Area (LDS Church)

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.

Areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside US and Canada.

Areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in US and
Canada.

History

The areas as they now exist were formed in January 1984.[1] Prior to that time, general authorities served as "area supervisors" and at times resided outside of Salt Lake City.[2] In 1984, 13 initial areas were created; by 1992 there were 22, and by early 2007 there were 31. As of April 2022, there are 23 areas.[3][4][5]

Administration

Until 2003, each area had a president and two counselors, all of whom were typically general authorities (area seventies sometimes served as counselors). This three-man body was known as the area presidency. In that year, the church eliminated these presidencies for areas located in the United States and Canada, which were all then placed under the direct supervision of a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, thus freeing more general authorities from specific area assignments. Since these areas were previously administered by area presidencies located at church headquarters in Salt Lake City, the administrative change was not as drastic as it might seem.

In April 2018, the church announced that, effective August 1 of that year, areas in the United States and Canada would once again be supervised by a three-man presidency. This enabled the Presidency of the Seventy to more fully assist the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in their duties, and to fill other assignments as needed.[6]

The areas outside the United States and Canada continue to be governed by area presidencies that are typically composed of general authorities and area seventies. These presidency members usually reside in a headquarters city located in the geographic boundaries of the area. Area seventies who serve in these presidencies reside in their own homes, which may or may not be in the area headquarters city.

In 2019, church leaders stated that the 10 North American areas would be merged into six (the Idaho Area merged into the North America Central Area; the North America Northwest Area merged into the North America West Area; and the Utah North, Utah Salt Lake City, and Utah South areas merged into a single Utah Area.[7]

Also in 2019, a structural change occurred in the administration of the Middle East/Africa North Area. In prior years, two general authorities based at church headquarters were assigned oversight for the area. However, beginning in August 2019, a three-man area presidency was established to oversee the area. Two of them were general authorities at church headquarters, while the second counselor was an area seventy living in the area.

In 2019, church leaders also announced the division of the Africa Southeast Area, into the Africa Central and Africa South areas, effective August 1, 2020.[8] Two months later, W. Christopher Waddell, second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, announced in Johannesburg that the new Africa Central Area would be headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.[9]

Then in 2022, additional structural changes affected Europe. The Europe and Europe East areas were split into 3 areas and renamed the Europe Central, Europe East, and Europe North areas. The presidency of the Europe Area became the presidency of the Europe Central Area, with the presidency of the Europe East Area becoming three area seventies. The president and first counselor in the Europe East Area were reassigned to fill the same roles in the Europe North Area, with the second counselor being an area seventy. The area seventy who had been serving as the second counselor in the Europe East Area was designated an assistant to the Europe North Area presidency, specifically overseeing Ukraine and Moldova, which will be separate from a specific area at the current time.[10]

As of April 2022, the church has 17 areas outside North America and six areas inside North America, for a total of 23. With the changes in Europe, the church now has five area seventies serving in area presidencies. Area assignments are generally announced sometime after April's general conference and are effective August 1.[11]

Summary statistics

Area Members Stakes Dis­tricts Con­gre­ga­tions Missions Temples
O U A T
Africa Central 163,3453520454111225
Africa South 165,9353625470112136
Africa West 444,815134441,583172259
Asia[lower-alpha 1] 184,1363534409102349
Asia North 241,2973819385115117
Brazil 1,472,521281402,1763692920
Caribbean 223,854342337283003
Central America 822,262133281,1011964212
Europe Central 223,32464116941770512
Europe East 9,491398260011
Europe North 282,145677560137029
Unassigned 10,799234821001
Mexico 1,507,720227471,86332133723
Middle East/ Africa North[lower-alpha 1] 5,457223300011
North America Central[lower-alpha 2] 1,148,84930402,76520224733
North America Northeast[lower-alpha 2] 643,07114151,30017131418
North America Southeast[lower-alpha 2] 618,46512701,15316102416
North America Southwest[lower-alpha 2] 1,120,56925922,25722143421
North America West[lower-alpha 2] 1,300,54627312,21929164424
Pacific 581,988140351,27817105217
Philippines 853,254125551,2722324612
South America Northwest 1,503,103250461,8603491616
South America South 1,285,696181541,5602764212
Utah[lower-alpha 2] 2,173,56062925,412101711028

