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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Minnesota
The St. Paul Minnesota Temple
Area	NA Central
Members	33,365 (2022)
Stakes	8
Wards	53
Branches	22
Total Congregations	75
Missions	1
Temples	1
Family History Centers	29

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Minnesota refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Minnesota. The official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.59% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 1% of Minnesotans self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church. The LDS Church is the 12th largest denomination in Minnesota.

History

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The first members of the LDS Church entered what is now Minnesota in the early 1840s, while the main body of the church was in Nauvoo, Illinois. At the time, church leadership sent logging camps up to the then Wisconsin Territory to bring lumber down the Mississippi River to help fuel the booming economy in Nauvoo. A branch of the church was established during this time. However, the church's presence in the area quickly disappeared when Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, was killed in Carthage, Illinois in 1844. In 1875, the first official LDS Church congregation in Minnesota was organized in Freeborn County.

By 1930, the LDS Church had three mission districts in the state, the North Minnesota, South Minnesota, and Lake districts. Church membership at the time was 967 members. A chapel was built and dedicated by church president Heber J. Grant in 1928.

Stakes

As of January 2024, the following stakes had congregations located in Minnesota:

Mission

• Minnesota Minneapolis Mission

Temples

The St. Paul Minnesota Temple was dedicated on January 9, 2000 by church president Gordon B. Hinckley.

	69. St. Paul Minnesota Temple Official website News & images		edit
	Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Oakdale, Minnesota, United States July 29, 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley September 26, 1998 by Hugh W. Pinnock January 9, 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley 10,700 sq ft (990 m) on a 7.5-acre (3.0 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Ed Kodet, Jr. and Church A&E Services

See also

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
• Religion in Minnesota

References

1. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:Minnesota", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
2. Category:Minnesota Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
4. "Adults in Minnesota: Religious composition of adults in Minnesota". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
5. "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021. Note:While it's the twelfth largest denomination in Minnesota, it's the thirteenth largest denomination when "nondenominational" is considered as a denomination.
6. ^ Willes, Bayonne B. (1990). Minnesota Mormons: A History of the Minneapolis Minnesota Stake. Salt Lake City, Utah: Minneapolis Minnesota Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. pp. 1–227.
7. "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
8. Jenson, Andrew (1941). Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
9. "St. Paul Minnesota Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved 31 Aug 2021

External links

• Newsroom (Minnesota)
• ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site

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