The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently announced plans to <a href='https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/10/24/lds-church-creates-55-new-missions/'>add 55 missions</a> across the globe next year.
That’s the most since the Utah-based faith of 17.5 million members created <a href='https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=55897577&itype=CMSID'>58 missions in 2013</a> and brings its total tally worldwide to 506.
At the same time, the current corps of full-time missionaries has topped 84,000 and, according to <a href='https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/10/04/saturday-lds-general-conference/'>apostle Quentin Cook</a>, convert baptisms during the first six months of 2025 ran 20% higher than the first half of last year.
So what do all these positive numbers mean when it comes to the pace and prospects of church growth now and in the future?
Independent researcher Matt Martinich, who tracks such data for the websites <a href='http://cumorah.com/'>cumorah.com</a> and <a href='http://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com/'>ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com</a>, wrote an <a href='https://www.cumorah.com/articles/ldsGrowthCaseStudies/696'>analysis</a> of the new missions and discusses his findings.

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