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


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nevada
The Las Vegas Nevada Temple
AreaNA Southwest
Members181,975 (2022)[1]
Stakes42
Wards313
Branches40
Total Congregations353
Missions3
Temples2 Operating
1 Under Construction
1 Announced
4 Total
Family History Centers34[2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nevada refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Nevada. Nevada has the 7th most church members of any U.S. state, and the fifth-highest percentage of members.[3] The LDS Church is the 2nd largest denomination in Nevada, behind the Roman Catholic Church.[4]

History

Membership in Nevada
YearMembership
19202,328
19305,319
19409,139
195014,223
196023,890
197044,282
198071,462
1990110,060
1999143,372
2009173,639
2019184,703
Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Nevada[1]

In 1855, 30 men were called to establish a mission at the Meadows in southern Nevada.[5]

Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Las Vegas Nevada Temple in sessions held December 16–18, 1989 and more than 30,000 Latter-day Saints attended the dedicatory services.[6]

County Statistics

List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives:[7] 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
Carson City 7 2,869 5.19
Churchill 7 2,786 11.20
Clark 218 124,291 6.37
Douglas 3 1,710 3.64
Elko 18 7,952 16.29
Esmeralda 0
Eureka 1 180 9.06
Humboldt 4 2,028 12.27
Lander 3 904 15.65
Lincoln 6 2,323 43.46
Lyon 6 3,598 6.92
Mineral 2 539 11.30
Nye 8 3,370 7.67
Pershing 1 475 7.03
Storey 0
Washoe 33 19,436 4.61
White Pine 6 2,688 26.80

Stakes

As of September 2024, Nevada had the following stakes:

A meetinghouse and stake center in Elko, Nevada.
Stake/District Organized Mission Temple District
Carson City Nevada Stake 9 Apr 1978 Nevada Reno Reno Nevada
Elko Nevada East Stake 31 May 1942 Nevada Reno Salt Lake
Elko Nevada West Stake 19 Mar 1995 Nevada Reno Salt Lake
Ely Nevada Stake 19 Sep 1926 Nevada Reno Cedar City Utah
Filer Idaho Stake[a] 15 Jun 1980 Idaho Pocatello Twin Falls Idaho
Fallon Nevada Stake 18 Jan 1970 Nevada Reno Reno Nevada
Fallon Nevada South Stake 30 Aug 1987 Nevada Reno Reno Nevada
Henderson Nevada Anthem Hills Stake 22 Jan 2017 Nevada Henderson Las Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada Black Mountain Stake 11 Mar 1973 Nevada Henderson Las Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada Carnegie Stake 21 Apr 2002 Nevada Henderson Las Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada Eldorado Stake 27 Apr 2008 Nevada Henderson Las Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada Green Valley Stake 3 Mar 1985 Nevada Henderson Las Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada Lake Mead Stake 19 Aug 1956 Nevada Henderson Las Vegas Nevada
Henderson Nevada McCullough Hills Stake 15 Nov 2015 Nevada Henderson Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Aliante Stake 9 Dec 2001 Nevada Las Vegas East Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Blue Diamond Stake 8 Jan 2017 Nevada Las Vegas West Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Central Stake 18 Feb 1968 Nevada Las Vegas East Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Desert Foothills Stake 3 Dec 2017 Nevada Las Vegas West Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada East Stake 30 Apr 1978 Nevada Las Vegas East Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Elkhorn Springs Stake 7 Dec 2008 Nevada Las Vegas East Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Lakes Stake 23 Jun 1985 Nevada Las Vegas West Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Lone Mountain Stake 4 Nov 1990 Nevada Las Vegas West Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Meadows Stake 20 Mar 1983 Nevada Las Vegas West Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Paradise Stake 24 Jan 1965 Nevada Henderson Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Redrock Stake 14 Aug 1977 Nevada Las Vegas West Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Shadow Mountain Stake 13 Dec 2015 Nevada Las Vegas East Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Skye Canyon Stake 6 Dec 2015 Nevada Las Vegas West Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada South Stake 29 Mar 1970 Nevada Las Vegas West Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Spring Mountain Stake 25 Jun 2006 Nevada Las Vegas West Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Stake 10 Oct 1954 Nevada Las Vegas West Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Sunrise Stake 17 Nov 1985 Nevada Las Vegas East Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Tule Springs Stake 3 Dec 1995 Nevada Las Vegas East Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada Warm Springs Stake 4 Nov 1990 Nevada Henderson Las Vegas Nevada
Logandale Nevada East Stake 9 Jun 1912 Nevada Las Vegas East Las Vegas Nevada
Logandale Nevada West Stake 5 May 2024 Nevada Las Vegas East Las Vegas Nevada
Mesquite Nevada East Stake 13 Feb 1994 Utah St George St. George Utah
Mesquite Nevada West Stake 15 Jan 2023 Utah St George St. George Utah
North Las Vegas Nevada Stake 6 Nov 1960 Nevada Las Vegas East Las Vegas Nevada
Panaca Nevada Stake 29 Jan 1995 Nevada Las Vegas East Cedar City Utah
Reno Nevada Stake 9 Feb 1941 Nevada Reno Reno Nevada
Reno Nevada Mount Rose Stake 10 Apr 2016 Nevada Reno Reno Nevada
Reno Nevada North Stake 24 Mar 1974 Nevada Reno Reno Nevada
Sparks Nevada East Stake 22 Oct 1961 Nevada Reno Reno Nevada
Sparks Nevada West Stake 12 Jun 2016 Nevada Reno Reno Nevada
Wendover Utah District[a] 12 Jun 2016 Utah Salt Lake City West Salt Lake
Winnemucca Nevada Stake 11 Oct 1981 Nevada Reno Reno Nevada
  1. ^ a b Stake located outside Nevada with congregation(s) meeting in Nevada