Temples
O=Operating Temples (includes temporary closures)
U=Temples Under Construction
A=Temples publicly announced to be constructed
T=Total Temples (announced and under construction)

  1. Estimates or latest available data were used for countries without released membership and congregational statistics. A significant number of countries in the Middle East/North Africa and Asia Areas don't have official church membership and congregational data and therefore, more reliant on these estimates.
  2. Boundaries for areas follow mission boundaries and not necessarily state/province boundaries. Calculations were done according to state/provincial boundaries. When state/province is split among multiple areas, the area with most predominance in state/province received that state's/provincial membership and congregational statistics for calculation.
    For example, the Utah Area uses membership statistics for the state of Utah, even though parts of the state is outside the Utah Area and area includes portions of other states.

Area details

The following details are current as of August 1, 2019, and are taken from the LDS Church Growth Blog, statistical profiles on cumorah.com, and the Facts and Statistics page of the church's official website (www.churchofjesuschrist.org). Ward and branch totals and membership numbers were last updated in 2015.

Africa Central

Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya

Official Website

163,345 Members, 35 Stakes, 20 Districts, 454 Congregations, 11 Missions, 5 Temples[12]

President: Ian S. Ardern[13][14]

First counselor: Thierry K. Mutombo[15][16]

Second counselor: Paul B. Pieper[13][14]

Missions:

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission
  • Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mission
  • Kenya Nairobi Mission

Temples:

    Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple (announced)

      Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (announced)

        Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple

          Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (under construction)

          Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (announced)

            Nairobi Kenya Temple (under construction)

            Geographic coverage:
            (Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

            Africa South

            Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa

            Official Website

            165,935 Members, 36 Stakes, 25 Districts, 470 Congregations, 11 Missions, 6 Temples[12]

            Area president: Edward Dube[15][16]

            First counselor: Marcos A. Aidukaitis[15][16]

            Second counselor: Denelson Silva[15][16]

            Missions:

            • Mozambique Maputo Mission
            • South Africa Cape Town Mission
            • South Africa Durban Mission
            • South Africa Johannesburg Mission
            • South Africa Pretoria Mission[17]
            • Zambia Lusaka Mission
            • Zimbabwe Bulawayo Mission
            • Zimbabwe Harare Mission

            Temples:

              Cape Town South Africa Temple (site announced)

                Durban South Africa Temple

                  Harare Zimbabwe Temple (under construction)

                    Johannesburg South Africa Temple

                      Luanda Angola Temple (announced)

                      Geographic coverage:
                      (Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

                      Africa West

                      Headquarters: Accra, Ghana

                      Official Website

                      447,186 Members, 134 Stakes, 44 Districts, 990 wards, 606 branches, 17 missions, 9 temples[18]

                      Area president: S. Gifford Nielsen[15][16]

                      First counselor: Jörg Klebingat[15][16]

                      Second counselor: Alfred Kyungu[15][16]

                      Missions:

                      • Benin Cotonou Mission
                      • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan East Mission
                      • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan North Mission[17]
                      • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan West Mission
                      • Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro Mission
                      • Ghana Accra Mission
                      • Ghana Accra West Mission
                      • Ghana Cape Coast Mission
                      • Ghana Kumasi Mission
                      • Liberia Monrovia Mission
                      • Nigeria Aba Mission[17]
                      • Nigeria Abuja Mission[17]
                      • Nigeria Benin City Mission
                      • Nigeria Enugu Mission
                      • Nigeria Ibadan Mission
                      • Nigeria Lagos Mission
                      • Nigeria Owerri Mission
                      • Nigeria Port Harcourt Mission
                      • Nigeria Uyo Mission
                      • Sierra Leone Freetown Mission

                      Temples:

                        Aba Nigeria Temple

                          Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple (under construction)

