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      • The church’s membership continues to become more international. Since 1998, the majority of Latter-day Saints have been outside the United States and Canada. At the end of 2022, the church had 7,004,864 members in the United States and Canada.
      www.deseret.com/faith/2024/04/06/latter-day-saint-mormon-membership-increased-this-much-in-2023-church-statistical-report/
  1. This page shows the membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) within the United States. Official LDS Membership - Membership count on record provided by the LDS Church.

  2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formally organized in a small log cabin in upstate New York in 1830. It took 117 years — until 1947 — for the Church to grow from the initial six members to one million.

  3. Percentage of overall population who are members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Country or territory. Membership count used for percentage was as of December 31, 2022 or the latest data or estimate available for country data not published by the church for that year.

  4. In the late 1920s, many Latter-day Saints moved from Utah to Nevada in search of better economic conditions. The Las Vegas Stake was created in 1954. Church members also moved to northern Nevada, particularly Elko and Ely. Currently there are over 180,000 Latter-day Saints in Nevada.

  5. According to the church, as of 2023, it has over 17.2 million members of which over 6.8 million live in the U.S. [12] The church also reports over 99,000 volunteer missionaries [4] and 350 temples. [d] The church was founded as the Church of Christ in western New York, in 1830 by Smith.

  6. Apr 6, 2024 · Church leaders have said they anticipate that by 2025, Latin America alone will have as many church members as the United States and Canada. At the end of 2022, the church had a combined 6,815,516 members in Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean.

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  8. A Twin Cities branch of the Church was established in 1912. The first purpose-built Church meetinghouse was in Minneapolis, dedicated October 25–26, 1924. Following World War II, many Latter-day Saints from Utah migrated to Minnesota for education or employment.

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