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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nevada
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The Las Vegas Nevada Temple
Area NA Southwest
Members 181,975 (2022) [1]
Stakes 42
Wards 313
Branches 40
Total Congregations353
Missions 3
Temples 2 Operating
1 Under Construction
1 Announced
4 Total
Family History Centers 34 [2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nevada refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Nevada. Nevada has the 7th most church members of any U.S. state, and the fifth-highest percentage of members. [3] The church is the 2nd largest denomination in Nevada, behind the Roman Catholic Church. [4]

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History

Membership in Nevada
YearMembership
19202,328
19305,319
19409,139
195014,223
196023,890
197044,282
198071,462
1990110,060
1999143,372
2009173,639
2019184,703
Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Nevada [1]

In 1855, 30 men were called to establish a mission at the Meadows in southern Nevada. [5]

Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Las Vegas Nevada Temple in sessions held December 16–18, 1989 and more than 30,000 Latter-day Saints attended the dedicatory services. [6]

County Statistics

As of 2010, list of members in each county, according to the Association of Religion Data Archives, are shown below: [7] [8]

County Congregations Adherents % of Population
Carson City 72,8695.19
Churchill 72,78611.20
Clark 218124,2916.37
Douglas 31,7103.64
Elko 187,95216.29
Esmeralda 0
Eureka 11809.06
Humboldt 42,02812.27
Lander 390415.65
Lincoln 62,32343.46
Lyon 63,5986.92
Mineral 253911.30
Nye 83,3707.67
Pershing 14757.03
Storey 0
Washoe 3319,4364.61
White Pine 62,68826.80

Stakes

As of September 2024, Nevada had the following stakes:

A meetinghouse and stake center in Elko, Nevada. Latter Day Saints church at Elko Nevada - panoramio.jpg
A meetinghouse and stake center in Elko, Nevada.
Stake/DistrictOrganizedMissionTemple District
Carson City Nevada Stake9 Apr 1978Nevada RenoReno Nevada
Elko Nevada East Stake31 May 1942Nevada RenoSalt Lake
Elko Nevada West Stake19 Mar 1995Nevada RenoSalt Lake
Ely Nevada Stake19 Sep 1926Nevada RenoCedar City Utah
Filer Idaho Stake [a] 15 Jun 1980Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Fallon Nevada Stake18 Jan 1970Nevada RenoReno Nevada
Fallon Nevada South Stake30 Aug 1987Nevada RenoReno Nevada
Henderson Nevada Anthem Hills Stake22 Jan 2017Nevada HendersonLas Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada Black Mountain Stake11 Mar 1973Nevada HendersonLas Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada Carnegie Stake21 Apr 2002Nevada HendersonLas Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada Eldorado Stake27 Apr 2008Nevada HendersonLas Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada Green Valley Stake3 Mar 1985Nevada HendersonLas Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada Lake Mead Stake19 Aug 1956Nevada HendersonLas Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada McCullough Hills Stake15 Nov 2015Nevada HendersonLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Aliante Stake9 Dec 2001Nevada Las Vegas EastLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Blue Diamond Stake8 Jan 2017Nevada Las Vegas WestLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Central Stake18 Feb 1968Nevada Las Vegas EastLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Desert Foothills Stake3 Dec 2017Nevada Las Vegas WestLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada East Stake30 Apr 1978Nevada Las Vegas EastLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Elkhorn Springs Stake7 Dec 2008Nevada Las Vegas EastLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Lakes Stake23 Jun 1985Nevada Las Vegas WestLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Lone Mountain Stake4 Nov 1990Nevada Las Vegas WestLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Meadows Stake20 Mar 1983Nevada Las Vegas WestLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Paradise Stake24 Jan 1965Nevada HendersonLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Redrock Stake14 Aug 1977Nevada Las Vegas WestLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Shadow Mountain Stake13 Dec 2015Nevada Las Vegas EastLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Skye Canyon Stake6 Dec 2015Nevada Las Vegas WestLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada South Stake29 Mar 1970Nevada Las Vegas WestLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Spring Mountain Stake25 Jun 2006Nevada Las Vegas WestLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Stake10 Oct 1954Nevada Las Vegas WestLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Sunrise Stake17 Nov 1985Nevada Las Vegas EastLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Tule Springs Stake3 Dec 1995Nevada Las Vegas EastLas Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Warm Springs Stake4 Nov 1990Nevada HendersonLas Vegas Nevada
Logandale Nevada East Stake9 Jun 1912Nevada Las Vegas EastLas Vegas Nevada
Logandale Nevada West Stake5 May 2024Nevada Las Vegas EastLas Vegas Nevada
Mesquite Nevada East Stake13 Feb 1994Utah St GeorgeSt. George Utah
Mesquite Nevada West Stake15 Jan 2023Utah St GeorgeSt. George Utah
North Las Vegas Nevada Stake6 Nov 1960Nevada Las Vegas EastLas Vegas Nevada
Panaca Nevada Stake29 Jan 1995Nevada Las Vegas EastCedar City Utah
Reno Nevada Stake9 Feb 1941Nevada RenoReno Nevada
Reno Nevada Mount Rose Stake10 Apr 2016Nevada RenoReno Nevada
Reno Nevada North Stake24 Mar 1974Nevada RenoReno Nevada
Sparks Nevada East Stake22 Oct 1961Nevada RenoReno Nevada
Sparks Nevada West Stake12 Jun 2016Nevada RenoReno Nevada
Wendover Utah District [a] 12 Jun 2016Utah Salt Lake City WestSalt Lake
Winnemucca Nevada Stake11 Oct 1981Nevada RenoReno Nevada
  1. 1 2 Stake located outside Nevada with congregation(s) meeting in Nevada