Missions

On July 1, 1975, the Nevada Las Vegas Mission was organized from the Arizona Tempe and California Sacramento missions. Due to growth of missionary work in the area, the Nevada Las Vegas Mission split, creating the Nevada Las Vegas West Mission. On July 1, 2012, the Las Vegas and Las Vegas West Missions were realigned, and the Nevada Reno Mission was created.[8] On November 1, 2023 it was announced that a new mission in the Henderson area would be organized from area in the Las Vegas East Mission, effective July of 2024.[9]

Missions Organized
Nevada Las Vegas Mission 1 July 1975
Nevada Las Vegas West Mission 1 July 1997
Nevada Reno Mission Mission 1 July 2012
Nevada Henderson Mission 1 July 2024

In addition to these missions, the Utah St George Mission serves the Mesquite Nevada Stake.

Temples

Temples in Nevada

  • = Operating
  • = Under construction
  • = Announced
  • = Temporarily Closed
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Nevada currently has 2 temples in operation, 1 under construction, and 1 announced.

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Style: 		Sunrise Manor, Nevada, United States
April 7, 1984 by Spencer W. Kimball
November 30, 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley
December 16, 1989 by Gordon B. Hinckley
80,350 sq ft (7,465 m2) on a 10.3-acre (4.2 ha) site
Modern, six-spire design - designed by Tate & Snyder Architects
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Notes: 		Reno, Nevada, United States
April 12, 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
July 24, 1999 by Rex D. Pinegar
April 23, 2000 by Thomas S. Monson
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 7.9-acre (3.2 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Church A&E Services
Second temple built in Nevada, following Las Vegas Temple.
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Location:
Announced:
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Size: 		Elko, Nevada, United States
April 4, 2021 by Russell M. Nelson[10]
7 May 2022 by Paul B. Pieper[11]
10,000 sq ft (930 m2) on a 5.2-acre (2.1 ha) site
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Location:
Announced:
Size: 		Lone Mountain, Nevada, United States
2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[12][13]
87,000 sq ft (8,100 m2) on a 19.8-acre (8.0 ha) site

Communities

Latter-day Saints had a significant role in establishing and settling communities within the "Mormon Corridor", including the following in Nevada:

Notable Latter-day Saints in Nevada

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State:Nevada", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2023
  2. ^ Category:Nevada Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
  3. ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
  4. ^ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  6. ^ Toone, Trent. "'A light on the hill': Las Vegas Nevada Temple reaches 25-year milestone", Deseret News, 18 December 2014. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
  7. ^ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Lloyd, R. Scott (March 3, 2012), "New missions created", Church News
  9. ^ "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Create 36 New Missions in 2024". newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  10. ^ "Prophet Announces Twenty New Temples at April 2021 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 4 April 2021
  11. ^ https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/ceremony-held-for-constuction-of-elko-nevada-temple
  12. ^ "President Nelson announces 18 new temples, including 4 near Mexico City, as conference closes", Deseret News, Deseret News, 2 October 2022
  13. ^ "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2 October 2022
  14. ^ Cavna, Michael. "‘PICKLES’ ’ BIG WIN: Creator Brian Crane reflects on inspiration, affirmation — and almost letting his dream die in his desk", The Washington Post, 28 May 2013. Retrieved on 10 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Records detail first divorce". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  16. ^ "Jim Gibbons | Mormon Politicians - FamousMormons.com | Discover Famous Mormons FamousMormons.com | Discover Famous Mormons". www.famousmormons.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

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