Area (LDS Church)

Areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside US and Canada.

Areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in US and
Canada.

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), an area is an administrative unit that typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions. These areas are the primary church administrative unit between individual stakes or missions and the church as a whole.

History

The areas as they now exist were formed in January 1984.[1] Prior to that time, general authorities served as "area supervisors" and at times resided outside of Salt Lake City.[2] In 1984, 13 initial areas were created; by 1992 there were 22, and by early 2007 there were 31. As of August 2025, there are 24 areas, 6 in the United States, and 18 worldwide, including the new Canada Area.[3][4][5][6] In conjunction with the move to create a Canada Area, five of the other six North American areas were renamed. The former North America Central, North America Northeast, North America Southeast, North America Southwest, and North America West Areas, respectively are now known as the United States Central, United States Northeast, United States Southeast, United States Southwest, and United States West Areas, respectively.[7][8]

Administration

Until 2003, each area had a president and two counselors, all of whom were typically general authorities (area seventies sometimes served as counselors). This three-man body was known as the area presidency. In that year, the church eliminated these presidencies for areas located in the United States and Canada, which were all then placed under the direct supervision of a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, thus freeing more general authorities from specific area assignments. Since these areas were previously administered by area presidencies located at church headquarters in Salt Lake City, the administrative change was not as drastic as it might seem.

In April 2018, the church announced that, effective August 1 of that year, areas in the United States and Canada would once again be supervised by a three-man presidency. This enabled the Presidency of the Seventy to more fully assist the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in their duties, and to fill other assignments as needed.[9]

The areas outside the United States continue to be governed by area presidencies that are typically composed of general authority seventies and/or area seventies. These presidency members usually reside in a headquarters city located in the geographic boundaries of the area. Area seventies who serve in these presidencies reside in their own homes, which may or may not be in the area headquarters city.

In 2019, church leaders stated that the 10 North American areas would be merged into six (the Idaho Area merged into the North America Central Area; the North America Northwest Area merged into the North America West Area; and the Utah North, Utah Salt Lake City, and Utah South areas merged into a single Utah Area.[10]

Also in 2019, a structural change occurred in the administration of the Middle East/Africa North Area. In prior years, two general authorities based at church headquarters were assigned oversight for the area. However, beginning in August 2019, a three-man area presidency was established to oversee the area. Two of them were general authorities at church headquarters, while the second counselor was an area seventy living in the area.

In 2019, church leaders also announced the division of the Africa Southeast Area, into the Africa Central and Africa South areas, effective August 1, 2020.[11] Two months later, W. Christopher Waddell, second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, announced in Johannesburg that the new Africa Central Area would be headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.[12]

Then in 2022, additional structural changes affected Europe. The Europe and Europe East areas were split into 3 areas and renamed the Europe Central, Europe East, and Europe North areas. The presidency of the Europe Area became the presidency of the Europe Central Area, with the presidency of the Europe East Area becoming three area seventies. The president and first counselor in the Europe East Area were reassigned to fill the same roles in the Europe North Area, with the second counselor being an area seventy. The area seventy who had been serving as the second counselor in the Europe East Area was designated an assistant to the Europe North Area presidency, specifically overseeing Ukraine and Moldova, which will be separate from a specific area at the current time.[13]

Then, in early December 2024, the First Presidency created a new Canada Area.[14] Subsequently, in mid-April 2025, in conjunction with the announcement of the first Canada Area presidency, it was announced that the area headquarters would be in Calgary, Alberta, with some area functions managed in Toronto, Ontario.[15][16]

As of August 2025, the church has 18 areas outside and 6 areas inside the United States, for a total of 24 areas. With the changes in the Europe Areas, the church now has five area seventies serving in area presidencies. Area assignments are generally announced sometime after April's general conference and are effective August 1.[17]

