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The geographical area a mission actually covers is typically much larger than the name may indicate; most areas of the world are within the jurisdiction of a mission of the church. In the list below, if the name of the mission does not include a specific city, the city where the mission headquarters is located is included in parentheses.
A mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not any of the church's missionaries live or proselytize in the area.
Browning was the president of the Finland Helsinki East Mission, which had jurisdiction over Estonia. Ukraine: 1991 Gary L. Browning: Browning was the president of the Finland Helsinki East Mission, which had jurisdiction over Ukraine. Kenya: 1991 Republic of Congo: 1991 Mongolia: 1992 Kenneth H. Beesley and Donna Beesley Malawi: 1992
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in California refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in California. California has the 2nd most members of the LDS Church in the United States, behind Utah. [3] The LDS Church is the 2nd largest denomination in California, behind the Roman Catholic ...
The Swiss Mission later became the Swiss and Italian Mission and the Swiss, Italian, and German Mission. [4] Many early converts were baptized, but then emigrated to the United States until the 1950s. On September 11, 1955, the LDS Church completed its first temple in Europe when the Bern Switzerland Temple was completed in Zollikofen.
In 1966, the Italian Mission was organized from a division of the Swiss mission. It was renamed Italy Mission in 1970 and on July 6, 1971 was divided into the Italy North and South Missions. These missions were renamed Italy Milan and Italy Rome missions when the LDS Church changed its naming convention for missions.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds a number of sites as historically significant. This list is intended as a quick reference for these sites. The sites may or may not be owned by the church.
The LDS Church was organized in 1830 and is a missionary church. Its first missionary took place a month after their initial organization. [4] The first example of a foreign LDS Church in 1837 was in Great Britain, missions were sent across the world by 1854. [4]