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

Arizona A new stake was created in Arizona. The Queen Creek Arizona Empire Stake was organized from a division of the Queen Creek Arizona Ea...

As promised, see below for an analysis of the six new missions to be organized in July 2023. The Church announced plans to organize these n...

Today, the Church announced plans to organize the following six missions in July 2023: Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan North Mission Democratic Repub...

As noted last Sunday, Church President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct 20 new temples in the following locations: Oslo, Norwa...

Utah The Church organized three new stakes in Utah. The Pleasant View Utah Orchard Springs Stake was organized on February 9th from a div...

Nigeria The Church organized two new stakes in Benin City on February 18th. The Benin City Nigeria Sokponba Stake was organized from a divi...

El Salvador The Church organized a new stake in western El Salvador on December 10th. The Santa Ana El Salvador Los Pinos Stake was organiz...

Bolivia The Church organized a new district in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on July 23rd. The Santa Cruz Bolivia Viru Viru Stake was organized from ...

South Africa The Church organized a new stake in Eastern Cape Province on July 9th. The Mdantsane South Africa Stake was organized from a d...

Nicaragua The Church organized a new stake in Nicaragua on July 9th. The Masatepe Nicaragua Stake was organized from a division of the Jino...

Brazil The Church organized a new stake in Parana State on June 19th. The Apucarana Brazil Stake was organized from the Apucarana Brazil Di...

India The Church organized its second stake in India on November 15th. The Bengaluru India District was organized from the Bangalore India ...

Argentina The Church organized a new stake from the Olavarría Argentina District on June 21st. The new stake includes the following five wa...

Barranquilla, Colombia The Barranquilla Colombia Temple will become the LDS Church's second temple in Colombia following the dedicatio...

This morning President Monson announced five new temples in the following locations: Barranquilla, Colombia Durban, South Africa Kinshasa...

New Stake in Georgia A new stake was organized in Georgia.  The Conyers Georgia Stake was created from the Atlanta Georgia, Jonesboro Geor...

New mission in Nicaragua Missionaries serving in the Nicaragua Managua Mission report that the mission will be split this summer to create a...

I have not yet provided a list of countries with the largest congregation increases for 2008. The 2007 list can be found here . Congrega...

Missionaries serving in the South Africa Johannesburg Mission report that approval was given for the first district to be created in northea...

A new district of the Church was created in South Africa last Sunday. The Bloemfontein South Africa District was created from the Johannesb...