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[[Image:Sister_Missionaries.jpg|frame|Female missionaries are called "Sister Missionaries"]] ...h President and Prophet [[Russell M. Nelson]]’s April 2022 call for more missionaries.

==Missionaries== ...' field. To deal with this problem, a large banner was posted, which read "Missionaries Only."

...They were also accompanied by [[Lyman Wight]] and [[John Corrill]]. The missionaries eventually went to Pontiac, Michigan, where they had much success, baptizin In 1833 Joseph Wood and [[Jared Carter]] were sent as missionaries to Michigan. Besides Pontiac they also preached in Rochester, Michigan, an

Ward = congregation based on geographical location Bishop = lay clergy leader of a ward.

[[Mormon missionaries|Missionary Program]] · [[Ward]] ·

*[[Home Teaching|Home Teachers]]: The men in the ward are paired up and asked to pay monthly visits to usually three or four loca ...ssionaries| missionaries]] go to the centers for training and instruction. Missionaries going places where they will be speaking a different language stay longer t

...n Church Meeting3.jpg|300px|right|alt= Mormon Ward Church Meeting | Mormon Ward Church Meeting]]In [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], or ...he lowest level, consisting of a single congregation, is known as a [[Ward|ward]] or [[Branch|branch]]. Stakes are organized from a group of wards or branc

...e-centered Church, supported by what takes place inside our branch, [[Ward|ward]], and [[Stake|stake]] buildings. ...children, youth, singles, the elderly, new converts, and those people the missionaries are teaching—through a home-centered, Church-supported, balanced effort.

...e-centered Church, supported by what takes place inside our branch, [[Ward|ward]], and [[Stake|stake]] buildings. ...first year (2019) will focus on the New Testament, which aligns the entire ward and family on the same scriptures each week. Eventually, a four-year rotati

...f hearing members of the Church of Jesus Christ and their families, and to missionaries who teach deaf or hard of hearing investigators. ...gnition-list.html] [http://www.meetmormonmissionaries.org Latter-day Saint missionaries] have been proselyting in the country without formal government recognition

....churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/easter-2021/talk-with-missionaries missionaries] in other locations), the [https://philanthropies.churchofjesuschrist.org// ...ithing, fast offerings are collected by the local congregation (branch or "ward"), but unlike tithing, they are first used for local needs with the excess

...ef Society President, stake Young Women President, Young Women Adviser and ward [[Primary]] President. She served with her husband, Dr. James L. Parkin, du ...friend and I realize we were hungering to know what spiritual women in our ward knew. We wanted righteous children, “taught by their mothers” to be bel

...urch because it will have the Church logo. Individuals and Church units ([[Ward|wards]], [[Stake|stakes]], [[Mission|missions]], etc.) are not authorized t ...ory Sites, The Joseph Smith Papers, Church Historian's Press, Early Mormon Missionaries database, Church History catalog, and the Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel da

...ke president, so Elder Richards served for about six months as bishop in a ward in Los Angeles before he was made stake president. ...ard and was made its bishop. Despite its name, this ward was not a student ward, but did include many students and professors in its boundaries. In 1938 El

...1990s with 7,700,000 million members, over 15,000 congregations and 50,000 missionaries worldwide. The 1990s have proven to be the most explosive period of growth ...onate easily to the support of missionaries and also made it is easier for missionaries from poor areas to afford a mission. In 1991, the Church ordained its 500,0

...t to the temple were damaged by the flooding. Members, including youth and missionaries, came to help remove the water from the carpets and clean the floors and wi ...ses were frequently held, but few joined the Church. In May 1976, the Guam Ward was divided. The first Chamorro couple to join, Don Calvo and his wife, Mar

...they weren’t native Liberians. But Gaye and seven other native Liberian missionaries wanted to stay and complete their missions. The events that followed inspir ...presidency had gone. The two, Elders Menti and Myers, took the four other missionaries serving in Monrovia—Elders Selli, Forkpah, Chanipo, and Gonquoi—went to