                            Accra Ghana Temple

                              Benin City Nigeria Temple (site announced)

                                Calabar Nigeria Temple (announced)

                                  Cape Coast Ghana Temple (announced)

                                    Eket Nigeria Temple (announced)

                                      Freetown Sierra Leone Temple (under construction)

                                        Kumasi Ghana Temple (site announced)

                                          Lagos Nigeria Temple (site announced)

                                            Monrovia Liberia Temple (announced)

                                            Geographic coverage:
                                            (Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

                                            Asia

                                            Headquarters: Hong Kong, China

                                            Official Website

                                            184,136 Members, 35 Stakes, 34 Districts, 409 Congregations, 10 Missions, 9 Temples[12]

                                            Area president: Benjamin M. Z. Tai[13][14]

                                            First counselor: Kelly R. Johnson[13][14]

                                            Second counselor: Michael John U. Teh[13][14]

                                            Missions:

                                            • Cambodia Phnom Penh Mission
                                            • China Hong Kong Mission
                                            • India Bengaluru Mission
                                            • India New Delhi Mission

                                            Temples:

                                              Bangkok Thailand Temple

                                                Bengaluru India Temple (under construction)

                                                  Hong Kong China Temple

                                                    Jakarta Indonesia Temple (announced)

                                                      Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple (groundbreaking scheduled)

                                                        Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple (under construction)

                                                          Shanghai People's Republic of China Temple (announced)

                                                            Singapore Temple (site announced)

                                                              Taipei Taiwan Temple

                                                              Geographic coverage:
                                                              (Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

                                                              Asia North

                                                              Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

                                                              Official Website

                                                              241,297 Members, 38 Stakes, 19 Districts, 385 Congregations, 11 Missions, 7 Temples[12]

                                                              Area president: Takashi Wada[19]

                                                              First counselor: John A. McCune[13][14]

                                                              Second counselor: J. Kimo Esplin[13][14]

                                                              Missions:

                                                              • Japan Fukuoka Mission
                                                              • Japan Kobe Mission
                                                              • Japan Nagoya Mission
                                                              • Japan Sapporo Mission
                                                              • Japan Tokyo North Mission
                                                              • Japan Tokyo South Mission
                                                              • Korea Busan Mission
                                                              • Korea Seoul Mission

                                                              Temples:

                                                                Busan Korea Temple (announced)

                                                                  Fukuoka Japan Temple

                                                                    Okinawa Japan Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                      Osaka Japan Temple (announced)

                                                                        Sapporo Japan Temple

                                                                          Seoul Korea Temple

                                                                            Tokyo Japan Temple

                                                                              Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple (announced)

                                                                                Yigo Guam Temple

                                                                                Geographic coverage:
                                                                                (Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

                                                                                Brazil

                                                                                Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil

                                                                                Official Website

                                                                                1,472,521 Members, 281 Stakes, 40 Districts, 2,176 Congregations, 36 Missions, 20 Temples[21]

                                                                                Area president: Joni L. Koch[13][14]

                                                                                First counselor: Arnulfo Valenzuela[13][14]

                                                                                Second counselor: Mark D. Eddy[13][14]

                                                                                Missions:

                                                                                • Brazil Belém Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Belo Horizonte Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Brasília Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Campinas Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Cuiabá Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Curitiba Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Curitiba South Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Florianópolis Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Fortaleza Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Fortaleza East Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Goiânia Mission
                                                                                • Brazil João Pessoa Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Juiz de Fora Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Londrina Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Maceió Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Manaus Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Natal Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Piracicaba Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Porto Alegre North Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Porto Alegre South Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Recife Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Recife South Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Ribeirão Preto Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Rio de Janeiro North Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Rio de Janeiro South Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Salvador Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Salvador South Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Santa Maria Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Santos Mission
                                                                                • Brazil São Paulo East Mission
                                                                                • Brazil São Paulo West Mission
                                                                                • Brazil São Paulo Interlagos Mission
                                                                                • Brazil São Paulo North Mission
                                                                                • Brazil São Paulo South Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Teresina Mission
                                                                                • Brazil Vitória Mission

                                                                                Temples:

