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This is a List of Mormon place names, meaning towns and other places named, in modern times, after places and people in the Book of Mormon, after Mormon leaders during the settlement of Utah, or after other elements of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' history.
City of Aaron, Alma 2 's planned destination after rejection in Ammonihah. [1] Later fortified by Moroni 1 through the creation of new cities Moroni and Nephihah. [2]Ablom, east of the Hill of Shim, near the seashore, and a refuge for king Omer and his family as they escaped Akish and his secret combinations.
This list is intended as a quick reference for these sites. The sites may or may not be owned by the church. In addition, independent historic registries have recognized a number of current or formerly church-associated properties, such as the L.D.S. Ward Building in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Mormon culture region generally follows the path of the Rocky Mountains of North America, with most of the population clustered in the United States.Beginning in Utah, the corridor extends northward through western Wyoming and eastern Idaho to parts of Montana and the deep south regions of the Canadian province of Alberta.
Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) are buildings dedicated to be a House of the Lord. They are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. When construction is completed, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time (an "open house").
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 others undergoing renovations [1]), 4 with a dedication scheduled, 48 under construction, 3 with groundbreakings scheduled, [2] and 110 others announced (not yet under construction). [3]
Academia Juárez, part of the Mormon community from Colonia Juárez. The Mormon colonies in Mexico are settlements located near the Sierra Madre mountains in northern Mexico which were established by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) beginning in 1885.
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.