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In a week highlighted by the news that a million missionaries have served since the organization of the Church, another important milestone was reached.
On June 25, President Gordon B. Hinckley announced that Church membership has now reached 13 million members. There continues to be more members outside of the United States than in, reflecting the global depth and diversity of Church membership.
Membership in the Church has increased steadily, and not since 1857 when Johnston's Army marched west, has there been a decline in membership one year to the next.
The Church reached its first million-member mark in 1947, the second in 1963. Succeeding millions came in 1971, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2007.
