The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in El Salvador

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in El Salvador
San Salvador El Salvador Temple.jpg
The San Salvador El Salvador Temple
Membership128,881 (2019)[1]
Stakes22
Wards129
Branches29
Total Congregations158
Missions3
Temples1
Family History Centers26[2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in El Salvador refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in El Salvador. On March 2, 1951, the first 12 converts in El Salvador were baptized. As of December 31, 2019, there were 128,881 members in 158 congregations in El Salvador.[1] In 2019, El Salvador had the second most LDS Church members per capita in North America, behind the United States.[3]

History[]

Membership in El Salvador
YearMembership
1960311
19709,961
197915,529
1989*32,000
199984,683
2009102,043
2019128,881
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: El Salvador[1]

Church membership grew from the initial converts, and was up to 15,000 by the mid 1980s before growing to 38,000 and further doubling by 2000.[1]

Missions[]

Temple[]

The San Salvador El Salvador Temple was announced on November 7, 2007 by President Henry B. Eyring. The ground was broken for the temple in September 2008, with the temple being dedicated on August 21, 2011.[4]

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135. San Salvador El Salvador Temple

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Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador
7 November 2007
21 August 2011 by Henry B. Eyring
27,986 sq ft (2,600 m2) on a 6.5 acre (2.6 ha) site
Announced in a letter dated 7 November 2007 from the First Presidency to priesthood leaders.[5][6] The public open house was held from Friday, 1 July 2011, until Saturday, 23 July 2011,[7] following which the temple was dedicated on Sunday, 21 August 2011, in three sessions.[8]

See also[]

  • Religion in El Salvador

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: El Salvador", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 3 September 2021
  2. ^ Category:El Salvador Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 3 September 2021
  3. ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
  4. ^ Walker, Joseph. "Open house begins Friday for San Salvador El Salvador LDS temple". deseretnews.com. Deseret News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ^ Morales, Chris (November 24, 2007), "New temple for El Salvador", Church News, retrieved 2012-10-15
  6. ^ Satterfield, Rick, "San Salvador El Salvador Temple", LDS ChurchTemples.com, retrieved 2012-10-15
  7. ^ "Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the San Salvador El Salvador Temple", Newsroom (News Release), LDS Church, February 9, 2011, retrieved 2012-10-15
  8. ^ "San Salvador El Salvador Temple Dedicated", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2011-08-11

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