                                                                                  Belém Brazil Temple

                                                                                    Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple (under construction)

                                                                                      Brasília Brazil Temple

                                                                                        Campinas Brazil Temple

                                                                                          Curitiba Brazil Temple

                                                                                            Fortaleza Brazil Temple

                                                                                              Goiânia Brazil Temple (announced)

                                                                                                João Pessoa Brazil Temple (announced)

                                                                                                  Londrina Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                    Maceió Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                      Manaus Brazil Temple

                                                                                                        Natal Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                          Porto Alegre Brazil Temple

                                                                                                            Recife Brazil Temple

                                                                                                              Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple

                                                                                                                  Salvador Brazil Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                    Santos Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                      São Paulo Brazil Temple

                                                                                                                        São Paulo East Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                          Teresina Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                            Vitória Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                            Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                            Brazil

                                                                                                                            Caribbean

                                                                                                                            Headquarters: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

                                                                                                                            Official Website

                                                                                                                            223,854 Members, 34 Stakes, 23 Districts, 372 Congregations, 8 Missions, 3 Temples[12]

                                                                                                                            Area president: Eduardo Gavarret[22]

                                                                                                                            First counselor: Valeri V. Cordon[13][14]

                                                                                                                            Second counselor: Moises Villanueva[22]

                                                                                                                            Missions:

                                                                                                                            Temples:

                                                                                                                              Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple

                                                                                                                                San Juan Puerto Rico Temple

                                                                                                                                  Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple

                                                                                                                                  Geographic coverage:
                                                                                                                                  (Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

                                                                                                                                  Central America

                                                                                                                                  Headquarters: Guatemala City, Guatemala

                                                                                                                                  822,262 Members, 133 Stakes, 28 Districts, 1,101 Congregations, 19 Missions, 12 Temples[12]

                                                                                                                                  Area president: Taylor G. Godoy[13][14]

                                                                                                                                  First counselor: Patricio M. Giuffra<[13][14]

                                                                                                                                  Second counselor: Ryan K. Olsen<[13][14]

                                                                                                                                  Missions:

                                                                                                                                  Temples:

                                                                                                                                    Cobán Guatemala Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                      Guatemala City Guatemala Temple

                                                                                                                                        Huehuetenango Guatemala Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                          Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                            Managua Nicaragua Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                              Panama City Panama Temple

                                                                                                                                                Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                  Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple

                                                                                                                                                    San José Costa Rica Temple

                                                                                                                                                      San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                        San Salvador El Salvador Temple

                                                                                                                                                          Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple

                                                                                                                                                          Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                          Europe Central

                                                                                                                                                          Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany

                                                                                                                                                          223,324 Members, 64 Stakes, 11 Districts, 694 Congregations, 17 Missions, 12 Temples[12]

                                                                                                                                                          Area president: Massimo De Feo[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                          First counselor: Ruben V. Alliaud[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                          Second counselor: Jack N. Gerard[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                          Missions:

                                                                                                                                                          Temples:

                                                                                                                                                            Barcelona Spain Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                              Bern Switzerland Temple

                                                                                                                                                                Brussels Belgium Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                  Budapest Hungary Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                    Frankfurt Germany Temple

                                                                                                                                                                      Freiberg Germany Temple Hamburg Germany Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                        Madrid Spain Temple

                                                                                                                                                                          Paris France Temple

                                                                                                                                                                            The Hague Netherlands Temple

                                                                                                                                                                              Rome Italy Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                Vienna Austria Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                Geographic coverage:
                                                                                                                                                                                (Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

                                                                                                                                                                                Europe East

                                                                                                                                                                                Headquarters: Moscow, Russia

                                                                                                                                                                                9,491 Members, 3 Stakes, 9 Districts, 82 Congregations, 6 Missions, 1 Temples[12]

                                                                                                                                                                                Area president: Alexey V. Samaykin (Area Seventy)[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                First counselor: Nikolai Ustyuzhaninov (Area Seventy)[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                Second counselor: Aleksandr A. Drachyov (Area Seventy)[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                  Russia Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                  Geographic coverage:
                                                                                                                                                                                  (Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

