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Hans B. Ringger was a Swiss national who was a leader of the LDS Church in Switzerland. [8] Born on 2 November 1925, in Zurich, Switzerland, his grandmother, Elizabeth Zoebeli Ringger, joined the LDS Church in 1896 and his parents, Carl Ringger, Jr., and Maria Reif, were also active members. [9]
Country Year First official church missionary [1] Notes United States 1830 Samuel H. Smith: Smith is regarded as the "first missionary" of the LDS Church. He preached in New York in June 1830.
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.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is the largest Latter Day Saint denomination. Founded during the Second Great Awakening , the church is headquartered in Salt Lake City , Utah, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide.
It was later named the "Church of the Latter Day Saints". It was renamed the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" in 1838 (stylized as the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" in the United Kingdom), [6] which remained its official name until Smith's death in 1844. This organization subsequently splintered into several ...
Number of congregations of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as of December 31, 2019 or the latest data or estimate available for country data not published by the church for that year. Only wards and branches were counted as congregations and does not include member groups. [11]
Temples are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating, 9 undergoing renovations [ 1 ] ), 4 with a dedication scheduled , 48 under construction , 4 with groundbreakings scheduled , [ 2 ] and 110 others announced ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and a topical guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church or, informally, the Mormon Church) is a Christian restorationist church that is considered by its followers to be the restoration of the original church founded ...