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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nicaragua
Flag of Nicaragua.svg
Membership100,331 (2019)[1]
Stakes12
Districts4
Wards73
Branches39
Total Congregations112
Missions2
Temples1 Announced
Family History Centers14[2]


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nicaragua refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Nicaragua. The first convert was baptized in 1954 and the first Nicaraguan mission opened in 1989. As of December 31, 2019, there were 100,331 members in 112 congregations in Nicaragua.[1]

History[]

Membership in Nicaragua
YearMembership
19772,606
19793,346
1989*2,100
199931,747
200963,964
2019100,331
*Membership was published as an estimated number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Nicaragua[1]

The first missionaries entered the country in 1953. The first Nicaraguan convert, José de Guzman, was baptized on April 11, 1954, a year after the first missionaries arrived in the country.[3] These missionaries, Elders Manuel Arias and Archie R. Mortensen, were serving in the Central American Mission, which Elder Spencer W. Kimball organized in 1952.[4] In 1959, the first Nicaraguan district was formed. The first stake (the Managua Stake) was created in March 1981 and reorganized in June 1998.[4] Several natural disasters and political crises, including an earthquake that devastated Managua in 1972 and a civil war that began in the late 1970s, slowed missionary work throughout the 1970s and '80s.[4] Foreign missionaries were removed from the country in 1980, and locals continued the work until full-time missionaries returned about ten years later.[4] The first Nicaraguan members entered the temple in Guatemala City in 1987.[3] The Nicaragua Managua Mission opened in October 1989.[3]

In April 2018, church president Russell M. Nelson announced the first temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be built in Nicaragua. The Managua Nicaragua Temple was announced at the same time as six other temples.[5] In May 2018, a church spokesman announced that all missionaries would be removed from Nicaragua until further notice. [6]

A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Nicaragua) or Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac (Nicaragua).

Missions[]

  • Nicaragua Managua North Mission
  • Nicaragua Managua South Mission

Temples[]

236. Managua Nicaragua Temple (Announced)

Location:
Announced:
 Notes:

Managua, Nicaragua
1 April 2018
Announced by Russell M. Nelson on April 1, 2018[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Nicaragua", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 3 September 2021
  2. ^ Category:Nicaragua Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 3 September 2021
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics and Church Facts | Total Church Membership". newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  4. ^ a b c d "Country information: Nicaragua". Church News. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  5. ^ "Mormon church plans for temples in Russia, India, Nicaragua". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  6. ^ "All Mormon missionaries transferring out of Nicaragua". thechurchnews.com. Deseret News. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Seven Temples Announced as April 2018 General Conference Closes: Mormon temples to be built in Asia, Europe, North and South America". Newsroom. LDS Church. 1 April 2018.

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