October 2016 Monthly Newsletter

Click here to access our October 2016 monthly newsletter for cumorah.com. Several exciting developments within the past month are noted, such as the creation of a second branch in Gabon, the organization of a second stake in the Marshall Islands, three cities opening to missionary work in the Adriatic South Mission, and the establishment of several member groups in previously unreached cities in Nigeria.

New Stakes Created in Arizona, Florida, and Idaho; New District Created in Brazil

Arizona
The Church organized a new stake in the Phoenix area on October 16th. The Phoenix Arizona Desert Hills Stake was organized from a division of the Phoenix Arizona Deer Valley Stake. The new stake includes the following six wards: the Anthem, Daisy Mountain, Gavilan Peak, North Valley, Parkside, and Pinnacle Vista Wards. The new stake is the tenth new stake organized in Arizona in 2016.

There are now 110 stakes in Arizona.

Florida
The Church organized a new stake in the Tampa Bay area on October 16th. The Odessa Florida Stake was organized from a division of the Tampa Florida and St Petersburg Florida Stakes. The new stake includes the follow five wards: the Brooksville, Hudson, Land O Lakes, Odessa, and Tampa 4th Wards.

There are now 31 stakes in Florida.

Idaho
The Church organized a new stake in the Boise metropolitan area on October 16th. The Meridian Idaho Victory Stake was organized from a division of the Meridian Idaho South Stake. The new stake includes the following seven wards: the Green Valley, Locust Grove, Mason Creek, Meridian 5th, Meridian Greens, Overland, and Victory Wards.

There are now 128 stakes in Idaho.

Brazil
The Church organized a new district in Parana Stake on October 16th. The Campo Mourão Brazil District was organized from a division of the Maringá Brazil Stake. The new district includes the following three branches: the Aeroporto, Campo Mourão, and Cianorte Branches. There are now 20 stakes and two districts in Parana State.

There are now 263 stakes and 39 districts in Brazil.

Second Stake Organized in the Marshall Islands

The Church organized its second stake in the Micronesian nation of the Marshall Islands. The new stake appeared to be organized either on October 9th or October 16th. The Kwajalein Marshall Islands Stake was organized from the Kwajalein Marshall Islands District. The new stake includes five branches that were previously assigned to the Kwajalein Marshall Islands District - all of which have likely become wards. The vast majority of membership in the new stake resides on Ebeye Island - a tiny island inhabited by over 10,000 people located on approximately 80 acres. The Kwajalein Marshall Islands District was organized in 1991. The Church created its first stake in the Marshall Islands in 2009 on the main atoll of Majuro.

More information on the organization of the new stake can be found here.

New Stake Created in Arizona

Last Sunday, the Church created a new stake in Arizona. The Phoenix Arizona Thunderbird Park Stake was organized from a division of the Glendale Arizona North Stake. The new stake includes the following six wards and one branch: the Arrowhead Ranch, Mountain Ridge, Sierra Verde, Sonoran Mountain, Stetson Valley, and Thunderbird Hills Wards, and the Desert Canyon Branch (Correctional Facility).

There are now 109 stakes in Arizona.