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 142,9273318419111135
Africa South 157,2703526464112136
Africa West 432,748134461,576172248
Asia 183,1623530444102338
Asia North 241,2394121405115106
Brazil 1,456,238281402,1763683516
Caribbean 220,818332436582103
Central America 816,186133281,1021962210
Europe Central 220,04264126961670411
Europe East 27,66431211260011
Europe North 280,390687567117029
Unassigned 11,664234821001
Mexico 1,498,296222471,84932131519
Middle East/ Africa North 5,540223400011
North America Central 1,069,92527612,60620204529
North America Northeast 407,514134483919122115
North America Southeast 526,38511501,03016102214
North America Southwest 1,032,24626922,01122153220
North America West 1,347,96128222,79227163221
Pacific 587,462133361,20317103417
Philippines 833,045123561,256232428
South America Northwest 1,486,179251461,8533482414
South America South 1,193,569181551,6972764111
Utah 2,003,70962915,46110179228

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)

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

142,927 Members, 33 Stakes, 18 Districts, 419 Congregations, 11 missions, 5 temples[12]

Area president: Matthew L. Carpenter[13][14]

First counselor: Thierry K. Mutombo[13][14]

Second counselor: Ian S. Ardern[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)

            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

            157,270 Members, 35 Stakes, 26 Districts, 464 Congregations, 11 missions, 6 temples[12]

            Area president: Edward Dube[13][14]

            First counselor: Marcos A. Aidukaitis[13][14]

            Second counselor: Denelson Silva[13][14]

            Missions:

            • Mozambique Maputo Mission
            • South Africa Cape Town Mission
            • South Africa Durban Mission
            • South Africa Johannesburg Mission
            • South Africa Pretoria Mission (Announced to be created July 2023)[15]
            • 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

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

                    Africa West

                    Headquarters: Accra, Ghana

                    Official Website

                    432,748 Members, 134 Stakes, 46 Districts, 970 wards, 606 branches, 17 missions, 8 temples[16]

                    Area president: S. Gifford Nielsen[13][14]

                    First counselor: Jörg Klebingat[13][14]

                    Second counselor: Alfred Kyungu[13][14]

                    Missions:

                    • Benin Cotonou Mission
                    • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan East Mission
                    • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan North Mission (Announced to be created July 2023)[15]
                    • 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 (Announced to be created July 2023)[15]
                    • Nigeria Abuja Mission (Announced to be created July 2023)[15]
                    • 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 (announced)

                              Eket Nigeria Temple (announced)

                                Freetown Sierra Leone Temple (under construction)

                                  Kumasi Ghana Temple (site announced)

                                    Lagos Nigeria Temple (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

                                      183,162 members, 35 stakes, 30 districts, 444 congregations, 10 missions, 8 temples[12]

                                      Area president: David P. Homer

                                      First counselor: Benjamin M. Z. Tai[13][14]

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

                                      Missions:

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

                                      Temples:

                                        Bangkok Thailand Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                          Bengaluru India Temple (under construction)

                                            Hong Kong China Temple

                                              Jakarta Indonesia Temple (announced)

                                                Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple (site announced)

                                                  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

                                                        241,239 members, 41 stakes, 21 districts, 405 congregations, 11 missions, 6 temples[12]

                                                        Area president: Takashi Wada

                                                        First counselor: James R. Rasband

                                                        Second counselor: John A. McCune

                                                        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)

                                                                Sapporo Japan Temple

                                                                  Seoul Korea Temple

                                                                    Tokyo Japan Temple

                                                                      Yigo Guam Temple

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

                                                                      Brazil

                                                                      Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil

                                                                      Official Website

                                                                      1,456,238 members, 281 stakes, 40 districts, 2,176 congregations, 36 missions, 14 temples[18]

                                                                      Area president: Adilson de Paula Parrella

                                                                      First counselor: Joni L. Koch

                                                                      Second counselor: Juan A. Uceda

                                                                      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 (groundbreaking scheduled)

                                                                            Brasília Brazil Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                              Campinas Brazil Temple

                                                                                Curitiba Brazil Temple

                                                                                  Fortaleza Brazil Temple

                                                                                    Londrina Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                      Maceió Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                        Manaus Brazil Temple

                                                                                          Natal Brazil Temple (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 (announced)

                                                                                                              Vitória Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                              Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                              Brazil

                                                                                                              Caribbean

                                                                                                              Headquarters: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

                                                                                                              Official Website

                                                                                                              220,818 Members, 33 Stakes, 24 Districts, 365 Congregations, 8 missions, 3 Temples[12]

                                                                                                              Area president: Eduardo Gavarret

                                                                                                              First counselor: Jorge M. Alvarado

                                                                                                              Second counselor: Moises Villanueva

                                                                                                              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

                                                                                                                    816,186 Members, 133 Stakes, 28 Districts, 1,102 Congregations, 19 missions, 10 Temples[12]

                                                                                                                    Area president: Brian K. Taylor

                                                                                                                    First counselor: Taylor G. Godoy

                                                                                                                    Second counselor: Patricio M. Giuffra[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

                                                                                                                                            223,837 Members, 64 Stakes, 14 Districts, 703 Congregations, 17 missions, 11 Temples

                                                                                                                                            Area president: Massimo De Feo[13][14]

                                                                                                                                            First counselor: Erich W. Kopischke[13][14]

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

                                                                                                                                            Missions:

                                                                                                                                            • France Lyon Mission
                                                                                                                                            • France Paris Mission
                                                                                                                                            • Germany Berlin Mission
                                                                                                                                            • Germany Frankfurt Mission
                                                                                                                                            • Hungary/Romania Mission (til June 2023)
                                                                                                                                            • Hungary Budapest (starting July 2023)

                                                                                                                                            Temples:

                                                                                                                                              Barcelona Spain Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                Bern Switzerland Temple

                                                                                                                                                  Brussels Belgium Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                    Budapest Hungary Temple (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

                                                                                                                                                                  23,869 Members, 3 Stakes, 10 Districts, 105 Congregations, 5 missions, 1 Temples[12]

                                                                                                                                                                  Area president: Alexey V. Samaykin (Area Seventy)[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                  First counselor: Nikolai Ustyuzhaninov (Area Seventy)[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                  Second counselor: Aleksandr A. Drachyov (Area Seventy)[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                  Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                  Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                    Russia Temple (announced)

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

                                                                                                                                                                    Europe North

                                                                                                                                                                    Headquarters: Birmingham, United Kingdom

                                                                                                                                                                    280,390 Members, 68 Stakes, 7 Districts, 567 Congregations, 13 missions, 9 temples[12]

                                                                                                                                                                    Area president: Hans T. Boom[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                    First counselor: Scott D. Whiting[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                    Second counselor: Alan T. Phillips (Area Seventy)[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                    Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                    • Baltic Mission (Riga)
                                                                                                                                                                    • Cape Verde Praia Mission
                                                                                                                                                                    • Denmark Copenhagen Mission
                                                                                                                                                                    • England Birmingham Mission
                                                                                                                                                                    • England Bristol Mission
                                                                                                                                                                    • 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.

                                                                                                                                                                                      11,664 members, 2 stakes, 3 districts, 48 congregations, 2 missions, 1 temple[12]

                                                                                                                                                                                      Kyrylo Pokhylko (Area Seventy): Assistant to the Europe North Area Presidency[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                      Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                      • Ukraine Kyiv/Moldova Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                      Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                        Kyiv Ukraine Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                        Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                        Mexico

                                                                                                                                                                                        Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico

                                                                                                                                                                                        Official Website (Español)

                                                                                                                                                                                        1,498,296 Members, 222 Stakes, 47 Districts, 1,849 Congregations, 32 missions, 19 Temples[19]

                                                                                                                                                                                        Area president: Hugo Montoya[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                        First counselor: Adrian Ochoa[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                        Second counselor: Sean Douglas[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                        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:

                                                                                                                                                                                          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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5,540 Members, 2 Stakes, 2 Districts, 34 Congregations, 0 missions, 1 Temples[12][20]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Area president: Anthony D. Perkins[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    First counselor: Alvin F. Meredith III[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Second counselor: Roland J. Bäck (Area Seventy)[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1,069,925 Members, 276 Stakes, 1 Districts, 2,606 Congregations, 20 missions, 29 Temples

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Area president: Chi Hong (Sam) Wong[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      First counselor: Arnulfo Valenzuela[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Second counselor: Randall K. Bennett[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)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Denver Colorado Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Edmonton Alberta Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Fort Collins Colorado Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Grand Junction Colorado Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Helena Montana Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Idaho Falls Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Kansas City Missouri Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Lethbridge Alberta Canada Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Meridian Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Missoula Montana Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Montpelier Idaho Temple (groundbreaking scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Nauvoo Illinois Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Pocatello Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Regina Saskatchewan Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Rexburg Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Teton River Idaho Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Springfield Missouri Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          St. Louis Missouri Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            St. Paul Minnesota Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Twin Falls Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Wichita Kansas Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Winnipeg Manitoba Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    North America Northeast