...ith|Samuel]] was the first missionary called. Most of the Church’s early missionaries left their wives and children to serve for varied amounts of time — s ...sionaries are deemed worthy to serve through interviews conducted by their ward [[bishop]] and [[stake]] president and are called to labor in an area of th

..., Kigali. Elder Holland's Africa trip began in Ethiopia, where he spoke to missionaries and held a large fireside. He then presided over a stake conference in the ...en and women who serve, meticulously follows the active day in the life of missionaries in Uganda and clarifies common misconceptions people have of members of The

...young men, and 21 to 19 for young women. The number of full-time teaching missionaries at the end of 2022 was 62,544.[https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2023/4 * '''Bishop''' - The [[bishop]] of a ward, but not his counselors, is addressed by the title of "bishop". Generally,

...Asia [[Mission]] was headquartered in Tokyo, and the first [[Missionaries|missionaries]] included future Church President [[Heber J. Grant]] and Alma O. Taylor, w ...sionaries]] in Japan following the war. They along with the newly returned missionaries found members who had remained strong since the 1920s and others who were r

...of this priesthood. [[General Authorities]] and [[Mormon missionaries|male missionaries]] are called by the title, [http://lds.about.com/library/glossary/bldefelde ...thood quorums to accomplish the work of the Lord more effectively. In each ward, the high priests and the elders will now be combined into one elders quoru

...rom two to twenty minutes. There is often a youth speaker (a member of the ward between the ages of 12 and 17) and it is usual for married couples to speak ...eeting. It is also traditional in the Church to have [[Mormon missionaries|missionaries]] that have just been called to the mission field or who have just returned

...ching his wife, who had noted a change in him. They began meeting with the missionaries at the Proudfoot home. ...life—it’s a lot to comprehend,” she says. By the second lesson, the missionaries told Laura about the reality of eternal families. “That is when the Spiri

He told the [[Missionaries|missionaries]] that were teaching him at the time (Matthew Christopher Jennejohn and Lay ...Second]] and [[First Counselor]]), as [[High Priest]] Group Leader, and as Ward [[Mission]] Leader. He also taught [[Missionary|missionary]] preparation cl

...put together a book, entitled ''Mormon Lives'', during this time about the ward members. [[Category:Missionaries in the United States]]

...is through [[baptism]] and reception of the [[Holy Ghost]]. Thus, [[Mormon missionaries]] aim to baptize as many as possible. Latter-day Saints, however, believe t ...f Jesus Christ has experienced explosive growth, and some Latter-day Saint missionaries report baptizing hundreds during their missionary service. However, this ex

...quorums donated for the erection of the [[Salt Lake Temple]], and acted as Ward Teacher almost continuously, from October 1874, to February 24, 1878, at wh ...home. He visited ten Stakes of [[Zion]], holding meetings in nearly every Ward thereof. He increased the circulation of the magazine to over four thousand

...er of the boys' Bible class. Having removed his residence to the Twentieth Ward, he became, in 1868, librarian and a teacher in its Sunday School, and in D ...mploy of the Church. For many years he was superintendent of the Twentieth Ward Sunday School, and at the time of his death was the oldest member of the De

...and only the sixth stake on the Atlantic coast. At that time, the Richmond Ward numbered 700 members.

...he “Mormon Yankees.”[https://www.deseret.com/faith/2020/11/23/21594136/missionaries-australia-mormon-yankees-church-jesus-christ-college-basketball-byu-utah-mo According to the ''Deseret News'', “Starting in 1937, missionaries began playing basketball in Australia and generated positive publicity for

...Grant Remund is getting older. Their sons have served together in the same ward bishopric. I truly treasure the friendship of these two wonderful families. ...ing the Church, and a number of people threatened violence against the two missionaries. At a critical moment, a woman who was a widow stepped between the elders a

...Latter-day Saints]. The members are organized into 45 congregations (21 [[Ward|wards]], 24 [[Branch|branches]]), four [[Stake|stakes]], and three [[Distri ...l also include new residences for the temple president, temple and service missionaries, and the mission president.

