The main body of Latter-day Saints is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, where the Salt Lake Temple and Tabernacle are located. This church was organized on April 6, 1830 at Fayette, New York by Joseph Smith. Members believe that Joseph Smith was divinely directed to restore the gospel to the earth, and that through him the keys to the Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthoods and temple work also were restored.
Membership Data| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 4,241 | 1,062 | 535,659 |
| 1929 | 4,435 | 1,448 | 596,108 |
| 1931 | - | - | 468,386 |
| 1933 | - | 1,401 | 638,761 |
| 1935 | 4,476 | 1,354 | 666,594 |
| 1937 | - | 1,519 | 690,401 |
| 1939 | - | 1,499 | 724,401 |
| 1941 | - | 1,598 | 816,774 |
| 1944 | - | 1,757 | 870,346 |
| 1946 | - | - | 911,279 |
| 1947 | - | 1,815 | 916,789 |
| 1950 | - | 2,117 | 1,111,314 |
| 1952 | 200 | 2,348 | 1,077,285 |
| 1953 | - | 2,619 | 1,179,887 |
| 1955 | - | 2,624 | 1,230,021 |
| 1956 | - | 2,869 | 1,289,581 |
| 1957 | - | 3,002 | 1,339,638 |
| 1958 | - | 3,139 | 1,394,729 |
| 1959 | - | 3,290 | 1,457,735 |
| 1960 | - | 3,491 | 1,486,887 |
| 1961 | - | 3,566 | 1,595,390 |
| 1962 | - | 3,780 | 1,682,096 |
| 1963 | 4,504 | 4,018 | 1,787,896 |
| 1964 | - | 4,060 | 1,850,000 |
| 1965 | - | 4,222 | 1,789,175 |
| 1966 | - | 4,022 | 2,480,899 |
| 1967 | - | 4,413 | 1,891,965 |
| 1968 | 13,205 | 3,962 | 1,930,811 |
| 1970 | 15,921 | 4,828 | 2,073,146 |
| 1971 | 17,272 | 4,995 | 2,133,072 |
| 1972 | 17,133 | 5,112 | 2,185,810 |
| 1973 | 18,855 | 5,162 | 2,208,045 |
| 1974 | 18,096 | 5,401 | 2,267,866 |
| 1975 | 18,546 | 5,529 | 2,336,715 |
| 1976 | 19,269 | 5,739 | 2,391,892 |
| 1977 | 20,490 | 5,955 | 2,486,261 |
| 1978 | 21,536 | 6,272 | 2,952,000 |
| 1979 | 23,073 | 6,738 | 2,706,000 |
| 1980 | 25,075 | 7,379 | 2,811,000 |
| 1981 | 26,140 | 7,686 | 3,490,000 |
| 1982 | 26,686 | 7,839 | 3,510,000 |
| 1983 | 27,745 | 8,017 | 3,602,000 |
| 1985 | 28,598 | 8,396 | 3,860,000 |
| 1987 | 29,714 | 8,682 | 4,000,000 |
| 1989 | 30,960 | 9,049 | 4,175,400 |
| 1990 | 31,059 | 9,213 | 4,267,000 |
| 1991 | 31,890 | 9,468 | 4,336,000 |
| 1992 | - | 9,654 | 4,430,000 |
| 1993 | - | 10,007 | 4,520,000 |
| 1994 | 34,511 | 10,218 | 4,613,000 |
| 1995 | 35,081 | 10,417 | 4,711,500 |
| 1996 | - | 11,000 | 4,800,000 |
| 1997 | 36,418 | 10,811 | 4,923,100 |
| 1999 | 37,818 | 11,315 | 4,593,136 |
| 2000 | 38,964 | 11,562 | 5,208,827 |
| 2001 | 39,528 | 11,731 | 5,310,598 |
| 2002 | 40,008 | 11,879 | 5,410,544 |
| 2003 | 40,761 | 12,112 | 5,503,192 |
| 2004 | 41,889 | 12,463 | 5,599,177 |
| 2005 | 42,786 | 12,753 | 5,690,672 |
| 2006 | 43,617 | 13,010 | 5,779,316 |
| 2007 | 44,233 | 13,201 | 5,873,408 |
| 2008 | 44,545 | 13,363 | 5,974,041 |
| 2009 | 44,915 | 13,474 | 6,058,907 |
