The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New York

As of the end of 2007, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 78,031 members in 14 stakes,^[1] 3 districts,^[1] 152 Congregations (83 wards^[2] and 69 branches^[2]), 4 missions, and 2 temples in New York.^[3]

Contents 1 History 1.1 New York Membership History 2 Missions 3 Temples 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

History

A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (New York)

New York Membership History

Year	Membership
1900	975
1974	17,000
1980	26,000
1990	40,000
1999	60,516
2008	75,852
2010	78,031

Missions

Mission	Organized
New York New York North Mission	1 Jul 1993
New York New York South Mission*	6 May 1839
New York Rochester Mission*	26 Jan 1964
New York Utica Mission	1 Jul 1994

• New York New York Mission - originally known as the Eastern States was organized on May 6, 1839. It was discontinued in 1850, 1858 and 1869, then reopened in 1854, 1865, and 1893 respectively. On June 20, 1974, it ras renamed the New York New York Mission, and then renamed New York New York South Mission on July 1, 1993 when the New York New York North Mission Was Created.
• The Cumorah Mission was renamed the New York Rochester Mission on June 20, 1974.

Temples

New York currently has two temples.

	77. Palmyra New York		edit
	Location: Announcement: Dedication: Coordinates:  Size:	Palmyra and Manchester, New York, US 21 February 1999 6 April 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 5 acre (2 ha) site
	119. Manhattan New York		edit
	Location: Announcement: Dedication: Coordinates:  Size:	New York City, New York, USA 7 August 2002 13 June 2004 by Gordon B. Hinckley 20,630 sq ft (1,917 m2)

See also

• Palmyra (town), New York
• Fayette, New York
• Joseph Smith
• First Vision
• Cumorah

References

External links

• LDS Newsroom (New York), includes brief history of LDS in New York
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site

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