Peru
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637,180
Total Church Membership
1-in-
115
Stakes
100
10
784
Congregations
666
Wards
118
Branches
201
FamilySearch Centers
4
Temples
14
Missions |
History
An official branch (a small congregation) was organized in July 1956, missionaries began preaching in August, and a Church building was purchased in November. Prior to this, Latter-day Saint families living in Peru held group meetings. In 1959, when the Andes Mission was organized, there were 300 members in five congregations.
In January 1988, 32 years after missionary work began in Peru, seven stakes (diocese) were created in one weekend by a visiting Church Apostle, Elder M. Russell Ballard.
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