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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arkansas refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Arkansas. The first branch in Arkansas was organized in 1890. It has since grown to 35,405 members in 73 congregations. Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 1.00% ...
The Logan Institute of Religion is the largest institute of religion in the world, and the oldest in Utah. This facility is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). [1] It is located in Logan, Utah, adjacent to the campus of Utah State University (USU).
The Institute Council is a non-paid, voluntary position. Ultimate responsibility for the Institute program falls on the Church Board of Education, which is composed of the church's First Presidency, three members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other leaders of the LDS Church. Institute directors often cover large areas.
LDS Student Association (also known as the Latter-day Saint Student Association or the LDSSA) is an organization established under the direction of the Seminaries and Institutes of Religion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to help students enrolled in post-secondary education to have a balanced secular and spiritual educational experience during their years of ...
BYU–Pathway Worldwide (BYU–PW) is a higher education organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was formed in 2017 and is responsible for online higher education within the Church Educational System.
The first members of LDS Church came to Alaska with the gold rush in 1898. [1] One of these was Edward G. Cannon (1824-1910), a man originally from Kentucky who had served in the Mexican war and converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on traveling to Utah in 1871. From 1871-1881 Cannon lived in Wanship, Utah. He then lived ...
In 1875, the first official LDS Church congregation in Minnesota was organized in Freeborn County. [7] By 1930, the LDS Church had three mission districts in the state, the North Minnesota, South Minnesota, and Lake districts. Church membership at the time was 967 members. A chapel was built and dedicated by church president Heber J. Grant in ...
By the fall of 1848, all the members of the church had left the Pueblo settlement. [6] The first mission was established in the area in 1896 and the first congregation of the LDS Church in Colorado was organized in January 1897. [7] The Denver Colorado Temple in Centennial was completed in 1986. [8]