Missionary facts

October 14th, 2009 by Barb

• The one millionth full-time missionary was called in 2007
• 24,000 missionaries enter the Provo MTC over the course of a year
• There are 17 MTCs throughout the world
• 265,593 converts were baptized last year
• David O. McKay proclaimed “every member a missionary” in 1959
• As of 2008, there were 348 LDS missions in the world
• In 1921, Elder David O. McKay dedicated China for the preaching of the gospel