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

As of January 1, 2011, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 14,990 members in 4 stakes,^[1] 32 Congregations (27 wards^[2] and 5 branches^[2]), and 1 mission in Connecticut.^[3]

History

A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Connecticut)

Membership History

Year	LDS Membership
1930	198
1967	3,000
1980	6,300
1989	9,900
1999	12,163
2008	14,579

Stakes

Stake	Organized
Hartford Connecticut	September 18, 1966
New Haven Connecticut	August 30, 1981
Providence Rhode Island	August 28, 1978
Yorktown New York	March 20, 1977

Missions

The following table are missions that have served Connecticut, and the date they were organized.

Mission Serving Connecticut	Organized
Eastern States	May 6, 1839
Eastern States	January 1893
New England	September 24, 1937
Massachusetts Boston*	June 20, 1974
Connecticut Hartford	July 1, 1979

* Denotes Name Change Only - No new mission created.

• Eastern States Mission was discontinued in April 1850. It was reopened in January 1893. Little missionary work was done between 1850 and 1893.

Hartford Connecticut Temple

On October 2, 2010 the Hartford Connecticut Temple was announced by President Thomas S. Monson.

	156. Hartford Connecticut (Under construction)
	Location: Announcement: Groundbreaking: Coordinates: Size: Notes:	Farmington, Connecticut, USA 2 October 2010 17 August 2013 by Thomas S. Monson[4] 41°44′14″N 72°50′38″W / 41.73722°N 72.84389°W 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m^2) and 30 ft (9 m) high on a 11 acre (4.5 ha) site On October 2, 2010, Thomas S. Monson announced that the Hartford, Connecticut temple would be built.[5] Originally a temple in Hartford was announced in the early 90s; however, in 1995 efforts towards construction were abandoned and it was announced that 2 temples would be built instead: the Boston Massachusetts Temple and the White Plains New York Temple.[6][7]

References

1. Connecticut Stakes. LDS Stake & Ward Web Sites. List of Stakes in Connecticut.
2. LDS Meetinghouse Locator.Nearby Congregations (Wards and Branches).
3. LDS Newsroom (Statistical Information)
4. Avant, Gerry (August 17, 2013), "Pres. Monson breaks ground for the Hartford Connecticut Temple", Church News, retrieved 2013-08-18
5. "President Thomas S. Monson: Welcome to conference; 5 new temples", Deseret News, 2 October 2010, retrieved 2013-08-18.
6. Hinckley, Gordon B. (November 1992), "The Sustaining of Church Officers", Ensign, retrieved 2013-08-18
7. Hinckley, Gordon B. (November 1995), "Of Missions, Temples, and Stewardship", Ensign, retrieved 2013-08-18

External links

• LDS Newsroom (Connecticut)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site