                                                                                                                                                                                  Europe North

                                                                                                                                                                                  Headquarters: Birmingham, United Kingdom

                                                                                                                                                                                  Official Website

                                                                                                                                                                                  282,145 Members, 67 Stakes, 7 Districts, 560 Congregations, 13 Missions, 9 Temples[12]

                                                                                                                                                                                  Area president: Hans T. Boom[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                  First counselor: Scott D. Whiting[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                  Second counselor: Alan T. Phillips[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                  Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                  • England Leeds Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                  • England London Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                  • England Manchester Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Finland Helsinki Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                  Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                    Birmingham England Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                      Copenhagen Denmark Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                        Helsinki Finland Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                          Lisbon Portugal Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                            London England Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                              Oslo Norway Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                Praia Cape Verde Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Preston England Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Stockholm Sweden Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Geographic coverage:
                                                                                                                                                                                                    (Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Unassigned

                                                                                                                                                                                                    As of April 2022, Ukraine and Moldova are not assigned to any of the church's areas. Kyrylo Pokhylko, a Ukrainian area seventy and assistant to the presidency of the Europe North Area has responsibility for the work of the church in those nations.

                                                                                                                                                                                                    10,799 Members, 2 Stakes, 3 Districts, 48 Congregations, 2 Missions, 1 Temples[12]

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Kyrylo Pokhylko (Area Seventy): Assistant to the Europe North Area Presidency[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Ukraine Kyiv/Moldova Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Kyiv Ukraine Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Mexico

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Official Website (Español)

                                                                                                                                                                                                      1,507,720 Members, 227 Stakes, 47 Districts, 1,863 Congregations, 32 Missions, 23 Temples[23]

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Area president: Hugo Montoya[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                      First counselor: Adrian Ochoa[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Second counselor: Sean Douglas[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mexico Mexico City East Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mexico Mexico City North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mexico Mexico City Northwest Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mexico Mexico City South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mexico Mexico City Southeast Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mexico Mexico City West Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mexico Monterrey East Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mexico Monterrey West Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mexico Oaxaca Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mexico Pachuca Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mexico Puebla North Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Cancún Mexico Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Culiacán Mexico Temple (announced) Cuernavaca Mexico Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Guadalajara Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Mérida Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Mexico City Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Monterrey Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Oaxaca Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Pachuca Mexico Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Puebla Mexico Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Querétaro Mexico Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Tampico Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Tijuana Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Toluca Mexico Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Torreón Mexico Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Tula Mexico Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Veracruz Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Villahermosa Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Middle East/ Africa North

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5,457 Members, 2 Stakes, 2 Districts, 33 Congregations, 0 Missions, 1 Temples[12][24]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Area president: Anthony D. Perkins[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    First counselor: Alvin F. Meredith III[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Second counselor: Roland J. Bäck (Area Seventy)[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    No Missions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Dubai United Arab Emirates Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Geographic coverage:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      North America Central

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1,148,849 Members, 304 Stakes, 2,765 Congregations, 20 Missions, 33 Temples[12][25]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Area president: Chi Hong (Sam) Wong[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      First counselor: Randall K. Bennett[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Second counselor: Ricardo P. Gimenezt[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Bismarck North Dakota Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Boise Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Burley Idaho Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Calgary Alberta Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Cardston Alberta Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Casper Wyoming Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Chicago Illinois Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Cody Wyoming Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Colorado Springs Colorado Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Denver Colorado Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Edmonton Alberta Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Fort Collins Colorado Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Grand Junction Colorado Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Helena Montana Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Idaho Falls Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Kansas City Missouri Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Lethbridge Alberta Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Meridian Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Missoula Montana Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Montpelier Idaho Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Nauvoo Illinois Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Pocatello Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Regina Saskatchewan Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Rexburg Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        St. Louis Missouri Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          St. Paul Minnesota Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Teton River Idaho Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Tulsa Oklahoma Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Twin Falls Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Wichita Kansas Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Winnipeg Manitoba Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      North America Northeast

