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

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

Classification Protestant
Orientation Mormonism
Headquarters Västerhaninge, Sweden
Origin 1850

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Swedish: Jesu kristi kyrka i Sverige), headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been in Sweden since 1850.[1][2] The Stockholm Sweden Temple of the LDS Church is located in Västerhaninge.

As of 2015 the LDC Church counts its number of members in Sweden to be just above 9000, divided into 5 regional units with a total of 40 congregations. The Church also maintains one temple.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Historia" (in Swedish). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Inger Höglund. "Kyrkan i Sverige: Tillväxt, emigration och styrka" (in Swedish). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Church's local webpage for Sweden". Jesu Kristi Kyrka av Sista Dagars Heliga. Jesu Kristi Kyrka av Sista Dagars Heliga. 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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