Statistical Report, 2003

Presented by F. Michael Watson
Secretary to the First Presidency

"Statistical Report, 2003," Ensign, May 2004, 26
For the information of the members of the Church, the First Presidency has issued the following report concerning the growth and status of the Church as of December 31, 2003:

Number of Church Units

Stakes         2,624

Missions      337

Districts      644

Wards and Branches      26,237

Church Membership

Total Membership      11,985,254

Increase in Children of Record      99,457

Converts Baptized      242,923

Missionaries

Full-Time Missionaries      56,237

Temples

Temples Dedicated during 2003      2
(Brisbane Australia, Redlands California)

Temples in Operation      116

Prominent Members Who Have Passed Away since Last April

Elder Jacob de Jager, an emeritus General Authority; Elder Andrew Wayne Peterson, an emeritus General Authority; Elder Robert L. Simpson, an emeritus General Authority; Sister Elaine Cannon, former Young Women general president; Brother Roy M. Darley, former Tabernacle organist.