Summary statistics

Area Members Stakes Dis­tricts Con­gre­ga­tions Missions Temples
O U A T
Africa Central 207,648 43 23 602 15 1 2 4 7
Africa South 204,063 47 24 533 13 2 2 4 8
Africa West 503,555 151 43 1739 25 2 2 9 13
Asia 172,278 29 21 287 11 2 3 2 7
Asia North[a] 240,711 38 17 381 12 6 0 3 9
Brazil 1,525,436 287 38 2096 37 11 3 10 24
Canada 205,907 53 3 502 6 9 1 1 11
Caribbean 230,596 34 24 373 9 3 0 1 4
Central America 842,351 133 27 1113 19 8 2 3 13
Europe Central 231,566 61 11 694 19 7 0 6 13
Europe East 22,823 3 4 70 4 0 0 1 1
Europe North 295,021 66 9 598 15 8 1 4 13
Middle East/ Africa North[a] 3,496 2 0 18 0 0 0 1 1
Mexico 1,534,058 230 43 1878 34 14 3 10 27
United States Central[b] 1,075,626 279 0 2589 18 19 6 8 33
United States Northeast[b] 589,085 129 2 1138 17 11 1 7 19
United States Southeast[b] 645,094 127 0 1158 18 12 1 5 18
United States Southwest[b] 1,143,351 267 2 2226 25 15 4 8 27
United States West[b] 1,271,665 267 0 2082 29 17 3 8 28
Pacific 597,413 140 27 1262 16 11 0 4 15
Philippines 882,461 131 56 1324 26 3 0 0 3
South America Northwest 1,541,074 256 47 1911 37 10 2 9 21
South America South 1,316,514 188 46 1572 29 8 3 5 16
Utah[b] 2,205,134 640 6 5386 13 23 5 4 32

Temples
O=Operating Temples (includes temporary closures)
U=Temples Under Construction
A=Temples publicly announced to be constructed
T=Total Temples (announced and under construction)

  1. ^ a b Estimates or latest available data were used for countries without released membership and congregational statistics. A significant number of countries in the Middle East/North Africa and Asia Areas don't have any official church membership and congregational data and therefore are more reliant on these estimates.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Boundaries for areas follow mission boundaries and not necessarily state boundaries. Calculations were done according to state boundaries. When a state/province is split between more than one area, the area with the most predominance in the respective state/province received that state's membership and congregational statistics for calculation.
    For example, the Utah Area uses membership statistics for the state of Utah, even though parts of the state are outside of the Utah Area, and that area includes portions of other US states.

Area details

The following details are current as of August 1, 2025, and are taken from the LDS Church Growth Blog, statistical profiles on cumorah.com, and the Facts and Statistics page of the church's official website (www.churchofjesuschrist.org). Ward and branch totals and membership numbers were last updated (with some approximations as noted in the previous section) in 2025.

Africa Central

Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya

Official Website

163,345 Members, 35 Stakes, 20 Districts, 454 Congregations, 15 Missions, 5 Temples[18]

President: Thierry K. Mutombo[19][20]

First counselor: Paul B. Pieper[19][20]

Second counselor: Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier[19][20]

Missions:

  • Cameroon Yaounde Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kananga Mission[21]
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa East Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa South Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa West Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kolwezi Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission
  • Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mission

Temples:

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Africa South

Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa

Official Website

165,935 Members, 36 Stakes, 25 Districts, 470 Congregations, 13 Missions, 6 Temples[18]

Area president: Carlos A. Godoy[19][20]

First counselor: Denelson Silva[19][20]

Second counselor: Vaiangina Sikahema[19][20]

Missions:

  • Mozambique Maputo Mission
  • South Africa Cape Town Mission
  • South Africa Durban Mission
  • South Africa Johannesburg Mission
  • South Africa Pretoria Mission[21]
  • Zambia Lusaka Mission
  • Zimbabwe Bulawayo Mission
  • Zimbabwe Harare Mission

Temples:

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Africa West

Headquarters: Accra, Ghana

Official Website

447,186 Members, 134 Stakes, 44 Districts, 990 wards, 606 branches, 25 missions, 9 temples[22]

Area president: Alfred Kyungu[19][20]

First counselor: Adeyinka A. Ojediran[19][20]

Second counselor: Isaac K. Morrison[19][20]

Missions:

  • Benin Cotonou Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan East Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan North Mission[21]
  • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan West Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro Mission
  • Ghana Accra East Mission
  • Ghana Accra North Mission
  • Ghana Accra West Mission
  • Ghana Cape Coast Mission
  • Ghana Kumasi Mission
  • Ghana Takoradi Mission
  • Liberia Monrovia Mission
  • Nigeria Aba Mission[21]
  • Nigeria Abuja Mission[21]
  • Nigeria Benin City Mission
  • Nigeria Calabar Mission
  • Nigeria Enugu Mission
  • Nigeria Ibadan Mission
  • Nigeria Lagos Mission
  • Nigeria Owerri Mission
  • Nigeria Port Harcourt North Mission
  • Nigeria Port Harcourt South
  • Nigeria Uyo Mission
  • Sierra Leone Bo Mission
  • Sierra Leone Freetown Mission

Temples:

