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The geographical area a mission actually covers is typically much larger than the name may indicate; most areas of the world are within the jurisdiction of a mission of the church. In the list below, if the name of the mission does not include a specific city, the city where the mission headquarters is located is included in parentheses.
West European Mission, North Scottish Mission 1964–1965 Great Britain, Western Europe Talmage, James Edward [34] European Mission 1924–1928 Great Britain Thatcher, Moses [35] Cheltenham Conference, Birmingham Conference 1866–1868 Great Britain Williams, Daniel Edward [36] Wales 1847–1853 Scandinavia (Denmark) Christensen, Christen N. [37]
Browning was the president of the Finland Helsinki East Mission, which had jurisdiction over Estonia. Ukraine: 1991 Gary L. Browning: Browning was the president of the Finland Helsinki East Mission, which had jurisdiction over Ukraine. Kenya: 1991 Republic of Congo: 1991 Mongolia: 1992 Kenneth H. Beesley and Donna Beesley Malawi: 1992
On July 1, 1993, the mission was split again and the Baltics became part of Latvia Riga Mission. At the time there was a combined 150 members in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The Latvia Riga Mission was renamed the Lithuania Vilnius Mission on April 16, 1996, and later renamed the Baltic Mission on July 1, 2002.
The Swiss Mission later became the Swiss and Italian Mission and the Swiss, Italian, and German Mission. [4] Many early converts were baptized, but then emigrated to the United States until the 1950s. On September 11, 1955, the LDS Church completed its first temple in Europe when the Bern Switzerland Temple was completed in Zollikofen.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in England. England has five missions, and both temples in the United Kingdom. [2] With 145,385 members in 2011, England had more LDS Church members than any other country in Europe. [3]
After the LDS Church gained official recognition in Hungary in 1988, the country became part of the Austria Vienna East Mission. The Hungary Budapest Mission was organized in June 1990. In July 2018, the name changed to the Hungary/Romania Mission. In July 2023 the mission was divided with the creation of the Romania Bucharest Mission.
The name tag also bears the church's name, unless the mission president considers this inadvisable due to circumstances in the area (e.g., adverse political conditions). Missionaries are required to wear the tag at all times in public.