The Mormon Church Statistics

As of 2007, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormons, claims membership of a little more than 13 million worldwide:

United States . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Million
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2 Million
Latin America . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Million
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Million
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/4 Million
South Pacific & Africa . . . . . 1/2 Million

The Mormon Church was founded on April 6, 1830.
It was originally called the Church of Jesus Christ.
The official name of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was adopted in 1837.

Temples are sacred structures where special Mormon rites are practiced.
The church built its first temple in 1836 in Kirtland, Ohio.
There are more than 124 temples world wide with many more under construction as of 2007

The church distributes over 5 million copies of the Book of Mormon per year.
There are approximately 800 converts to the Mormon church per day, 300,000 per year.

There are approximately 50,000 full time missionaries world wide. Most of them are young males in their late teens to early twenties and spend 2 years in the field.
There are 16 missionary training centers world-wide.
There are thousands of Mormons who are in field service in different countries doing many charitable works ranging from doctors, to mechanics, to teachers, and more.

Financial income is in excess of 2 million dollars per day.
Its net worth holdings are in the billions of dollars.

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