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Asia

Headquarters: Hong Kong, China

Official Website

184,136 Members, 35 Stakes, 34 Districts, 409 Congregations, 12 Missions, 9 Temples[18]

Area president: Benjamin M. Z. Tai[23][24]

First counselor: Kelly R. Johnson[23][24]

Second counselor: David L. Buckner[25][26]

Missions:

  • Cambodia Phnom Penh East Mission
  • Cambodia Phnom Pehn West Mission
  • China Hong Kong Mission
  • Thailand Bangkok East Mission
  • Thailand Bangkok West Mission
  • Vietnam Hanoi Mission

Temples:

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Asia North

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

Official Website

241,297 Members, 38 Stakes, 19 Districts, 385 Congregations, 12 Missions, 7 Temples[18]

Area president: J. Kimo Esplisn[7][27]

First counselor: Christopher H. Kim[7][8]

Second counselor: Michael John U. Teh[7][8]

Missions:

  • Japan Fukuoka Mission
  • Japan Kobe Mission
  • Japan Nagoya Mission
  • Japan Sapporo Mission
  • Japan Sendai Mission
  • Japan Tokyo North Mission
  • Japan Tokyo South Mission
  • Korea Busan Mission
  • Korea Seoul Mission

Temples:

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Brazil

Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil

Official Website

1,472,521 Members, 281 Stakes, 40 Districts, 2,176 Congregations, 37 Missions, 20 Temples[18]

Area president: Joni L. Koch[23][24]

First counselor: Ciro Schmeil[19][20]

Second counselor: Mark D. Eddy[23][24]

Missions:

  • Brazil Belém Mission
  • Brazil Belo Horizonte Mission
  • Brazil Brasília Mission
  • Brazil Campinas Mission
  • Brazil Cuiabá Mission
  • Brazil Curitiba Mission
  • Brazil Curitiba South Mission
  • Brazil Florianópolis Mission
  • Brazil Fortaleza Mission
  • Brazil Fortaleza East Mission
  • Brazil Goiânia Mission
  • Brazil João Pessoa Mission
  • Brazil Juiz de Fora Mission
  • Brazil Londrina Mission
  • Brazil Maceió Mission
  • Brazil Manaus North Mission
  • Brazil Manaus South Mission
  • Brazil Natal Mission
  • Brazil Piracicaba Mission
  • Brazil Porto Alegre North Mission
  • Brazil Porto Alegre South Mission
  • Brazil Recife Mission
  • Brazil Recife South Mission
  • Brazil Ribeirão Preto Mission
  • Brazil Rio de Janeiro North Mission
  • Brazil Rio de Janeiro South Mission
  • Brazil Salvador Mission
  • Brazil Salvador South Mission
  • Brazil Santa Maria Mission
  • Brazil Santos Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo East Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo West Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo Interlagos Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo North Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo South Mission
  • Brazil Teresina Mission
  • Brazil Vitória Mission

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

Brazil

Canada

Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta & Toronto, Ontario[29]

Official website

205,907 Members, 53 Stakes,39 Districts, 592 Congregations, 6 Missions, 10 Temples

Area president: Vern P. Stanfill[7][8]

First counselor: D. Martin Goury[7][8]

Second counselor: James E. Evanson[7][8]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

Caribbean

Headquarters: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Official Website

399,607 Members, 67 Stakes, 29 Districts, 607 Congregations, 12 Missions, 4 Temples[18]

Area president: Valeri V. Cordon[7][8]

First counselor: Hugo Montoya[23][24]

Second counselor: Ahmad S. Corbitt[7][8]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Central America

Headquarters: Guatemala City, Guatemala

822,262 Members, 133 Stakes, 28 Districts, 1,101 Congregations, 19 Missions, 12 Temples[18]

Area president: Patricio M. Giuffra[7][8]

First counselor: Ryan K. Olsen[7][8]

Second counselor: Gregorio E. Casillas[7][8]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

Eurasian

Headquarters: Moscow, Russia

9,491 Members, 3 Stakes, 9 Districts, 82 Congregations, 6 Missions, 1 Temples[18][31]

Area president: Aleksandr A. Drachyov (Area Seventy)[7][8]

First counselor: Nikolai Ustyuzhaninov (Area Seventy)[7][8][32]

Second counselor: Vladimir N. Astashov (Area Seventy)[7][8][33]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Europe Central

Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany

223,324 Members, 64 Stakes, 11 Districts, 694 Congregations, 17 Missions, 12 Temples[18]

Area president: Ruben V. Alliaud[19][20]

First counselor: Jack N. Gerard[19][20]

