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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]
The Bern Switzerland Temple (formerly the Swiss Temple) is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was the church's first temple in Europe and the second outside of North America, [1] after the Laie Hawaii Temple. The intent to build the temple was announced on July 1, 1952, by church president David O ...
Smith is regarded as the "first missionary" of the LDS Church. He preached in New York in June 1830. Canada: 1830 Joseph Smith, Sr. and Don Carlos Smith: Although Phineas Young preached in Upper Canada several months
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.
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.
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 ...
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating, 9 undergoing renovations [11]), 4 with a dedication scheduled, 48 under construction, 4 with groundbreakings scheduled, [12] and 110 others announced (not yet under construction).
The LDS temple near Zollikofen. The Bern Switzerland Temple (formerly the Swiss Temple) a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes called the LDS Church). Though the building is located in Münchenbuchsee, its postal address is assigned to Zollikofen.