Growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)

The completion of a comprehensive historical database of state-by-state Church statistics for the United States is another significant miles...

The Church recently organized its first official branch in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. The São Tomé Branch is under ...

The rate at which new temples are being dedicated has accelerated in 2026 compared to recent years to near-record levels. So far in 2026, th...

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) Three new stakes have been created in the DR Congo. The Lubumbashi DR Congo Bel-Air Stake was or...

This evening, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to construct a new temple in Otavalo, Ecuador . The new templ...

Click here to access our April 2026 newsletter for cumorah.com . We will again begin issuing monthly newsletters going forward. Archived ne...

Below is an updated list of the 19 countries/territories with the most Latter-day Saints (at least 1,500) without a stake. This list highli...

Click here to access the Mormon Land interview I completed with the Salt Lake Tribune providing analysis of the 2025 statistical report.

I have updated the list of the countries with the most members without a temple (planned or dedicated) using year-end 2025 membership tot...

This evening, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to build a temple in Marysville, Washington  in a devotional w...