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To see mission boundaries throughout the world: Go to the Classic Maps. Maps of Mission Boundaries Log into ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Click My Account and Ward and select Ward Directory and Map . Click Missionary at the bottom of the list. Click a missionary’s name to see a map of their mission .
China Hong Kong Mission
Utah currently has 12 missions and a Missionary Training Center. Missions.
Mission | Organized |
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Utah Salt Lake City Mission | July 1, 1980 |
Utah Provo Mission | January 1, 1989 |
Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission | February 1, 1991 |
Utah Salt Lake City South Mission | July 1, 1998 |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Peru reported 605,045 members in 104 stakes and 19 districts, 759 Congregations (634 wards and 125 branches), 13 missions , and 3 (source:Abbi)temples, as of January 1, 2011.
In accordance with approved procedures, the annual General Authority base living allowance has been increased from $116,400 to $120,000 .
Some countries (Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE) prohibit missionaries for religious reasons. Others, like China, Cuba, and North Korea, don’t permit them on general principles. Some countries are too dangerous for missionaries to serve in (Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia)
Mission presidents receive neither stipends nor any income from the LDS Church. But their expenses are paid . Critics quibble over terms necessary and living expenses.
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When the new price kicks in, the overall cost for a man to serve a two-year mission will be $12,000 , while women, who serve 18 months, will pay $9,000 . The increase affects all missionaries living in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and more than a dozen European countries.
62%
Official LDS Membership
State | Membership | Congregations |
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Alaska | 33,495 | 80 |
Arizona | 436,521 | 926 |
Arkansas | 32,307 | 69 |
California | 756,507 | 1,229 |
The LDS Church is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, reporting that it had more than 67,000 full-time missionaries and 31,000 service missionaries worldwide at the end of 2019 .