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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 first German to be converted to the LDS Church was an immigrant to the USA named Jakob Zundel in 1836. [5]Although one British Mormon convert had briefly worked in Germany, the first official of the church to arrive in Germany was Orson Hyde on 27 June 1841 as part of his journey to Palestine.
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]
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]
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 first permanent congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Spain was established in 1948. As of 2022, the Church reported 63,524 members in 136 congregations in Spain, [ 1 ] making it the second largest body of Church members in Europe behind the United Kingdom .
First official church missionary [1] Notes United States: 1830 Samuel H. Smith: Smith is regarded as the "first missionary" of the LDS Church. He preached in New York in June 1830. Canada: 1830 Joseph Smith, Sr. and Don Carlos Smith