Monday, December 23, 2013

5 Stakes created in October and November 2013

The LDS Church created 1 new stake in October 2013
The LDS Church created 4 new stakes in November 2013 (all 4 in the US)

One new stake were created in Ecuador.  There are now 35 Stakes in the Ecuador and 1 temple


One new stake was created in Utah.  There are now 565 Stakes in Utah (5 this year) and 14 temples and 3 more under construction.

One new stake was created in Colorado.  There are now 33 Stakes in Colorado (2 this year) and 1 temple and 1 more under construction.

One new stake was created in Missouri.  There are now 15 Stakes in Missouri and 1 temple

One new stake was created in Texas.  There are now 59 Stakes in Texas and 4 temples

35. Quito Ecuador Turubamba - October 20th, 2013
36. Highland Utah Central - November 3rd, 2013
37. Brighton Colorado - November 10th, 2013
38. West Plains Missouri - November 24th, 2013
39. Round Rock Texas East - November 24th, 2013

From http://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com/, later confirmed at http://www.ldschurchnews.com/callings/

Interesting to see all four new stakes in US.  This year there are 12 new stakes in the US and 9 outside. (that will change in December with several new foreign stakes announced)

There are now 3,051 stakes worldwide, with 1,516 in the US (49.7%) and 1,535 outside the US.

You can see maps at https://www.lds.org/maps/,
As a bonus if you are a member of the church and you log in, then you can see boundaries for any ward, stake or mission in the world!

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