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    Prince Edward Island

    571

    Total Church Membership

    0.37% 1-in-271

    Population vs. Church Members

    3

    Congregations

    1 Wards
    2 Branches

    1

    Family History Centers

    1

    History

    The first missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to preach in Prince Edward Island arrived in 1845. Branches (small congregations) were organized in Bedeque and Charlottetown, but were disbanded in 1850 when all Church members living in the province emigrated to Utah.

    The first modern presence of the Church in Prince Edward Island came in 1964 when a converted couple from New York contacted another Church member living in the area and began holding Sunday School. Full-time missionaries were transferred to the island in 1966.

    Church membership continued to grow on the island, and construction of the first meetinghouse was completed in the summer of 1983. A second chapel was completed the following year, and a third in 1988.

     

    Canada

    200 836

    Total Church Membership

    1-in-

    53

    Stakes

    1010101010

    493

    Congregations

    349 Wards
    144 Branches

    154

    Family History Centers

    154

    9

    Temples

    6

    Missions | 4 Districts

    History

    Joseph Smith, Sr. and his son Don Carlos — the father and brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. — preached in several Canadian towns and hamlets north of the St. Lawrence River in September 1830. The Canadian settlements were only a day or two’s journey from Palmyra, New York, and Kirtland, Ohio, and several converts were eager to share their new religion with relatives north of the border.

    Between 1830 and 1850, some 2,500 Canadians joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, mostly in Upper Canada (modern-day southern Ontario and the watershed areas of Northern Ontario along the Ottawa River and Lakes Huron and Superior) but also in the southern English-speaking townships of Lower Canada (southern portion of current-day Quebec and the Labrador region), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

    The first known Latter-day Saints to enter what is now Alberta were Simeon F. Allen and his son Heber S. Allen of Hyrum, Utah, who contracted work in 1883 on the Canadian Pacific Railroad between Medicine Hat and Calgary. They were joined by other Later-day Saints from Utah working on the contract.

    A few years later in 1886, Cache Stake President Charles O. Card received permission from Church President John Taylor to investigate colonizing opportunities in southwestern Canada.

    Today, more than 190,000 Latter-day Saints are spread throughout 496 congregations in Canada.

    Africa

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    791 837

    Members

    2 559

    Congregations

    Missions

    40Missions

    Family History Centers

    421

    Temples

    6Temples

    Asia

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    1 281 560

    Members

    2 103

    Congregations

    Missions

    45Missions

    Family History Centers

    368

    Temples

    8Temples

    Europe

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    503 692

    Members

    1 318

    Congregations

    Missions

    36Missions

    Family History Centers

    660

    Temples

    14Temples

    North America

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    9 551 107

    Members

    18 426

    Congregations

    Missions

    175Missions

    Family History Centers

    2 819

    Temples

    113Temples

    Oceania (Pacific)

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    591 950

    Members

    1 308

    Congregations

    Missions

    18Missions

    Family History Centers

    317

    Temples

    11Temples

    South America

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    4 269 273

    Members

    5 616

    Congregations

    Missions

    97Missions

    Family History Centers

    1 119

    Temples

    24Temples