...ple of work; service; and many, many others. Each congregation (called a [[ward]] - organized geographically) can be a community in itself, with members re [[Image:Mormon-missionaries-men01.jpg|left|200px|alt=Mormon Missionaries]]

...y 12, 2013, Elder Andersen and his wife, Kathy, and LDS Church leaders and missionaries serving in Haiti “drove high above the capital city of Port au Prince to ...d branches, where the programs of the Church are administered. Normally, a ward is comprised of 300-600 people and a branch is less than 200. About five to

...Peter, James, and John. Joseph Smith had keys to organize the Church, send missionaries, and ordain priesthood leaders. ...preside over a local organization of the Church, such as a [[stake]], a [[ward]] or branch, a mission or district, a priesthood quorum, or a [[Mormon Temp

...small to be wards, shepherded by a branch president and two counselors; [[Ward|wards]], which are geographically-organized as single congregations, admini Within each ward, stake, and the Church, there are auxiliary organizations for the men ([[pr

*[[Ward|Wards]] and branches (congregations) = 29,014 ==MISSIONARIES==

...[[Stake|stakes]] and five [[District|districts]], 236 congregations (178 [[Ward|wards]] and 58 [[Branch|branches]]), and four [[Mission|missions]] - Hondur ...merica Mission was created. On 21 March 1953, the first two [[Missionaries|missionaries]] in Honduras, James T. Thorup and George W. Allen, [[Baptism by Immersion|

...iastical organization that consists of several geographically contiguous [[ward]]s and may include smaller units called [[branch]]es. It is roughly analogo ...hem apart after they have been sustained by vote of the stake. Full-time [[missionaries]] are set apart by him just prior to leaving, and later upon their return f

...opric counselor, ward executive secretary, stake presidency counselor, and ward Sunday School president. During the February 18, 2020, landing of the Mars rover, the Amoses’ missionaries watched with them via Zoom technology and allowed them to share their feeli

...d as a district president in Accra and as the bishop of the Accra New Town Ward.<ref> [[Emmanuel Abu Kissi]]. ''Walking in the Sand: A History of the Chur ...ince moved back to New York City and served in the bishopric of the Harlem Ward.

...Saints. On 30 September 1973, after several months of studying with Mormon missionaries, reading and studying the [[Book of Mormon]] (Another Testament of Jesus Ch ...lake Valley where he served for a time as a [[Bishop|bishop]] of a [[Ward|ward]].

...t his future wife. He and his wife, Dianne Lewars, were in the same [[Ward|ward]] and were two of only five Latter-day Saints at their school. Baxter then [[Category:Missionaries in the United Kingdom]]

...ved in numerous Church callings, including assistant ward [[Clerk|clerk]], ward [[Young Men]] president, counselor in a bishopric, branch president, stake

...t, serve as [[Home Teaching|home teachers]], reverently serve as ushers in ward meetings and stake conference, assist the bishopric, and participate in [[s ...president of the Aaronic Priesthood, and the presiding high priest in the ward. Although the position of bishop is an Aaronic Priesthood office, men call

...anded on Mars on February 18, President and Sister Amos and their 200-plus missionaries watched via Zoom technology. ...that want to work for NASA. ... I think we made some good mileage with our missionaries and helped them to want to be inspired. ... They will be recording this in

...e 27,070 senior church-service missionaries and 2,736 young church-service missionaries.

