![]() The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico | |
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Area | NA Southwest |
Members | 69,055 (2022) [1] |
Stakes | 14 |
Wards | 102 |
Branches | 35 |
Total Congregations | 137 |
Missions | 2 |
Temples | 1 Operating 1 Under Construction 2 Total |
Family History Centers | 31 [2] |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in New Mexico. The first congregation of the Church in New Mexico was organized in 1895. It has since grown to 69,055 members in 137 congregations.
Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 3.34% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, 1% of New Mexicans self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2% of those surveyed in New Mexico in this survey considered identified themselves as Mormon. [3] The LDS Church is the 3rd largest denomination in New Mexico. [4]
Stakes are located in Albuquerque (4), Bloomfield, Farmington, Gallup, Kirtland, Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Rio Rancho, Roswell, Santa Fe, and Silver City.
Year | Members |
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1920 | 1,313 |
1930 | 2,096 |
1940 | 3,313 |
1950 | 5,557 |
1960 | 13,363 |
1970 | 21,873 |
1980 | 36,881 |
1990* | 48,000 |
1999 | 57,807 |
2009 | 64,872 |
2019 | 69,488 |
*Membership was published as an estimated or rounded number. Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: New Mexico [1] |
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Mormons first came to New Mexico in 1846. The LDS Church has traditionally had a strong presence in the Four Corners Region of New Mexico, settling the town of Kirtland and other surrounding areas. Mormons found converts among the Zuni Indians. [5]
List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives: [6] 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.
County | Congregations | Adherents | % of Population |
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Bernalillo | 25 | 14,184 | 2.14 |
Catron | 2 | 347 | 9.32 |
Chaves | 3 | 1,351 | 2.06 |
Cibola | 3 | 1,219 | 4.48 |
Colfax | 1 | 461 | 3.35 |
Curry | 1 | 912 | 1.89 |
De Baca | 1 | 47 | 2.32 |
Eddy | 3 | 1,457 | 2.71 |
Grant | 6 | 1,638 | 5.55 |
Guadalupe | 0 | ||
Harding | 0 | ||
Hidalgo | 3 | 448 | 9.15 |
Lea | 2 | 958 | 1.48 |
Lincoln | 1 | 426 | 2.08 |
Los Alamos | 2 | 1,011 | 5.63 |
Luna | 3 | 914 | 3.64 |
McKinley | 11 | 9,434 | 13.20 |
Mora | 0 | ||
Otero | 3 | 1,426 | 2.24 |
Quay | 1 | 263 | 2.91 |
Rio Arriba | 3 | 765 | 1.90 |
Roosevelt | 2 | 568 | 2.86 |
San Juan | 24 | 14,690 | 11.30 |
San Miguel | 1 | 258 | 0.88 |
Sandoval | 9 | 4,143 | 3.15 |
Santa Fe | 4 | 2,247 | 1.56 |
Sierra | 1 | 366 | 3.05 |
Socorro | 2 | 556 | 3.11 |
Taos | 3 | 599 | 1.82 |
Torrance | 1 | 421 | 2.57 |
Union | 0 | ||
Valencia | 4 | 2,092 | 2.73 |
As of June 2024, the following Stakes were located in New Mexico:
Stake | Mission | Temple District |
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Albuquerque New Mexico Stake | New Mexico Albuquerque | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Albuquerque New Mexico East Stake | New Mexico Albuquerque | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Albuquerque New Mexico North Stake | New Mexico Albuquerque | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Albuquerque New Mexico West Stake | New Mexico Albuquerque | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Amarillo Texas Stake [lower-alpha 1] | Texas Lubbock | Lubbock Texas |
Bloomfield New Mexico Stake | New Mexico Farmington | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Chinle Arizona Stake [lower-alpha 1] | New Mexico Farmington | Snowflake Arizona |
Duncan Arizona Stake [lower-alpha 1] | Arizona Tucson | Gila Valley Arizona |
Eagar Arizona Stake [lower-alpha 1] | Arizona Flagstaff | Snowflake Arizona |
El Paso Texas Chamizal Stake [lower-alpha 1] | Texas El Paso | Ciudad Juárez Mexico |
El Paso Texas Mount Franklin Stake [lower-alpha 1] | Texas El Paso | Ciudad Juárez Mexico |
Farmington New Mexico Stake | New Mexico Farmington | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Gallup New Mexico Stake | New Mexico Farmington | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Kirtland New Mexico Stake | New Mexico Farmington | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Las Cruces New Mexico Stake | Texas El Paso | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Los Lunas New Mexico Stake | New Mexico Albuquerque | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Lubbock Texas Stake [lower-alpha 1] | Texas Lubbock | Lubbock Texas |
Lubbock Texas North Stake [lower-alpha 1] | Texas Lubbock | Lubbock Texas |
Rio Rancho New Mexico Stake | New Mexico Albuquerque | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Pueblo Colorado Stake [lower-alpha 1] | Colorado Colorado Springs | Denver Colorado |
Roswell New Mexico Stake | Texas Lubbock | Lubbock Texas |
Santa Fe New Mexico Stake | New Mexico Albuquerque | Albuquerque New Mexico |
Silver City New Mexico Stake | Texas El Paso | The Gila Valley Arizona Temple |
On March 7, 1943, the Navajo-Zuni Mission was organized, and specialized with teaching Native Americans in their language. This was renamed the Southwest Indian Mission on January 1, 1949. It was renamed the New Mexico-Arizona Mission on October 10, 1972.
New Mexico became its own mission when the New Mexico Albuquerque Mission was organized on July 1, 1975 with Stanley D. Robers as mission president. [7]
As of February 2023, New Mexico was home to two missions:
Mission | Organized |
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New Mexico Albuquerque Mission | July 1, 1975 |
New Mexico Farmington Mission | July 1, 2010 |
In addition to these missions, the Arizona Tucson Mission and the Texas Lubbock Mission covers portions of the state.
On March 5, 2000, the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple was dedicated by church president Gordon B. Hinckley.
On April 4, 2021, church president Russell M. Nelson announced that a temple would be built in Farmington.
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Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States April 4, 1997 by Gordon B. Hinckley June 20, 1998 by Lynn A. Mickelsen March 5, 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley 34,245 sq ft (3,181.5 m2) on a 8.5-acre (3.4 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Fanning Bard & Tatum | ||
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Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Size: | Farmington, New Mexico, United States April 4, 2021 by Russell M. Nelson [8] 30 April 2022 by Anthony D. Perkins [9] 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2) on a 6.62-acre (2.68 ha) site |
Latter-day Saints had a significant role in establishing and settling communities within the "Mormon Corridor", including the following in New Mexico:
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