Friday, November 12, 2010

Apostles bless two African nations (Angola and Burundi)

Two African countries — Angola and Burundi — have been dedicated for the preaching of the gospel after two apostles traveled a combined distance of 120,000 miles — 34,000 of them in seven African countries. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve traveled for two weeks visiting and instructing Church members gathered throughout the Africa Southeast Area.
http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/60085/Apostles-bless-two-African-nations.html 


This makes about 145 countries that the church is active in (with at least one branch or ward.)  Here are the first 25. After 100 years, Poland was the 53rd county (1929).  About one more hundred countries were added in the last 75 years. 


3 countries have over 1 million members, 50 countries have over 10,000 members, 98 countries have over 1,000 members, 76 countries have at least one stake and 44 countries have at least one temple.  


1 United State 1830 
2 Canada 1832
3 England 1837
4 Australia 1840
5 Germany 1840
6 Ireland (Northern) 1840
7 Sweden 1843
8 Tahiti (French Polynesia) 1844
9 Switzerland 1848
10 France 1849
11 India 1849
12 Norway 1849
13 Hawaii (Sandwich Is) 1850
14 Italy 1850
15 Ireland1850 
16 Scandinavia 1850
17 Iceland 1851
18 Malta 1852
19 China 1853 
20 Jamaica 1853
21 South Africa 1853
22 Spain 1853
23 Malaysia 1854
24 New Zealand 1854
25 Siam (Thailand) 1854  

1 comment:

hospiceCFO said...

Wow - hard to believe INDIA came before Hawaii. I just love all these statistics.