Statistics by Decade: 1980-1989

Statistical Information

Membership: 7,300,000

Membership Growth:

Converts Baptized:

Missionaries Called: 201,147 (+41.1%)

Missionaries Serving (avg/yr): 31,187 (+58.23%)

Number of Wards: 17,305 (+33.63%)

Number of Stakes: 1,739 (+37.03%)

Number of Missions: 228 (+23.25%)

Number of Districts: 432

Number of Temples: 43 (+60.47%)

Source: Official Statistical Report

Major Events in this decade of Church History:

Temples Built:

25 Total

Notable:
Tokyo Japan (1980)
Atlanta Georgia (1983)
Mexico City Mexico (1983)
Manila Philippines (1984)
Freiberg Germany (1985)
Chicago Illinois (1985)
Seoul Korea (1985)
Denver Colorado (1986)
Las Vegas Nevada (1989)

Gordon B. Hinckley

Ezra Taft Benson