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

As of year-end 2012, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) reported 178,737 members in 34 stakes,[1] 324 Congregations (295 wards[2] and 29 branches[2]), three missions, and two temples in Nevada.[3]

Stakes are located in Carson City, Elko (2), Ely, Fallon (2), Henderson (5), Las Vegas (15), Logandale, Mesquite, North Las Vegas, Panaca, Reno (2), Sparks and Winnemucca.

History

A brief history can be found at MormonNewsroom.org.[3]

Nevada Membership History


Year Membership
19202,328
19305,319
19409,139
195014,223
196023,890
197044,282
198071,462
1990110,060
1999143,372
2007172,330
2008173,639
2012178,737

Missions

On July 1, 1975, the Nevada Las Vegas Mission was organized from the Arizona Tempe, and California Sacramento missions. Due to growth of missionary work in the area, the Nevada Las Vegas Mission split creating the Nevada Las Vegas West Mission. On July 1, 2012, the Las Vegas and Las Vegas West Missions were realigned, and the Nevada Reno Mission was created.[4]

Mission Organized
Nevada Las Vegas Mission July 1, 1975
Nevada Las Vegas West Mission July 1, 1997
Nevada Reno Mission July 1, 2012

Temples

Nevada currently has 2 temples in operation.

 43. Las Vegas Nevada Temple

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Sunrise Manor, Nevada, United States
April 7, 1984
December 16, 1989 by Gordon B. Hinckley
80,350 sq ft (7,465 m2) and 137 ft (42 m) high on a 10.3 acre (4.2 ha) site
Modern, six-spire design - designed by Tate & Snyder Architects

 81. Reno Nevada Temple

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Reno, Nevada, United States
April 12, 1999
April 23, 2000 by Thomas S. Monson
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) and 71 ft (22 m) high on a 7.9 acre (3.2 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Church A&E Services
Second temple built in Nevada, following Las Vegas Temple.

Communities

Latter-day Saints had a significant role in establishing and settling communities within the "Mormon Corridor", including the following in Nevada:

Notable Latter-day Saints in Nevada

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nevada Stakes.LDS Stake & Ward Web Sites. List of Stakes in Nevada.
  2. 1 2 LDS Meetinghouse Locator.Nearby Congregations (Wards and Branches).
  3. 1 2 "Statistics by Country: USA-Nevada", MormonNewsroom.org, LDS Church, 31 December 2012, retrieved 2013-06-17
  4. ↑ Lloyd, R. Scott (March 3, 2012), "New missions created", Church News
  5. ↑ "Records detail first divorce". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  6. ↑ "Jim Gibbons | Mormon Politicians - FamousMormons.com | Discover Famous Mormons FamousMormons.com | Discover Famous Mormons". www.famousmormons.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

Further reading

  • Arrington, Leonard J. (1979). The Mormons in Nevada (PDF). Las Vegas Sun.
  • Brooks, Juanita (Spring 1965). "The Mormons in Carson County, Utah Territory". Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. 8 (1): 3–23.
  • Davis, Matthew R. (2010). Saints in Sin City: Religion and community building in twentieth century Las Vegas (M.A. thesis). University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
  • Edwards, Elbert (Spring 1965). "Early Mormon Settlements in Southern Nevada". Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. 8 (1): 25–43.
  • Kimball, Monique E. (Winter 1987). "A Matter of Faith: A Study of the Muddy Mission". Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. 30 (4): 291–303.
  • Kowalewski, Jane Percy (1984). Strange Bedfellows: Mormons and Miners in Southern Nevada (M.A. thesis). University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
  • Green, Michael (June 4, 2014), "How the Mormons Made Las Vegas: And why we need their engagement now more than ever", VegasSeven.com, Vegas Seven
  • Rowberry, David R. (2000). "Nevada". Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book. p. 834-36. ISBN 1-57345-822-8.
  • Stout, Daniel A. (Winter 2004). "Secularization and the Religious Audience: A Study of Mormons and Las Vegas Media". Mass Communication & Society. Taylor & Francis. 7 (1): 61–75.
  • Ward, Kenric F. (2002). Saints in Babylon: Mormons and Las Vegas. Bloomington, Indiana: 1stBooks Library. ISBN 0-7596-5806-4.
  • Warner, Ted J. (1992), "Nevada, Pioneer Settlements in", in Ludlow, Daniel H, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140 .
  • Woods, Fred E. (2005). A Gamble in the Desert: The Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857). Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation. ISBN 0-9769532-0-X.
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