Prince Edward Island
721
Total Church Membership
Population vs. Church Members
3
Congregations
1
Family History Centers
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
205 907
Total Church Membership
53
Stakes
502
Congregations
155
Family History Centers
9
Temples
6
Missions |
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
933 511
Members
2 927
Congregations
Missions
54Missions
Family History Centers
Temples
6Temples
Asia
Total Church Membership
1 316 373
Members
2 145
Congregations
Missions
51Missions
Family History Centers
Temples
11Temples
Europe
Total Church Membership
513 534
Members
1 290
Congregations
Missions
37Missions
Family History Centers
Temples
14Temples
North America
Total Church Membership
9 733 719
Members
18 426
Congregations
Missions
187Missions
Family History Centers
Temples
131Temples
Oceania (Pacific)
Total Church Membership
607 302
Members
1 290
Congregations
Missions
17Missions
Family History Centers
Temples
11Temples
South America
Total Church Membership
4 392 463
Members
5 599
Congregations