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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico
The Albuquerque New Mexico Temple
Area	NA Southwest
Members	69,055 (2022)
Stakes	14
Wards	102
Branches	35
Total Congregations	137
Missions	2
Temples	1 Operating 1 Under Construction 2 Total
Family History Centers	31

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in New Mexico. The first congregation of the Church in New Mexico was organized in 1895. It has since grown to 69,055 members in 137 congregations.

Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 3.34% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, 1% of New Mexicans self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2% of those surveyed in New Mexico in this survey considered identified themselves as Mormon. The LDS Church is the 3rd largest denomination in New Mexico.

Stakes are located in Albuquerque (4), Bloomfield, Farmington, Gallup, Kirtland, Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Rio Rancho, Roswell, Santa Fe, and Silver City.

History

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Mormons first came to New Mexico in 1846. The LDS Church has traditionally had a strong presence in the Four Corners Region of New Mexico, settling the town of Kirtland and other surrounding areas. Mormons found converts among the Zuni Indians.

County Statistics

List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives: Each county adherent count reflects meetinghouse location of congregation and not by location of residence. Census count reflects location of residence which may skew percent of population where adherents reside in a different county as their congregational meetinghouse.

Stakes

As of June 2024, the following stakes were located in New Mexico:

1. ^ Stake located outside New Mexico with congregation(s) meeting in New Mexico

Missions

On March 7, 1943, the Navajo-Zuni Mission was organized, and specialized with teaching Native Americans in their language. This was renamed the Southwest Indian Mission on January 1, 1949. It was renamed the New Mexico-Arizona Mission on October 10, 1972.

New Mexico became its own mission when the New Mexico Albuquerque Mission was organized on July 1, 1975 with Stanley D. Robers as mission president.

As of February 2023, New Mexico was home to two missions:

In addition to these missions, the Arizona Tucson Mission and the Texas Lubbock Mission covers portions of the state.

Temples

• = Operating
• = Under construction
• = Announced
• = Temporarily Closed

On March 5, 2000, the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple was dedicated by church president Gordon B. Hinckley.

On April 4, 2021, church president Russell M. Nelson announced that a temple would be built in Farmington.

	73. Albuquerque New Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
	Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States April 4, 1997 by Gordon B. Hinckley June 20, 1998 by Lynn A. Mickelsen March 5, 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley 34,245 sq ft (3,181.5 m) on a 8.5-acre (3.4 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Fanning Bard & Tatum
	220. Farmington New Mexico Temple (Under construction) Official website News & images		edit
	Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Size:	Farmington, New Mexico, United States April 4, 2021 by Russell M. Nelson 30 April 2022 by Anthony D. Perkins 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m) on a 6.62-acre (2.68 ha) site

Communities

Latter-day Saints had a significant role in establishing and settling communities within the "Mormon Corridor", including the following in New Mexico:

• Carson
• Fruitland
• Kirtland
• Luna
• Pleasanton
• Ramah
• Virden
• Waterflow

See also

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
• New Mexico: Religion
• Mormon Battalion

References

1. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:New Mexico", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
2. Category:New Mexico Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
3. "Adults in New Mexico: Religious composition of adults in New Mexico". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
4. "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
5. Jenson, Andrew (1941). "Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". Deseret News, printer. p. 575.
6. "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
7. "New Mexico Albuquerque | Presidents". Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
8. "Prophet Announces Twenty New Temples at April 2021 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 4 April 2021
9. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/ground-broken-farmington-new-mexico-temple

Further reading

• Jack A., Nelson (1992), "New Mexico, Pioneer Settlements in", in Ludlow, Daniel H (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 1010–1011, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140.

External links

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

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico