Area (LDS Church)

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), an area is an administrative unit that typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions. These areas are the primary church administrative unit between individual stakes or missions and the church as a whole.

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

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

History

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

Administration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Summary statistics

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

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

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

Area details

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

Africa Central

Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya

Official Website

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

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

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

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

Missions:

  • Cameroon Yaounde Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kananga Mission[17]
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa East Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission
  • Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mission
  • Kenya Nairobi Mission
  • Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Mission
  • Rwanda Kigali Mission
  • Tanzania Dar es Salaam Mission
  • Uganda Kampala Mission

Temples:

    Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple (announced)

      Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (site announced)

        Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple

          Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (under construction)

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

            Nairobi Kenya Temple (under construction)

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

            Africa South

            Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa

            Official Website

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

            Area president: Edward Dube[15][16]

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

            Second counselor: Denelson Silva[15][16]

            Missions:

            • Angola Luanda Mission
            • Madagascar Antananarivo Mission
            • Mozambique Beira Mission
            • Botswana/Namibia Mission
            • Mozambique Maputo Mission
            • South Africa Cape Town Mission
            • South Africa Durban Mission
            • South Africa Johannesburg Mission
            • South Africa Pretoria Mission[17]
            • Zambia Lusaka Mission
            • Zimbabwe Bulawayo Mission
            • Zimbabwe Harare Mission

            Temples:

              Cape Town South Africa Temple (site announced)

                Durban South Africa Temple

                  Harare Zimbabwe Temple (under construction)

                    Johannesburg South Africa Temple

                      Luanda Angola Temple (announced)

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

                      Africa West

                      Headquarters: Accra, Ghana

                      Official Website

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

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

                      First counselor: Jörg Klebingat[15][16]

                      Second counselor: Alfred Kyungu[15][16]

                      Missions:

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

                      Temples:

                        Aba Nigeria Temple

                          Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple (under construction)

                            Accra Ghana Temple

                              Benin City Nigeria Temple (site announced)

                                Calabar Nigeria Temple (announced)

                                  Cape Coast Ghana Temple (announced)

                                    Eket Nigeria Temple (announced)

                                      Freetown Sierra Leone Temple (under construction)

                                        Kumasi Ghana Temple (site announced)

                                          Lagos Nigeria Temple (site announced)

                                            Monrovia Liberia Temple (announced)

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

                                            Asia

                                            Headquarters: Hong Kong, China

                                            Official Website

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

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

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

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

                                            Missions:

                                            • Cambodia Phnom Penh Mission
                                            • China Hong Kong Mission
                                            • India Bengaluru Mission
                                            • India New Delhi Mission
                                            • Indonesia Jakarta Mission
                                            • Singapore Mission
                                            • Taiwan Taichung Mission
                                            • Taiwan Taipei Mission
                                            • Thailand Bangkok Mission
                                            • Vietnam Hanoi Mission

                                            Temples:

                                              Bangkok Thailand Temple

                                                Bengaluru India Temple (under construction)

                                                  Hong Kong China Temple

                                                    Jakarta Indonesia Temple (site announced)

                                                      Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple (under construction)

                                                        Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple (under construction)

                                                          Shanghai People's Republic of China Temple (announced)

                                                            Singapore Temple (site announced)

                                                              Taipei Taiwan Temple

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

                                                              Asia North

                                                              Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

                                                              Official Website

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

                                                              Area president: Takashi Wada[19]

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

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

                                                              Missions:

                                                              • Japan Fukuoka Mission
                                                              • Japan Kobe Mission
                                                              • Japan Nagoya Mission
                                                              • Japan Sapporo Mission
                                                              • Japan Tokyo North Mission
                                                              • Japan Tokyo South Mission
                                                              • Korea Busan Mission
                                                              • Korea Seoul Mission
                                                              • Korea Seoul South Mission
                                                              • Micronesia Guam Mission
                                                              • Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mission

                                                              Temples:

                                                                Busan Korea Temple (announced)

                                                                  Fukuoka Japan Temple

                                                                    Okinawa Japan Temple

                                                                      Osaka Japan Temple (site announced)

                                                                        Sapporo Japan Temple

                                                                          Seoul Korea Temple

                                                                            Tokyo Japan Temple

                                                                              Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple (announced)

                                                                                Yigo Guam Temple

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

                                                                                • Guam (US)
                                                                                • Japan
                                                                                • Micronesia
                                                                                • Mongolia;[20]
                                                                                • North Korea
                                                                                • Northern Mariana Islands (US)
                                                                                • Palau
                                                                                • South Korea

                                                                                Brazil

                                                                                Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil

                                                                                Official Website

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

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

                                                                                First counselor: Arnulfo Valenzuela[13][14]

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

                                                                                Missions:

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

                                                                                Temples:

                                                                                  Belém Brazil Temple

                                                                                    Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple (under construction)

                                                                                      Brasília Brazil Temple

                                                                                        Campinas Brazil Temple

                                                                                          Curitiba Brazil Temple

                                                                                            Florianópolis Brazil Temple (announced)

                                                                                              Fortaleza Brazil Temple

                                                                                                Goiânia Brazil Temple (announced)

                                                                                                  João Pessoa Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                    Londrina Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                      Maceió Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                        Manaus Brazil Temple

                                                                                                          Natal Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                            Porto Alegre Brazil Temple

                                                                                                              Recife Brazil Temple

                                                                                                                Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                  Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple

                                                                                                                    Salvador Brazil Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                      Santos Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                        São Paulo Brazil Temple

                                                                                                                          São Paulo East Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                            Teresina Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                              Vitória Brazil Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                              Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                              Brazil

                                                                                                                              Caribbean

                                                                                                                              Headquarters: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

                                                                                                                              Official Website

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

                                                                                                                              Area president: Eduardo Gavarret[22]

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

                                                                                                                              Second counselor: Moises Villanueva[22]

                                                                                                                              Missions:

                                                                                                                              • Barbados Bridgetown Mission
                                                                                                                              • Dominican Republic Santiago Mission
                                                                                                                              • Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East Mission
                                                                                                                              • Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West Mission
                                                                                                                              • Guyana Georgetown Mission
                                                                                                                              • Haiti Port-au-Prince Mission
                                                                                                                              • Jamaica Kingston Mission
                                                                                                                              • Puerto Rico San Juan Mission

                                                                                                                              Temples:

                                                                                                                                Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple

                                                                                                                                  San Juan Puerto Rico Temple

                                                                                                                                    Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple

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

                                                                                                                                    Central America

                                                                                                                                    Headquarters: Guatemala City, Guatemala

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

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                    Missions:

                                                                                                                                    • Costa Rica San José East Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Costa Rica San José West Mission
                                                                                                                                    • El Salvador San Salvador West/Belize Mission
                                                                                                                                    • El Salvador San Salvador East Mission
                                                                                                                                    • El Salvador Santa Ana Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Guatemala Antigua Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Guatemala Coban Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Guatemala Guatemala City Central Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Guatemala Guatemala City East Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Guatemala Guatemala City South Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Guatemala Quetzaltenango Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Guatemala Retalhuleu Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Honduras Comayaguela Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Honduras San Pedro Sula East Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Honduras San Pedro Sula West Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Honduras Tegucigalpa Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Nicaragua Managua North Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Nicaragua Managua South Mission
                                                                                                                                    • Panama Panama City Mission

                                                                                                                                    Temples:

                                                                                                                                      Cobán Guatemala Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                        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:

                                                                                                                                                            • Belize
                                                                                                                                                            • Costa Rica
                                                                                                                                                            • El Salvador
                                                                                                                                                            • Guatemala
                                                                                                                                                            • Honduras
                                                                                                                                                            • Nicaragua
                                                                                                                                                            • Panama

                                                                                                                                                            Eurasian

                                                                                                                                                            Headquarters: Moscow, Russia

                                                                                                                                                            9,491 Members, 3 Stakes, 9 Districts, 82 Congregations, 6 Missions, 1 Temples[12][23]

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                            Missions:

                                                                                                                                                            • Armenia/Georgia Mission (Yerevan)
                                                                                                                                                            • Russia Moscow Mission
                                                                                                                                                            • Russia Novosibirsk Mission
                                                                                                                                                            • Russia Yekaterinburg Mission

                                                                                                                                                            Temples:

                                                                                                                                                              Russia Temple (announced)

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

                                                                                                                                                              Europe Central

                                                                                                                                                              Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany

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

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                              Missions:

                                                                                                                                                              • Adriatic North Mission (Zagreb)
                                                                                                                                                              • Adriatic South Mission (Tirana)
                                                                                                                                                              • Alpine German-Speaking Mission (Munich)
                                                                                                                                                              • Belgium/Netherlands Mission (Leiden)
                                                                                                                                                              • Bulgaria/Greece Mission (Sofia)
                                                                                                                                                              • Czech/Slovak Mission (Prague)
                                                                                                                                                              • France Lyon Mission
                                                                                                                                                              • France Paris Mission
                                                                                                                                                              • Germany Berlin Mission
                                                                                                                                                              • Germany Frankfurt Mission
                                                                                                                                                              • Hungary Budapest
                                                                                                                                                              • Italy Milan Mission
                                                                                                                                                              • Italy Rome Mission
                                                                                                                                                              • Poland Warsaw Mission
                                                                                                                                                              • Romania Bucharest Mission[17]
                                                                                                                                                              • Spain Barcelona Mission
                                                                                                                                                              • Spain Madrid Mission

                                                                                                                                                              Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                Barcelona Spain Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                  Bern Switzerland Temple

                                                                                                                                                                    Brussels Belgium Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                      Budapest Hungary Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                        Frankfurt Germany Temple

                                                                                                                                                                          Freiberg Germany Temple Hamburg Germany Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                            Madrid Spain Temple

                                                                                                                                                                              Paris France Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                The Hague Netherlands Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                  Rome Italy Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                    Vienna Austria Temple (site announced)

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

                                                                                                                                                                                    Europe North

                                                                                                                                                                                    Headquarters: Birmingham, United Kingdom

                                                                                                                                                                                    Official Website

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

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                    Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                    • 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
                                                                                                                                                                                    • Norway Oslo Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                    • Portugal Lisbon Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                    • Scotland/Ireland Mission (Edinburgh)
                                                                                                                                                                                    • Sweden Stockholm Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                    Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                      Birmingham England Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                        Copenhagen Denmark Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                          Edinburgh Scotland Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                            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)

                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cape Verde
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Denmark
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Greenland (DEN)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Estonia
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Finland
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Iceland
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ireland
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Latvia
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Lithuania
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Norway
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Portugal
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Azores (POR)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Madeira (POR)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sweden
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • United Kingdom
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Falkland Islands (UK)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Gibraltar (UK)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Guernsey (UK)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Isle of Man (UK)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Jersey (UK)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Unassigned

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ukraine Dnipro Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ukraine Kyiv/Moldova Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kyiv Ukraine Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Mexico

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Official Website (Español)

                                                                                                                                                                                                          1,507,720 Members, 227 Stakes, 47 Districts, 1,863 Congregations, 32 Missions, 23 Temples[24]

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Area president: Hugo Montoya[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                          First counselor: Adrian Ochoa[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Second counselor: Sean Douglas[15][16]

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Missions:

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Cancún Mexico Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Chihuahua Mexico Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Culiacán Mexico Temple (announced) Cuernavaca Mexico Temple (site 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 (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Querétaro Mexico Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Tampico Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Tijuana Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Toluca Mexico Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Torreón Mexico Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tula Mexico Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Veracruz Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Villahermosa Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Middle East/ Africa North

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5,457 Members, 2 Stakes, 2 Districts, 33 Congregations, 0 Missions, 1 Temples[12][25]

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          No Missions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Dubai United Arab Emirates Temple (announced)

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            North America Central

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1,148,849 Members, 304 Stakes, 2,765 Congregations, 20 Missions, 33 Temples[12][26]

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Canada Calgary Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Canada Edmonton Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Canada Winnipeg Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Colorado Colorado Springs Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Colorado Denver North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Colorado Denver South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Colorado Fort Collins Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Idaho Boise Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Idaho Idaho Falls Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Idaho Pocatello Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Illinois Chicago Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Iowa Iowa City Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Kansas Wichita Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Minnesota Minneapolis Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Missouri Independence Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Missouri St. Louis Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Montana Billings Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Nebraska Omaha Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • North Dakota Bismarck Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Wisconsin Milwaukee Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Bismarck North Dakota Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Boise Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Burley Idaho Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Calgary Alberta Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Cardston Alberta Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Casper Wyoming Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Chicago Illinois Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Cody Wyoming Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Colorado Springs Colorado Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Denver Colorado Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Des Moines Iowa Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Edmonton Alberta Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Fort Collins Colorado Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Grand Junction Colorado Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Helena Montana Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Idaho Falls Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Kansas City Missouri Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Lethbridge Alberta Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Meridian Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Missoula Montana Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Montpelier Idaho Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Nauvoo Illinois Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Pocatello Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Regina Saskatchewan Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Rexburg Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                St. Louis Missouri Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  St. Paul Minnesota Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Teton River Idaho Temple (groundbreaking scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Tulsa Oklahoma Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Twin Falls Idaho Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Wichita Kansas Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Winnipeg Manitoba Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Alberta
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • British Columbia (small eastern sections)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Colorado
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Idaho (except panhandle)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Illinois
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Indiana (small portion)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Iowa
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Kansas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Manitoba
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Michigan (Upper Peninsula)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Minnesota
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Missouri
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Montana
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Nebraska
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Northwest Territories
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • North Dakota
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ontario (western)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Saskatchewan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • South Dakota
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Wisconsin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Wyoming

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              North America Northeast

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Official Website

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              643,071 Members, 141 Stakes, 5 Districts, 1,300 Congregations, 17 missions, 18 Temples[12][26]

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              First counselor: Vai Sikahema[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Second counselor: Mathias Held[13][14]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Canada Montreal Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Canada Toronto Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Indiana Indianapolis Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Maryland Baltimore Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Massachusetts Boston Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Michigan Detroit Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Michigan Lansing Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • New Hampshire Manchester Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • New Jersey Morristown Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • New York New York City Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • New York Syracuse Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ohio Cincinnati Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ohio Columbus Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Pennsylvania Philadelphia Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Virginia Richmond Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Washington, D.C. North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Washington, D.C. South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • West Virginia Charleston Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Boston Massachusetts Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Cincinnati Ohio Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Cleveland Ohio Temple (groundbreaking scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Columbus Ohio Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Detroit Michigan Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Grand Rapids Michigan Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Halifax Nova Scotia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Harrisburg Pennsylvania Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Hartford Connecticut Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Indianapolis Indiana Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Manhattan New York Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Montreal Quebec Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Palmyra New York Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Richmond Virginia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Roanoke Virginia Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Toronto Ontario Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Washington D.C. Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Winchester Virginia Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Connecticut
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Delaware
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Indiana
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Maine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Maryland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Massachusetts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Michigan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • New Brunswick
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Newfoundland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • New Hampshire
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • New Jersey
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • New York
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Nova Scotia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Nunavut
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Ohio
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Ontario
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Pennsylvania
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Prince Edward Island
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Quebec
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Rhode Island
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Vermont
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Virginia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Washington, D.C.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • West Virginia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Bermuda (UK)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Saint Pierre and Miquelon (FRA)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    North America Southeast

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    618,465 Members, 127 Stakes, 1,153 Congregations, 16 Missions, 16 Temples[12][26]

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Second counselor: Ahmad S. Corbitt

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Alabama Birmingham Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Arkansas Bentonville Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Arkansas Little Rock Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Florida Jacksonville Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Florida Orlando Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Florida Tampa Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Georgia Atlanta Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Georgia Atlanta North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kentucky Louisville Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • North Carolina Charlotte Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • North Carolina Raleigh Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • South Carolina Columbia Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tennessee Knoxville Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tennessee Nashville Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Atlanta Georgia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Bentonville Arkansas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Birmingham Alabama Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Charlotte North Carolina Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Columbia South Carolina Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Jacksonville Florida Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Knoxville Tennessee Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Louisville Kentucky Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Memphis Tennessee Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Nashville Tennessee Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Orlando Florida Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Raleigh North Carolina Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Springfield Missouri Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tallahassee Florida Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Tampa Florida Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Alabama
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Arkansas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Florida
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Georgia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Indiana (Southern)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Kentucky
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Louisiana
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Mississippi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Missouri (Southern)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • North Carolina
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Oklahoma (small portion)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • South Carolina
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tennessee