Second counselor: James W. McConkie III[19][20]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Europe North

Headquarters: London, England

Official Website

292,944 Members, 69 Stakes, 10 Districts, 608 Congregations, 15 Missions, 10 Temples[18]

Area president: Kevin W. Pearson[7][8]

First counselor: Marcos A. Aidukaitis[19][20]

Second counselor: Alan T. Phillips[39][40]

Missions:

  • Baltic Mission (Riga Latvia)
  • Cape Verde Praia Mission
  • Denmark Copenhagen Mission
  • England Birmingham Mission
  • England Bristol Mission
  • England Leeds Mission
  • England London Mission
  • England Manchester Mission
  • Norway Oslo Mission
  • Finland Helsinki Mission
  • Portugal Lisbon Mission

Temples:

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Mexico

Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico

Official Website (Español)

1,507,720 Members, 227 Stakes, 47 Districts, 1,863 Congregations, 32 Missions, 23 Temples[41]

Area president: Sean Douglas[7][8]

First counselor: Moises Villanueva[7][8]

Second counselor: Brik V. Eyre[7][8]

Missions:

  • Mexico Mexico City East Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City North Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City Northwest Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City South Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City Southeast Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City West Mission
  • Mexico Mexicali Mission
  • Mexico Monterrey East Mission
  • Mexico Monterrey West Mission
  • Mexico Oaxaca Mission
  • Mexico Pachuca Mission

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

Middle East/ Africa North

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

5,457 Members, 2 Stakes, 2 Districts, 33 Congregations, 0 Missions, 1 Temples[18][42]

Area president: Anthony D. Perkins[39][40]

First counselor: Adilson de Paula Parrella[23][24]

Second counselor: Roland J. Bäck (Area Seventy)[39][40]

Missions:

No Missions

Temples:

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)


Pacific

Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand

Official website

581,988 Members, 140 Stakes, 35 Districts, 1,278 Congregations, 17 Missions, 17 Temples[18]

Area president: Peter F. Meurs[23][24]

First counselor: Taniela B. Wakolo[23][24]

Second counselor: Jeremy R. Jaggi[23][24]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

Philippines

Headquarters: Quezon City, Philippines

Official Website

853,254 Members, 125 Stakes, 55 Districts, 1,272 Congregations, 23 Missions, 12 Temples[43]

Area president: Carlos G. Revillo Jr.[19][20]

First counselor: Chi Hong (Sam) Wong[19][20]

Second counselor: William K. Jackson[7][8]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

South America Northwest

Headquarters: Lima, Peru

Official Website (Spanish)

1,327,350 Members, 217 Stakes, 40 Districts, 1,625 Congregations, 33 Missions, 15 Temples[18]

Area president: Juan Pablo Villar[7][8]

First counselor: Taylor G. Godoy[7][8]

Second counselor: Sandino Roman[7][8]

Missions:

  • Perú Iquitos Mission
  • Perú Lima Central Mission
  • Perú Lima East Mission
  • Perú Lima North Mission
  • Peru Lima Northeast Mission
  • Perú Lima South Mission
  • Perú Lima West Mission
  • Perú Limatambo Mission
  • Perú Piura Mission
  • Perú Trujillo Mission
  • Perú Trujillo South Mission

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

South America South

Headquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Official Website (Spanish)

1,284,696 Members, 181 Stakes, 54 Districts, 1,560 Congregations, 29 Missions, 12 Temples[18]

Area president: Joaquin E. Costa[19][20]

First counselor: Alan R. Walker[19][20]

Second counselor: Eduardo Gavarret[19][20]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

United States Central

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

1,148,849 Members, 304 Stakes, 2,765 Congregations, 20 Missions, 33 Temples[18][44]

Area president: Jose A. Teixeira[7][8]

First counselor: Ricardo P. Gimenez[7][8]

Second counselor: Karl D. Hirst[7][8]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

United States Northeast

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

Official Website

643,071 Members, 141 Stakes, 5 Districts, 1,300 Congregations, 17 missions, 18 Temples[18][44]

Area president: Allen D. Haynie[39][40]

First counselor: Mathias Held[19][20]

Second counselor: Robert M. Daines[19][20]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

United States Southeast

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

618,465 Members, 127 Stakes, 1,153 Congregations, 16 Missions, 16 Temples[18][44]

Area president: Craig C. Christensen[19][20]

First counselor: Massimo De Feo[7][8]

Second counselor: Aroldo B. Cavalcante[7][8]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

