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| − | [[Missionary work]] officially began in the country in 1956. In 1959 there were 300 members. Since then, the Church has grown quickly in Peru. In January 1988, 32 years after missionary work began in Peru, seven stakes (diocese) were created in one weekend by visiting Church Apostle, Elder [[M. Russell Ballard]]. At the end of 2011, there were 508,812 Latter-day Saints in 788 congregations in Peru and 10 Mormon [[mission]]s. | + | [[Missionary Work|Missionary work]] officially began in the country in 1956.Missionary work]] officially began in the country in 1956. In 1959 there were 300 members. Since then, the Church has grown quickly in Peru. In January 1988, 32 years after missionary work began in Peru, seven stakes (diocese) were created in one weekend by visiting Church Apostle, Elder [[M. Russell Ballard]]. At the end of 2011, there were 508,812 Latter-day Saints in 788 congregations in Peru and 10 Mormon [[mission]]s. |
Revision as of 14:11, 7 February 2017
On 6 October 2012, during the opening session of the 182nd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Thomas S. Monson, President and Prophet of the Church, announced that a temple would be built in southern Peru in the city of Arequipa. The Arequipa Peru Temple will be the third temple built in Peru. The other temples are the Lima Peru Temple (1986) and the Trujillo Peru Temple (2015).
Seven stakes currently operate in the city with several additional stakes and districts in the surrounding region. The units that will be served by the Arequipa Peru Temple have not yet been announced.
Peru is home to approximately 29 million people including over a half million members of the Church organized into 100 stakes and 21 districts. Church members living in Arequipa, Peru's second-largest city, currently travel to the Lima Peru Temple, almost five hundred miles away, to attend temple services.
Missionary Work and Church Growth
Missionary work officially began in the country in 1956.Missionary work]] officially began in the country in 1956. In 1959 there were 300 members. Since then, the Church has grown quickly in Peru. In January 1988, 32 years after missionary work began in Peru, seven stakes (diocese) were created in one weekend by visiting Church Apostle, Elder M. Russell Ballard. At the end of 2011, there were 508,812 Latter-day Saints in 788 congregations in Peru and 10 Mormon missions.