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Official Website

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      643,071 Members, 141 Stakes, 5 Districts, 1,300 Congregations, 17 missions, 18 Temples[12][25]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Area president: Allen D. Haynie[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      First counselor: Vai Sikahema[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Second counselor: Mathias Held[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Boston Massachusetts Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Cleveland Ohio Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Columbus Ohio Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Detroit Michigan Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Grand Rapids Michigan Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Halifax Nova Scotia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Harrisburg Pennsylvania Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Hartford Connecticut Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Indianapolis Indiana Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Manhattan New York Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Montreal Quebec Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Palmyra New York Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Richmond Virginia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Roanoke Virginia Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Toronto Ontario Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Winchester Virginia Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        North America Southeast

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        618,465 Members, 127 Stakes, 1,153 Congregations, 16 Missions, 16 Temples[12][25]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Area president: Vern P. Stanfill[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        First counselor: Shayne M. Bowen[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Second counselor: W. Mark Bassett[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Atlanta Georgia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Bentonville Arkansas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Birmingham Alabama Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Charlotte North Carolina Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Columbia South Carolina Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Jacksonville Florida Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Knoxville Tennessee Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Louisville Kentucky Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Memphis Tennessee Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Nashville Tennessee Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Orlando Florida Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Raleigh North Carolina Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Springfield Missouri Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tallahassee Florida Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Tampa Florida Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      North America Southwest

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1,120,569 Members, 259 Stakes, 2 Districts, 1,948 Congregations, 22 Missions, 21 Temples[12][25]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Area president: Evan A. Schmutz[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      First counselor:Jose L. Alonso[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Second counselor: Michael A. Dunn[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Albuquerque New Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Austin Texas Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Dallas Texas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Elko Nevada Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Farmington New Mexico Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Fort Worth Texas Temple (groundbreaking scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Gila Valley Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Gilbert Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Houston Texas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Las Vegas Nevada Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lone Mountain Nevada Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Lubbock Texas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                McAllen Texas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Mesa Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Monticello Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Prosper Texas Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Phoenix Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Reno Nevada Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              San Antonio Texas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Snowflake Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Tucson Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  North America West

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1,300,546 Members, 273 Stakes, 1 Districts, 2,219 Congregations, 29 Missions, 24 Temples[12][25]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Area president: Mark A. Bragg[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  First counselor: Gary B. Sabin[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Second counselor: Adeyinka A. Ojediran[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Anchorage Alaska Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Bakersfield California Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Columbia River Washington Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Fairbanks Alaska Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Feather River California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Fresno California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Kahului Hawaii Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Kona Hawaii Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Laie Hawaii Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Los Angeles California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Medford Oregon Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Modesto California Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Moses Lake Washington Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Newport Beach California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Oakland California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Portland Oregon Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Redlands California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Sacramento California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        San Diego California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          San Jose California Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Seattle Washington Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Spokane Washington Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tacoma Washington Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Vancouver British Columbia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Vancouver Washington Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Willamette Valley Oregon Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Yorba Linda California Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Pacific

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Official website

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        581,988 Members, 140 Stakes, 35 Districts, 1,278 Congregations, 17 Missions, 17 Temples[12]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Area president: Peter F. Meurs[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        First counselor: Taniela B. Wakolo[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Second counselor: Jeremy R. Jaggi[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Adelaide Australia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Apia Samoa Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Auckland New Zealand Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Brisbane Australia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Hamilton New Zealand Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Melbourne Australia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Neiafu Tonga Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Pago Pago American Samoa Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Papeete Tahiti Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Perth Australia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Port Vila Vanuatu Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Savai'i Samoa Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Suva Fiji Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sydney Australia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Tarawa Kiribati Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Wellington New Zealand Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Philippines

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Headquarters: Manila, Philippines

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Official Website

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            853,254 Members, 125 Stakes, 55 Districts, 1,272 Congregations, 23 Missions, 12 Temples[27]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Area president: Steven R. Bangerter[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            First counselor: Yoon Hwan Choi[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Second counselor: Carlos G. Revillo Jr.[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Alabang Philippines Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Bacolod Philippines Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Cebu City Philippines Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Davao Philippines Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Iloilo Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Laoag Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Manila Philippines Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Naga Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Santiago Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Tacloban City Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tuguegarao City Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Urdaneta Philippines Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      South America Northwest

