Church growth from 1924 to 2024
A comparison of church statistics between these two years.
Growth in Church membership from 1924 to 2024. President Russell M. Nelson was born in 1924, and celebrated his 100th birthday in 2024. The growth of the church during his lifetime is staggering, as seen below:
Category 1924 2024 01. Church membership 597,861 17,300,000 02. Number of stakes 90 3,565 03. Dedicated temples 6 195 04. States in United States with at least 1 stake 8 50 05. Countries with at least 1 stake 3 91 06. Percent of total stakes located in Utah 56 18 07. Percent of total states located in America 95 47 08. Number of wards and branches 1,685 31,490 09. Number of missions 25 450 10. Language translations of the Book of Mormon 15 115 11. Full-time teaching missionaries 867 67,871
- This information was presented in the Church News of September 7, 2024
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