G. Gordon Whyte of Moose Jaw was the first member of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Saskatchewan. He was baptized
in August 1923 and later moved to Regina. Whyte and John G. Allred
preached in a street meeting in Regina where they placed 16 copies
of the Book of Mormon, a book containing religious writings of some
civilizations in ancient America, including an account of the
ministry of Jesus Christ on the American continent. The Church sent
missionaries to Regina in 1925, organized a congregation there, and
dedicated a meetinghouse in 1939. Church membership in Saskatchewan
grew from 145 in 1930 to 4,200 in 1990.
Latter-day Saint farmers in
southern Alberta and their neighbors donated two boxcars of
vegetables and food to 20 families in the Regina congregation and
180 other families suffering the effects of a severe drought in
1934. In November 1999 the Church completed a temple in Regina.
Saskatchewan
5,925
Total Church Membership
Population vs. Church Members
2
Stakes
17
Congregations
8
FamilySearch Centers
1
Temples
History
Canada
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211,581
Total Church Membership
56
Stakes
501
Congregations
115
FamilySearch Centers
9
Temples
6
Missions
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History
Joseph Smith, Sr. and his son, Don Carlos (the father and brother of Joseph Smith Jr.) preached in several Canadian towns and hamlets north of the St. Lawrence River in September 1830. The Canadian settlements were only a day or two’s journey from Palmyra, New York, and Kirtland, Ohio, and several converts were eager to share their new religion with relatives north of the border.
Between 1830 and 1850, some 2,500 Canadians joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, mostly in Upper Canada but also in the southern English-speaking townships of Lower Canada (Quebec), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
The first known Latter-day Saints to enter what is now Alberta were Simeon F. Allen and his son Heber S. Allen of Hyrum, Utah, who contracted work in 1883 on the Canadian Pacific Railroad between Medicine Hat and Calgary. They were joined by other saints from Utah working on the contract.
A few years later in 1886, Cache Stake President Charles O. Card received permission from Church President John Taylor to investigate colonizing opportunities in southwestern Canada.
Africa
Total Church Membership
1,046,270
Members
3,220
Congregations
Missions
54Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
8Temples
Asia
Total Church Membership
1,343,071
Members
2,192
Congregations
Missions
51Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
11Temples
Europe
Total Church Membership
528,704
Members
1,280
Congregations
Missions
38Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
14Temples
North America
Total Church Membership
9,807,340
Members
18,501
Congregations
Missions
187Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
135Temples
Oceania (Pacific)
Total Church Membership
629,697
Members
1,306
Congregations
Missions
17Missions
FamilySearch Centers
Temples
12Temples
South America
Total Church Membership
4,517,233
Members
5,547
Congregations