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Headquarters: Lima, Peru

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Official Website (Spanish)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1,503,103 Members, 250 Stakes, 46 Districts, 1,860 Congregations, 34 Missions, 16 Temples[12]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Area president: Jorge F. Zeballos[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      First counselor: Jorge T. Becerra[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Second counselor: Rafael E. Pino[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Arequipa Peru Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Barranquilla Colombia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Bogotá Colombia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Cali Colombia Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Caracas Venezuela Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Chiclayo Peru Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Cochabamba Bolivia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Cusco Peru Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Guayaquil Ecuador Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Huancayo Peru Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Iquitos Peru Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              La Paz Bolivia Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Lima Peru Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Piura Peru Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Quito Ecuador Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Trujillo Peru Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          South America South

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Headquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Official Website (Spanish)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1,284,696 Members, 181 Stakes, 54 Districts, 1,560 Congregations, 27 Missions, 12 Temples[12]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Area president: Craig C. Christensen[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          First counselor: Joaquin E. Costa[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Second counselor: Alan R. Walker[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Antofagasta Chile Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Asunción Paraguay Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Buenos Aires Argentina Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Concepción Chile Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Córdoba Argentina Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Mendoza Argentina Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Montevideo Uruguay Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Salta Argentina Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Santiago Chile Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Santiago West Chile Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Viña del Mar Chile Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Official Website

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2,173,560 Members, 629 Stakes, 2 Districts, 5,412 Congregations, 10 Missions, 28 Temples[12][25]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Area president: Kevin W. Pearson

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    First counselor: Hugo E. Martinez[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Second counselor: Brian K. Taylor[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Utah Salt Lake City Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Utah Salt Lake City Headquarters Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Utah Salt Lake City West Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Utah Salt Lake City South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Utah St. George Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Temples:

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Bountiful Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Brigham City Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Cedar City Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Deseret Peak Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Draper Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ephraim Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Heber Valley Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Jordan River Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Layton Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Lindon Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Logan Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Ogden Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Orem Utah Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Payson Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Provo City Center Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Provo Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Red Cliffs Utah Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            St. George Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Salt Lake Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Saratoga Springs Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Smithfield Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Star Valley Wyoming Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Syracuse Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Taylorsville Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Vernal Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Utah; Arizona (small portion); Idaho (small portion); Nevada (small portion); Wyoming (southwest corner)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          See also

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          References

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Allen, James B. and Glen M. Leonard. The Story of the Latter-day Saints 2nd Edition, p. 654.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Mehr, Kahlile (Spring 2001). "Area Supervision: Administration of the Worldwide Church, 1960-2002". Journal of Mormon History. 27 (1): 192–214.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South African Newsroom, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Africa Central Area Office to be in Nairobi Kenya, South African Newsroom, 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5. First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6. First Presidency Announces 2018 Area Leadership Assignments, Mormon Newsroom, 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          9. Nairobi, Kenya, to be Church Africa Central Area Office, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 20 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          10. First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          11. Historically, the assignments were effective on August 15, but August 1 has been the effective date since 2007.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          12. Based on official and unofficial membership and congregational found on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics data is 2022 or latest available. This is combined numbers for all countries within area.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          13. First Presidency Announces 2023 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          14. First Presidency announces 2023-2024 area leadership assignments, Church News, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          16. First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          17. Swenson, Madison (Nov 23, 2022), "Church Opening Six New Missions in 2023", KSL TV 5, retrieved January 13, 2023
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          18. As noted here, current as of March 21, 2023.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          19. First Presidency Announces 2020 Area Leadership Assignments, ‘’News and Events’’ page, churchofjesuschrist.org, 16 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          20. The developing Church in Mongolia now belongs to the North Asia region, Newsroom: Mongolia, 24 July 2019, retrieved 22 March 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          21. Current as of December 31, 2022. See this page for verification.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          22. , Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 19 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2023
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          23. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Mexico", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 29 May 2023
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          24. Because much of the Middle East/Africa North Area covers countries that doesn't recognize the church, third party estimates are used for a significant portion of this count.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          25. Area boundaries many times deviate from state/provincial boundaries. Used statistics for states and provinces where this area is most predominant.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          26. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Mormon missionaries find work, meaning in community service", The Washington Post, 4 February 2014. Retrieved on 7 March 2020.
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