United States Southwest

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

1,120,569 Members, 259 Stakes, 2 Districts, 1,948 Congregations, 22 Missions, 21 Temples[18][44]

Area president: Jose L. Alonso[19][20]

First counselor: Michael A. Dunn[19][20]

Second counselor: Jonathan S. Schmitt[19][20]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

United States West

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

1,300,546 Members, 273 Stakes, 1 Districts, 2,219 Congregations, 29 Missions, 24 Temples[18][44]

Area president: Takashi Wada[7][8]

First counselor: Peter M. Johnson[7][8]

Second counselor: Hugo E. Martinez[7][8]

Missions:

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

Utah

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

Official Website

2,173,560 Members, 629 Stakes, 2 Districts, 5,412 Congregations, 13 Missions, 28 Temples[18][44]

Area president: Brian K. Taylor[7][8]

First counselor: John A. McCune[7][8]

Second counselor: Jorge T. Becerra[7][8]

Missions:

  • Utah Layton Mission
  • Utah Ogden Mission
  • Utah Orem Mission
  • Utah Provo Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City East Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City Headquarters Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City West Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City South Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission
  • Utah Saratoga Springs Mission
  • Utah Spanish Fork Mission
  • Utah St. George Mission

Temples:

Geographic coverage:

Utah; Arizona (small portion); Idaho (small portion); Nevada (small portion); Wyoming (southwest corner)

See also

References

  1. ^ Allen, James B. and Glen M. Leonard. The Story of the Latter-day Saints 2nd Edition, p. 654.
  2. ^ Mehr, Kahlile (Spring 2001). "Area Supervision: Administration of the Worldwide Church, 1960-2002". Journal of Mormon History. 27 (1): 192–214.
  3. ^ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South African Newsroom, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ Africa Central Area Office to be in Nairobi Kenya, South African Newsroom, 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag " Area presidency assignments for 2025-26 announced, Church News, 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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  11. ^ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South Africa Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  12. ^ Nairobi, Kenya, to be Church Africa Central Area Office, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 20 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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  14. ^ The First Presidency Creates the Canada Area of the Church, Newsrooom, churchofjesuschrist.org. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  15. ^ New Canada Area Presidency Announced, Canada Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  16. ^ While two of the area presidency members will administer the area from the main headquarters in Calgary, one presidency member will administer the area from Toronto
  17. ^ Historically, the assignments were effective on August 15, but August 1 has been the effective date since 2007.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Based on official and unofficial membership and congregational found on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics data is 2022 or latest available. This is combined numbers for all countries within area.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y First Presidency Announces 2024 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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  21. ^ a b c d e f Swenson, Madison (Nov 23, 2022), "Church Opening Six New Missions in 2023", KSL TV 5, retrieved January 13, 2023
  22. ^ As noted here, current as of March 21, 2023.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i First Presidency Announces 2023 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i First Presidency announces 2023-2024 area leadership assignments, Church News, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  25. ^ Area presidency assignments for 2025-26 announced, Deseret News, 14 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  26. ^ First Presidency Announces 2025–2026 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 14 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  27. ^ Cite error: The named reference August 2026 changes2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  28. ^ The developing Church in Mongolia now belongs to the North Asia region, Newsroom: Mongolia, 24 July 2019, retrieved 22 March 2022.
  29. ^ While the functional headquarters of this area is Calgary, one member of the area presidency will administer the area from Toronto, as verified here.
  30. ^ As verified here.
  31. ^ The name for this area was changed in late 2023, as verified here.
  32. ^ Although the area president and second counselor changed this year, Ustyuzhaninov has served as the first counselor in this area since 2022. That is verified here for 2022, here for 2023, and here for 2024.
  33. ^ Astashov is also currently serving as the president of the Russia Moscow Mission, as verified here.
  34. ^ Headquartered in Zagreb Croatia.
  35. ^ Headquartered in Munich Germany.
  36. ^ Headquartered in Leiden The Netherlands).
  37. ^ Headquartered in Sofia Bulgaria.
  38. ^ Headquartered in Prague Czech Republic.
  39. ^ a b c d First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  40. ^ a b c d First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  41. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Mexico", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 29 May 2023
  42. ^ Because much of the Middle East/Africa North Area covers countries that doesn't recognize the church, third party estimates are used for a significant portion of this count.
  43. ^ As verified here.
  44. ^ a b c d e f Area boundaries many times deviate from state/provincial boundaries. Used statistics for states and provinces where this area is most predominant.
  45. ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Mormon missionaries find work, meaning in community service", The Washington Post, 4 February 2014. Retrieved on 7 March 2020.
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