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SALT LAKE CITY—A statistical report of the growth and status of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as of Dec. 31, 2008, released Saturday during the faith’s annual spring conference:
Church Units
Number of stakes (similar to dioceses): 2,818
Missions: 348
Districts: 622
Wards and branches (congregations): 28,109
Church Membership
Total membership: 13,508,509
Increase in children of record during 2008: 123,502
Converts baptized during 2008: 265,593
Missionaries
Number of full-time missionaries: 52,494
Temples
Temples in operation in 2008: 128