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

Martin's Cove Wyoming

As of year-end 2010, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 63,069 members in 17 stakes,^[1] and 154 Congregations (134 wards^[2] and 20 branches^[2])^[3]

Stakes are located in Afton, Casper, Cheyenne (2), Cody, Evanston (2), Gillette, Green River, Kemmerer, Laramie, Lovell, Lyman, Riverton, Rock Springs, Thayne and Worland.

The Wyoming Mormon Trail Mission was created in 2015.

History

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

Membership History

Year	LDS Membership
1920	10,764
1930	12,825
1940	17,806
1950	19,477
1960	22,965
1970	27,397
1980	47,314
1990	51,692
1999	54,425
2008	61,430
2010	63,069

Star Valley Wyoming Temple

On October 1, 2011 the Star Valley Wyoming Temple was announced by President Thomas S. Monson.

	159. Star Valley Wyoming (Under Construction)
	Location: Announcement: Groundbreaking: Size: Notes:	Afton, Wyoming 1 October 2011 25 April 2015 by Craig C. Christensen TBD Announced by Thomas S. Monson on 1 October 2011[4][5]

Communities

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

• Afton
• Bridger Valley
• Rock Springs
• Star Valley

See also

• Bear River
• Devil's Gate
• Fort Bridger
• Fort Laramie
• Green River
• Independence Rock
• Martin's Cove
• Mormon Row Historic District
• Mormon Trail
• Pacific Creek
• South Pass
• Sweetwater River

References

1. Wyoming Stakes.LDS Stake & Ward Web Sites. List of Stakes in Wyoming.
2. LDS Meetinghouse Locator.Nearby Congregations (Wards and Branches).
3. LDS Newsroom (Statistical Information)
4. Walker, Joseph (1 October 2011). "LDS general conference opens with the announcement of six new Mormon temples". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved 1 October 2011.
5. "Mormon church president announces plans for new temples in Utah, Wyoming, Colombia, Africa". Washington Post. AP. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.

Further reading

• Warner, Ted J. (1992), "Wyoming, Pioneer Settlements in", in Ludlow, Daniel H, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 1598–1599, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140.

External links

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