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Zimbabwe, which had been under the South Africa Mission since the start of LDS meetings there in the 1950s, was made its own mission in 1987. [21] When missionary work began in Madagascar in 1991 it was under the auspices of the Durban Mission, but Madagascar was made its own mission in 1998. [ 22 ]
The Durban South Africa Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Durban, South Africa. [5] The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on 1 October 2011. [ 6 ]
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 mission in Africa was the South African Mission, originally organized in 1851. This became the South Africa Cape Town and South Africa Johannesburg missions in 1985. Later, the South Africa Durban Mission was created from portions of these missions as well as other regions in southern Africa.
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The Botswana Namibia Mission was created July 2013. [7] [8] In November 2022, the LDS Church announced it will be creating the South Africa Pretoria Mission in July 2023. The mission will consist of the South Africa portion of the Botswana-Namibia Mission as well as a portion of the South Africa Durban Mission.
Mormon missionaries in South Africa (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The Church was legally recognized by the government of Madagascar in 1993. Until 1998 missionary work in Madagascar was supervised from South Africa, but a separate mission for Madagascar was organized in 1998. The first LDS Church-built meetinghouse in Madagascar was completed in May 1999. The Book of Mormon was translated to Malagasy in 2000 ...