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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan
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Meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Shalu, Taichung
Area Asia
Members 62,229 (2022) [1]
Stakes 16
Wards 90
Branches 10
Total Congregations [2] 100
Missions 2
Temples 1 Operating
1 Announced
2 Total
Family History Centers 12 [3]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Taiwan. Having 62,222 members in 2022, Taiwan has more members of the church than any Country or Territory in the Church's Asia Area.

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History

Membership in Taiwan [4] [1]
YearMembers
1960 371
1970 3,509
1980 8,367
1989* 17,000
1999 26,805
2009 49,054
2019 61,607
2022 62,229
*Membership was published as an estimated or rounded number.

In June 1956, four missionaries arrived in Taiwan. [5]

Hu Wei-I, a convert, helped translate the Book of Mormon into Mandarin Chinese. [6]

In November 1984, Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Taipei Taiwan Temple. [7]

Stakes

As of February 2023, the LDS Church has the following 16 stakes in Taiwan:

StakeOrganizedMission
Chiayi Taiwan23 Oct 2011Taiwan Taichung
Chung Hsing Taiwan20 Jun 2004Taiwan Taichung
Hsin Chu Taiwan14 Dec 2003Taiwan Taipei
Hualien Taiwan23 Sep 1990Taiwan Taipei
Kaohsiung Taiwan North20 Dec 2015Taiwan Taichung
Kaohsiung Taiwan South6 Nov 1981Taiwan Taichung
Taichung Taiwan East18 Dec 1994Taiwan Taichung
Taichung Taiwan South26 Apr 2015Taiwan Taichung
Taichung Taiwan West22 Apr 2007Taiwan Taichung
Tainan Taiwan15 Jun 1997Taiwan Taichung
Taipei Taiwan Central24 May 1998Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan East14 Mar 1982Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan North13 Dec 2015Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan South30 Nov 2014Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan West22 Apr 1976Taiwan Taipei
Taoyuan Taiwan8 Jul 2001Taiwan Taipei

Missions

StakeOrganized
Taiwan Taichung1 Jul 1976
Taiwan Taipei11 Dec 1970

Temples

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Temples in Taiwan
Red = Operating
Blue = Under construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for renovations

On November 17, 1984 the Taipei Taiwan Temple was dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley.

On October 3, 2021, the Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple was announced by church president Russell M. Nelson.

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Taipei, Taiwan
31 March 1982 by Spencer W. Kimball
27 August 1982 by Gordon B. Hinckley
17 November 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley
9,945 sq ft (923.9 m2) on a 0.5-acre (0.20 ha) site
Modern adaptation of six-spire design - designed by Church A&E Services with Philip fei & Associations
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Kaohsiung, Taiwan
3 October 2021 by Russell M. Nelson [8] [9]
10,900 sq ft (1,010 m2) on a 1.26-acre (0.51 ha) site

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References

  1. 1 2 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Taiwan", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 4 June 2023
  2. Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
  3. Taiwan Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 21, 2022
  4. Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Taiwan
  5. "Mormons celebrate 50 years in Taiwan", Taiwan Today , 11 August 2006. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  6. Jensen, Megan. "What's new: 'Voice of the Saints in Taiwan' a history of the LDS Church in the small island nation", Deseret News , 23 September 2017. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  7. "Facts and Statistics", Church News , 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  8. "13 new temple locations announced by President Nelson as conference closes", Church News , Deseret News, 3 Oct 2021
  9. "At the October 2021 General Conference, the Prophet Says the Church Will Build 13 More Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 3 Oct 2021