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Since its organization in New York in 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has had a presence in Canada.Several church-related items that were the first of their kind outside the United States include: missionaries preaching (Upper Canada), establishment of a stake (Alberta Stake), and construction of a temple (Cardston Alberta Temple).
The following communities were founded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Alberta: . 1887 — Cardston [1] 1888 — Aetna [1] 1890 — Mountain View [1]
In the 2021 Canadian census the number of persons who self-identified with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was 85,315 [2] down from 105,365 in 2011. [3] The following tables and graphs use general population data taken from Statistics Canada using the first quarter 2020 population estimates. [4]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) operates 449 missions [1] throughout the world, as of June 2024. Most are named after the location of the mission headquarters, usually a specific city.
The temple was announced on August 6, 1998, [4] and was the sixth temple to be built in Canada.It was also one of the temples announced with a long list of others, which LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley hoped to have completed by the end of 2000 in order to have 100 operating temples throughout the world.
The Winnipeg Manitoba Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Winnipeg, Manitoba.The intent to build the temple was announced on April 2, 2011, by church president Thomas S. Monson, during general conference. [3]
Canada has been used as a refuge territory by members of the LDS Church to avoid the anti-polygamy prosecutions by the United States government. [43] The first LDS Church in Canada was established in 1895 in what would become Alberta; it was the first stake of the Church to be established outside the United States. [ 44 ]
Temples are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating, 9 undergoing renovations [ 1 ] ), 4 with a dedication scheduled , 48 under construction , 4 with groundbreakings scheduled , [ 2 ] and 110 others announced ...