3 new stakes in May (Tonga, TX, AZ)

The church added a stake in Tonga. There are now 18 stakes in Tonga and 1 temple. This is the First stake created in Tonga since 2008.  Tonga is nearly 50% LDS, the highest percent of any Nation. By contrast, El Salvador also has 18 stakes, but is only 1.4% LDS. While there are 176 islands making up Tonga, 70% of the 101,000 citizens live on the main island of Tongatapu, which is only about 18 miles across.

The church added a stake in Texas. There are now 58 stakes in Texas and 4 temples. This is the second stake created in Texas in 2012.  (WA has 56 stakes, AZ has 92 - and ID has 126, CA 157, UT 559)
There are now 1,496 stakes in the US and 1,471 outside of the US.

The Gilbert AZ Highland stake split into an East and West Stake.  The Gilbert, Arizona Temple is under construction, and should be completed in 2013 as the nearby Mesa Temple is very busy. There are now 92 Stakes in Arizona.

http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/construction/


19. Heath Texas - May 20th, 2012
20. Nuku'alofa Tonga Matahau - May 20th, 2012
21. Gilbert Arizona Highland West - May 20th, 2012

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Rank	Country:	% LDS	Region
1	Tonga	45.2%	So. Pacific
2	Samoa (Western)	31.0%	So. Pacific
3	Amer. Samoa	22.5%	So. Pacific
4	Kiribati	11.9%	So. Pacific
5	French Polynesia	7.1%	So. Pacific
6	Marshall Islands	7.1%	So. Pacific
7	Cook Islands	6.7%	So. Pacific
8	Micronesia	3.5%	So. Pacific
9	Chile	3.3%	So. Amer.
10	Uruguay	2.6%	So. Amer.
11	New Zealand	2.4%	So. Pacific
12	Untied States	2.0%	US
13	Vanuatu	1.7%	So. Pacific
14	Honduras	1.7%	Cent. Amer.
15	Bolivia	1.7%	So. Amer.
16	Guatemala	1.6%	Cent. Amer.
17	Fiji	1.6%	So. Pacific
18	Cape Verde	1.6%	Africa
19	Peru	1.6%	So. Amer.
20	El Salvador	1.4%	Cent. Amer.