The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Indiana

As of January 1, 2011, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 41,290 members in 11 stakes,[1] 99 congregations (68 wards[2] and 31 branches[2]), and one mission in Indiana.[3][4]

Stakes are located in Bloomington, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis (3), Lafayette, Muncie, New Albany, South Bend and Valparaiso.

History

A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Indiana) or Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac (Indiana)

Mission

Temple

The Indianapolis Indiana Temple was announced on October 2, 2010 by President Thomas S. Monson.

 148. Indianapolis Indiana Temple

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Carmel, Indiana, United States
October 2, 2010
August 23, 2015 by Henry B. Eyring
34,000 sq ft (3,200 m2) on a 18.11 acre (7.3 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design
Announced by Thomas S. Monson in General Conference, October 2, 2010.[5]A public open house was held from Friday, July 17, 2015, through Saturday, August 8, 2015, excluding Sundays.[6] The temple was dedicated on Sunday, August 23, 2015.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Indiana Stakes. LDS Stake & Ward Web Sites. List of Stakes in Indiana.
  2. 1 2 LDS Meetinghouse Locator. Nearby Congregations (Wards and Branches).
  3. ↑ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: USA-Indiana", Newsroom, LDS Church, 31 December 2011, retrieved 2012-11-08
  4. ↑ "United States information: Indiana", Church News Online Almanac, Deseret News, February 2, 2010, retrieved 2012-11-08
  5. ↑ Taylor, Scott (October 2, 2010), "President Thomas S. Monson opens conference by announcing 5 new temples", Deseret News, retrieved 11 November 2012 .
  6. ↑ "Summer 2015 Opening for New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, January 16, 2015
  7. ↑ "First Latter-day Saint Temple in Indiana Dedicated", Newsroom, LDS Church, August 23, 2015
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