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

As of year-end 2007, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 14,338 members in 4 stakes,[1] 32 Congregations (27 wards[2] and 5 branches[2]), and 1 mission in Connecticut.[3]

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History

A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Connecticut)

Membership History

Year LDS Membership
1930 198
1967 3,000
1980 6,300
1989 9,900
1999 12,163
2008 14,579

Stakes

Stake Organized
Hartford Connecticut September 18, 1966
New Haven Connecticut August 30, 1981
Providence Rhode Island August 28, 1978
Yorktown New York March 20, 1977

Missions

The following table are missions that have served Connecticut, and the date they were organized.

Mission Serving Connecticut Organized
Eastern States May 6, 1839
Eastern States January 1893
New England September 24, 1937
Massachusetts Boston* June 20, 1974
Connecticut Hartford July 1, 1979

* Denotes Name Change Only - No new mission created.

Hartford Connecticut Temple

On October 2, 2010 the Hartford Connecticut Temple was announced by President Thomas S. Monson.

156. Hartford Connecticut (Announced) edit

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Hartford, Connecticut, USA
30 September 1992, 2 October 2010
TBD
On October 2, 2010, Thomas S. Monson announced that the Hartford, Connecticut temple would be built.[4] Originally a temple in Hartford was announced in the early 90s; however, in 1995 efforts towards construction were abandoned and it was announced that 2 temples would be built instead: the Boston Massachusetts Temple and the White Plains New York Temple (see below).[5][6]

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