Peru
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648,045
Total Church Membership
1-in-
115
Stakes
100
10
797
Congregations
672
Wards
125
Branches
207
FamilySearch Centers
4
Temples
15
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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