The Ensign's July 1972 report of the 142nd Annual General Conference, carrying the First Presidency's statistical report of Church membership as of December 31, 1971: 3,090,953, a gain of 160,143 over 1970.
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Citation
PublisherThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication Year1972
URLhttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1972/07/the-annual-report-of-the-church?lang=eng
Source Typechurch body
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Reliability Tier1
The Church's own official magazine publishing the First Presidency's statistical report announced at General Conference: a primary institutional count of the Church's own worldwide membership, not a third party's estimate of it. Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
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