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  North America Southwest

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1,120,569 Members, 259 Stakes, 2 Districts, 1,948 Congregations, 22 Missions, 21 Temples[12][26]

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Nevada Reno Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • New Mexico Albuquerque Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • New Mexico Farmington Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Oklahoma Oklahoma City Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Texas Austin Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Texas Dallas East Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Texas Dallas West Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Texas Fort Worth Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Texas Houston Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Texas Houston East Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Texas Houston South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Texas Lubbock Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Texas McAllen Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Texas San Antonio Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Albuquerque New Mexico Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Austin Texas Temple (groundbreaking scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dallas Texas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Elko Nevada Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Farmington New Mexico Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Fort Worth Texas Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Gila Valley Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Gilbert Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Houston Texas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Houston Texas South Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Las Vegas Nevada Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Lone Mountain Nevada Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lubbock Texas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              McAllen Texas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Mesa Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Monticello Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      McKinney Texas Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Phoenix Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Reno Nevada Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            San Antonio Texas Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Snowflake Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tucson Arizona Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Yuma Arizona Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  North America West

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1,300,546 Members, 273 Stakes, 1 Districts, 2,219 Congregations, 29 Missions, 24 Temples[12][26]

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Oregon Eugene Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Oregon Portland Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Oregon Salem Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Washington Everett Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Washington Kennewick Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Washington Seattle Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Washington Spokane Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Washington Tacoma Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Washington Vancouver Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Washington Yakima Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Anchorage Alaska Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Bakersfield California Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Columbia River Washington Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Fairbanks Alaska Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Feather River California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Fresno California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Honolulu Hawaii Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Kahului Hawaii Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Kona Hawaii Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Laie Hawaii Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Los Angeles California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Medford Oregon Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Modesto California Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Moses Lake Washington Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Newport Beach California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Oakland California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Portland Oregon Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Redlands California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sacramento California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          San Diego California Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            San Jose California Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Seattle Washington Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Spokane Washington Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Tacoma Washington Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Vancouver British Columbia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Vancouver Washington Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Victoria British Columbia Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Willamette Valley Oregon Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Yorba Linda California Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Pacific

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Official website

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

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Australia Adelaide Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Australia Brisbane Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Australia Melbourne Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Australia Perth Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Australia Sydney Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Fiji Suva Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Marshall Islands /Kiribati Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • New Zealand Auckland Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • New Zealand Hamilton Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • New Zealand Wellington Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Papua New Guinea Lae Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Samoa Apia Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tahiti Papeete Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tonga Nukuʻalofa Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tonga Outer Islands Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vanuatu Port Vila Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Adelaide Australia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Apia Samoa Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Auckland New Zealand Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Brisbane Australia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Brisbane Australia South Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Hamilton New Zealand Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Melbourne Australia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Neiafu Tonga Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Pago Pago American Samoa Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Papeete Tahiti Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Perth Australia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Port Vila Vanuatu Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Savai'i Samoa Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Suva Fiji Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Sydney Australia Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tarawa Kiribati Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Uturoa French Polynesia Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Wellington New Zealand Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • American Samoa (US)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Australia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Cook Islands (NZ)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Fiji
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • French Polynesia (FRA)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kiribati
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Marshall Islands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Nauru
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • New Caledonia (FRA)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • New Zealand
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Niue (NZ)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Pitcairn Islands (UK)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Papua New Guinea
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Samoa
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Solomon Islands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tonga
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tuvalu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tokelau (NZ)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Vanuatu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Wallis and Futuna (FRA)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Philippines

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Headquarters: Manila, Philippines

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Official Website

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    853,254 Members, 125 Stakes, 55 Districts, 1,272 Congregations, 23 Missions, 12 Temples[28]

