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In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), an area is an administrative unit that typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions. These areas are the primary church administrative unit between individual stakes or missions and the church as a whole.
At the April 1995 general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), church president Gordon B. Hinckley announced the creation of a new leadership position known as the area authority. [1] In 1997, area authorities were renamed area authority seventies and ordained to the office of seventy.
A meetinghouse for the LDS Church in Queen Creek, Arizona. List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives: [11] Note: Each county adherent count reflects meetinghouse location of congregation and not by location of residence. The census count reflects location of residence, which ...
According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, 1% of New Mexicans self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2% of those surveyed in New Mexico in this survey considered identified themselves as Mormon. [3] The LDS Church is the 3rd largest denomination in New Mexico. [4]
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.
General Authority Seventy 2019-04-06 54.1 5.7 Steven R. Bangerter [44] General Authority Seventy 2018-03-31 63.4 6.8 First Counselor, North America Central Area [40] > [41] W. Mark Bassett General Authority Seventy 2016-04-02 58.3 8.7 Executive Director, Missionary Department [45] David S. Baxter [46] General Authority Seventy
The Albuquerque New Mexico Temple is the 73rd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple was announced on April 4, 1997 by church president Gordon B. Hinckley . A groundbreaking ceremony was held on June 20, 1998, with over 6,500 people in attendance.
a minimum number of members. In the United States and Canada, the number is 3000. Outside of the United States and Canada, the number is 1900. at least five congregations which can function as wards. Each ward requires at least 15 active, full-tithe-paying Melchizedek priesthood holders. Wards should have at least 300 members in the United ...