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

As of December 31, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 33,276 members in 8 stakes, 75 congregations (52 wards and 23 branches), 29 Family History Centers, one mission, and one temple in Minnesota.[1]

The St. Paul Minnesota Temple

Stakes are located in Anoka, Duluth, Lakeville, Minneapolis, Oakdale, Rochester, St Cloud, and St Paul.

History

In 1875, the first official LDS Church congregation in Minnesota was organized in Freeborn County.[2]

In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

Mission

Temple
Main article: St. Paul Minnesota Temple

The St. Paul Minnesota Temple was dedicated on January 9, 2000 by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

 69. St. Paul Minnesota Temple

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Oakdale, Minnesota, United States
July 29, 1998
January 9, 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) and 71 ft (22 m) high on a 7.5 acre (3 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Ed Kodet, Jr. and Church A&E Services

See also

References
  1. "Facts and Statistics Minnesota". www.newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  3. Lovett, Ian. "Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis", The Wall Street Journal, 12 March 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.


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