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. [9] On November 1, 2023, a new mission in the Henderson area, from area in the Las Vegas East Mission, was announced and became effective in July 2024. [10]

Missions Organized
Nevada Las Vegas Mission1 July 1975
Nevada Las Vegas West Mission1 July 1997
Nevada Reno Mission Mission1 July 2012
Nevada Henderson Mission1 July 2024

In addition to these missions, the Utah St George Mission serves the Mesquite Nevada Stake.

Temples

Temples in Nevada

  • ButtonRed.svg = Operating
  • ButtonBlue.svg = Under construction
  • ButtonYellow.svg = Announced
  • ButtonBlack.svg = Temporarily Closed
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Nevada currently has 2 temples in operation, 1 under construction, and 1 announced.

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Style:		 Sunrise Manor, Nevada, United States
April 7, 1984 by Spencer W. Kimball
November 30, 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley
December 16, 1989 by Gordon B. Hinckley
80,350 sq ft (7,465 m2) on a 10.3-acre (4.2 ha) site
Modern, six-spire design - designed by Tate & Snyder Architects
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Notes:		 Reno, Nevada, United States
April 12, 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
July 24, 1999 by Rex D. Pinegar
April 23, 2000 by Thomas S. Monson
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) 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.
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Size:		 Elko, Nevada, United States
April 4, 2021 by Russell M. Nelson [11]
7 May 2022 by Paul B. Pieper [12]
10,000 sq ft (930 m2) on a 5.2-acre (2.1 ha) site
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Size:		 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson [13] [14]
87,000 sq ft (8,100 m2) on a 19.8-acre (8.0 ha) site

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 from Nevada

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:Nevada", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
  2. ↑ Category:Nevada Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
  3. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
  4. ↑ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Facts and Statistics", Church News , 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Toone, Trent. "'A light on the hill': Las Vegas Nevada Temple reaches 25-year milestone", Deseret News , 18 December 2014. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ Note: Each county adherent count reflects meetinghouse location of congregation and not by location of residence. Census count reflects location of residence which may skew percent of population where adherents reside in a different county as their congregational meetinghouse.
  9. ↑ Lloyd, R. Scott (March 3, 2012), "New missions created", Church News
  10. ↑ "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Create 36 New Missions in 2024". newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  11. ↑ "Prophet Announces Twenty New Temples at April 2021 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 4 April 2021
  12. ↑ https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/ceremony-held-for-constuction-of-elko-nevada-temple
  13. ↑ "President Nelson announces 18 new temples, including 4 near Mexico City, as conference closes", Deseret News , Deseret News, 2 October 2022
  14. ↑ "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2 October 2022
  15. ↑ Cavna, Michael. "‘PICKLES’ ’ BIG WIN: Creator Brian Crane reflects on inspiration, affirmation — and almost letting his dream die in his desk", The Washington Post , 28 May 2013. Retrieved on 10 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Records detail first divorce". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  17. ↑ "Jim Gibbons | Mormon Politicians - FamousMormons.com | Discover Famous Mormons FamousMormons.com | Discover Famous Mormons". www.famousmormons.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

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