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Alabang Philippines Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Bacolod Philippines Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Cebu City Philippines Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Davao Philippines Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Iloilo Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Laoag Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Manila Philippines Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Naga Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Santiago Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Tacloban City Philippines Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Tuguegarao City Philippines Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Urdaneta Philippines Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              South America Northwest

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Headquarters: Lima, Peru

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Official Website (Spanish)

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

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Bolivia Cochabamba Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Bolivia La Paz Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Bolivia La Paz El Alto Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Bolivia Santa Cruz Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Bolivia Santa Cruz North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Colombia Barranquilla Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Colombia Bogotá North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Colombia Bogotá South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Colombia Cali Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Colombia Medellin Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ecuador Guayaquil East Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ecuador Guayaquil North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ecuador Guayaquil South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ecuador Guayaquil West Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ecuador Quito Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ecuador Quito North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Arequipa Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Chiclayo Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Cusco Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Huancayo Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Iquitos Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Lima Central Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Lima East Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Lima North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Lima South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Lima West Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Limatambo Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Piura Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Trujillo Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Perú Trujillo South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Venezuela Barcelona Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Venezuela Caracas Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Venezuela Maracaibo Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Venezuela Valencia Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              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 (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Guayaquil Ecuador Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Huancayo Peru Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Iquitos Peru Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      La Paz Bolivia Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Lima Peru Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Maracaibo Venezuela Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Piura Peru Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Quito Ecuador Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple (groundbreaking scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Trujillo Peru Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Bolivia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Colombia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Ecuador
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Perú
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Venezuela

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    South America South

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Headquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Official Website (Spanish)

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

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Missions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Bahía Blanca Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Buenos Aires East Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Buenos Aires South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Buenos Aires West Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Córdoba Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Mendoza Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Neuquén Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Resistencia Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Rosario Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Salta Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Argentina Santa Fe Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chile Antofagasta Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chile Concepción Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chile Concepción South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chile Puerto Montt Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chile Rancagua Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chile Santiago East Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chile Santiago North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chile Santiago South Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chile Santiago West Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chile Viña del Mar Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Paraguay Asunción Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Paraguay Asunción North Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Uruguay Montevideo Mission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Uruguay Montevideo West Mission

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    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 (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Montevideo Uruguay Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Rosario Argentina Temple (announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Salta Argentina Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Santiago Chile Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Santiago West Chile Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Viña del Mar Chile Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Geographic coverage:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Argentina
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Chile
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Paraguay
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Uruguay

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Official Website

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2,173,560 Members, 629 Stakes, 2 Districts, 5,412 Congregations, 10 Missions, 28 Temples[12][26]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Area president: Kevin W. Pearson

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Missions:

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Temples:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  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 (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Lehi Utah Temple (site announced)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Lindon Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Logan Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ogden Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Orem Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Payson Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Provo City Center Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Provo Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Red Cliffs Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          St. George Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Salt Lake Temple

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Smithfield Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Star Valley Wyoming Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Syracuse Utah Temple (under construction)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Taylorsville Utah Temple (dedication scheduled)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Vernal Utah Temple

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          West Jordan Utah Temple (site announced)

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

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          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 2022 or latest available. This is combined numbers for all countries within area.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          13. First Presidency Announces 2023 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          14. First Presidency announces 2023-2024 area leadership assignments, Church News, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          15. First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          16. First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          17. Swenson, Madison (Nov 23, 2022), "Church Opening Six New Missions in 2023", KSL TV 5, retrieved January 13, 2023
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          18. As noted here, current as of March 21, 2023.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          19. First Presidency Announces 2020 Area Leadership Assignments, ‘’News and Events’’ page, churchofjesuschrist.org, 16 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          20. The developing Church in Mongolia now belongs to the North Asia region, Newsroom: Mongolia, 24 July 2019, retrieved 22 March 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          21. Current as of December 31, 2022. See this page for verification.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          22. , Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 19 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2023
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          23. The name for this area was changed in late 2023, as verified here.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          24. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Mexico", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 29 May 2023
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          25. 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.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          26. Area boundaries many times deviate from state/provincial boundaries. Used statistics for states and provinces where this area is most predominant.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          27. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Mormon missionaries find work, meaning in community service", The Washington Post, 4 February 2014. Retrieved on 7 March 2020.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          28. As verified here.
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