Lithuania
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919
Total Church Membership
Population vs. Church Members
5
Congregations
4
FamilySearch Centers
History
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lithuania are few but faithful. Their history has been one of isolation from Church leadership while gathering frequently as a small group to strengthen one another (see Matthew 18:20 and Moroni 6:5).
In 1907 Latter-day Saint missionaries first preached in the modern territory of Lithuania in Memel, Germany (now Klaipėda, Lithuania). During the tumult of World War II, contact with the branch, which was established in 1909, was lost.
No Latter-day Saint missionaries preached in Lithuania while it was part of the Soviet Union. In the late 1980s, however, several Lithuanians were baptized in other countries and eventually returned to Lithuania. Missionaries were reassigned to Lithuania in late 1992 after the country regained independence. While these first missionaries preached only in Russian, within six months, a program to train missionaries in both Russian and Lithuanian was started.
On May 20, 1993, Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles traveled to Vilnius and dedicated the land for the preaching of the restored gospel. Since the dedication, the Church in Lithuania has experienced small but sustained growth. Latter-day Saints from Lithuania have served full-time missions, attended the temple, and witnessed the translation of the Book of Mormon into their own language.
Africa
Total Church Membership
736,701
Members
2,476
Congregations
Missions
39Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
5Temples
Asia
Total Church Membership
1,259,094
Members
2,110
Congregations
Missions
45Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
8Temples
Europe
Total Church Membership
500,239
Members
1,350
Congregations
Missions
34Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
14Temples
North America
Total Church Membership
9,489,479
Members
18,476
Congregations
Missions
174Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
112Temples
Oceania (Pacific)
Total Church Membership
587,462
Members
1,301
Congregations
Missions
18Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
10Temples
South America
Total Church Membership
4,232,425
Members
5,602
Congregations