 1999 — 306,171
Missionaries
Full-time missionaries — 58,593
Temples
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.
Prominent members who have passed away since last April:
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.