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Official Website

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    407,514 Members, 134 Stakes, 4 Districts, 839 Congregations, 19 missions, 15 Temples

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Area president: Allen D. Haynie[13][14]

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Second counselor: Vai Sikahema[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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Toronto Ontario Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Winchester Virginia Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    North America Southeast

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    526,385 Members, 115 Stakes, 1,030 Congregations, 16 Missions, 14 Temples

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Area president: Vern P. Stanfill[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    First counselor: Matthew S. Holland[13][14]

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Atlanta Georgia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Bentonville Arkansas Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Birmingham Alabama Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Charlotte North Carolina Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Columbia South Carolina Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Jacksonville Florida Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Louisville Kentucky Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Memphis Tennessee Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Knoxville Tennessee Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Nashville Tennessee Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Orlando Florida Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Raleigh North Carolina Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Tallahassee Florida Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tampa Florida Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                North America Southwest

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1,032,246 Members, 269 Stakes, 2 Districts, 2,011 Congregations, 22 Missions, 20 Temples

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Area president: Paul B. Pieper[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                First counselor:Jose L. Alonso[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Second counselor: Michael A. Dunn[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                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 (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              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 (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1,347,961 Members, 282 Stakes, 2 Districts, 2,792 Congregations, 29 Missions, 21 Temples

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Area president: Mark A. Bragg[13][14]

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Anchorage Alaska Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • {{LDS Temple/Bakersfield California Temple|format=LDS Temple status2))

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Columbia River Washington Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Feather River California Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Fresno California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Kona Hawaii Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Laie Hawaii Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Los Angeles California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Medford Oregon Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Modesto California Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Moses Lake Washington Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Newport Beach California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Oakland California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Portland Oregon Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Redlands California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sacramento California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          San Diego California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            San Jose California Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Seattle Washington Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Spokane Washington Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Tacoma Washington Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Vancouver British Columbia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Willamette Valley Oregon Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Yorba Linda California Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Pacific

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Official website

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        587,462 Members, 133 Stakes, 36 Districts, 1,203 Congregations, 17 Missions, 17 Temples[22]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Area president: K. Brett Nattress[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        First counselor: Peter F. Meurs[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Second counselor: Taniela B. Wakoloref name="August 2022 changes1" />[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)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          833,045 Members, 123 Stakes, 56 Districts, 1,256 Congregations, 23 Missions, 8 Temples[23]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Area president: Steven R. Bangerter[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          First counselor: Yoon Hwan Choi[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Second counselor: Carlos G. Revillo Jr.[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          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)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        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)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1,486,179 Members, 253 Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 34 Missions, 14 Temples[24]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Area president: Jorge F. Zeballos[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  First counselor: Jorge T. Becerra[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Second counselor: Rafael E. Pino[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Iquitos Peru Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        La Paz Bolivia Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Quito Ecuador Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Trujillo Peru Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                South America South

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Headquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Official Website (Spanish)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1,193,569 Members, 181 Stakes, 55 Districts, 1,697 Congregations, 27 Missions, 11 Temples

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Area president: Craig C. Christensen[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                First counselor: Joaquin E. Costa[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Second counselor: Alan R. Walker[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                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)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Official Website

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2,003,709 Members, 629 Stakes, 1 Districts, 5,461 Congregations, 10 Missions, 27 Temples[25]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Area president: Kevin W. Pearson

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        First counselor: Evan A. Schmutz[26]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Second counselor: Hugo E. Martinez[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 (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Payson Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Provo City Center Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Provo Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Red Cliffs Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                St. George Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Salt Lake Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Saratoga Springs Utah Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      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.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. First Presidency Announces 2019 Area Leadership Assignments, churchofjesuschrist.org, 26 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South Africa Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              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 2021 or latest available. This is combined numbers for all countries within area.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              13. First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              14. First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              15. Swenson, Madison (Nov 23, 2022), "Church Opening Six New Missions in 2023", KSL TV 5, retrieved January 13, 2023
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              16. As noted here, current as of July 28, 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              17. The developing Church in Mongolia now belongs to the North Asia region, Newsroom: Mongolia, 24 July 2019, retrieved 22 March 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              18. Current as of December 31, 2022. See this page for verification.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              19. As verified here.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              20. 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.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              21. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Mormon missionaries find work, meaning in community service", The Washington Post, 4 February 2014. Retrieved on 7 March 2020.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              22. Statistics taken from the Newsroom and the Pacific Area page
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              23. As verified here.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              24. As confirmed here
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              25. Current as of December 31, 2021, as verified here.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              26. When the 2020 area leadership assignments were announced, Mark A. Bragg had been listed as the First Counselor in this area presidency. That assignment was subsequently transferred to Schmutz, as verified here and here.
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