:[W]e face another problem in the Church. We have many missionaries, both young men and young women, who are called locally and who serve with :They become excellent missionaries working side by side with elders and sisters sent from the United States an

..., towels and sheets. It is up to the [[Bishop]] in each Latter-day Saint [[ward]] (congregation) to determine if an individual qualifies for food from the ...issionaries|senior missionaries]] and young [[Service Missionaries|service missionaries]] serve there. Other labor comes from Church members who live in the vicini

...60 there were 91 full-time foreign and 12 full-time local Latter-day Saint missionaries preaching the Gospel in Hong Kong.[1] ...mission offices, and living quarters for the temple president and several missionaries.[2]

...missionaries arrived in August 1956. The number of Mormon converts grew as missionaries shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ and by 1959, five congregations had been ...than 100 Mormon [[Stake|stakes]]. A "stake" is an administrated group of [[Ward|wards]], which is what Mormons call locally organized congregations. The o

...He was baptized in 1994 and met his wife, Jarrah Lyn, in a Dallas singles ward. They married in 2000 and have three children and live in Saratoga Springs, He is directing and starring in "Heart of Africa," a movie about Mormon missionaries and the culture clash they experience on that continent.

...this capacity until 1921. In 1922 Brother Smith became bishop of the 17th Ward in Salt Lake City. [[Category:Missionaries in the Netherlands]]

...Church, with 277 [[Stake|stakes]], more than 2,000 congregations (1,774 [[Ward|wards]] and 402 [[Branch|branches]]), 36 [[Mission|missions]], and 40 [[Dis ...a special place in my heart because my wife and I served as [[Missionaries|missionaries]] there when we were young. What a beautiful thing it is to see the beloved

...like [[Missionaries|missionaries]] sent to the area. A month later, seven missionaries were called to the area. Many early converts to the Church in Manitoba immi City councilor for South Winnipeg, St. Norbert Ward, Janice Lukes said, "The temple will definitely be an iconic building here

...he Church in Haiti, five [[Stake|stakes]] (a group of congregations), 31 [[Ward|wards]], 19 [[Branch|branches]] (smaller congregations), and one [[Mission| Michael Paquette, a Canadian who was one of the first international missionaries to serve in Haiti in the 1980s, [https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2019

...ording to Church policy. However, in the past, sacrament meetings in which missionaries spoke were called "farewells" and "homecomings," and the missionary and his ...iblings will not be invited to do so. There might be two or more departing missionaries who speak in the same service. The meeting will be entirely in the hands of

She was 9 years old when Latter-day Saint missionaries began teaching her family about the restored gospel. She and her older sist :Soon after the missionaries finished their lesson and left, her mother explained that there was more th

...d wards) often celebrate these events together. Families also gather when missionaries depart and when they return. ...were told how we should assist Louis McDonald, a particular brother in our ward who was afflicted with a palsied condition, that he might have the opportun

...ings. In the course of his travels he met two of our [[Mormon missionaries|missionaries]]. They tried to set up an appointment to teach him. He put them off, but f ...y I attended a sacrament service in one of our university wards, a [[Wards|ward]] comprised entirely of young married students who are struggling with thei

...12 seasons, all while juggling various church [[calling]]s in the Kirkland Ward in Montreal. "I've had missionaries tell me they've used my name in door approaches," Cahoon said. "They ask pe

...[[Calling|lay clergy]], all active members have work to do in their own [[ward]]s and [[stake]]s. Latter-day Saints also have work to do in their communit ...em again as a mission president in Toronto, Canada, working with wonderful missionaries who were a living witness and testimony to the world that this work is divi

...from the Church for a free Book of Mormon. He sent for it, and two sister missionaries responded. They were surprised that he was only 13 and had requested the Bo ...nd then at the University of Washington. There he came in contact with our missionaries.

...and put in prison for 90 days. During that time he was taught the [[Mormon missionaries|missionary]] discussions and converted to Latter-day Saint faith. ...d Brother Perez was called to serve as branch president. In 1972 a [[Wards|ward]] building was built, which later became a stake center and was finally tor

...l McConkie has served as a president of the Young Women’s program at the ward (congregational) level, as well as in the [[Primary]] (an auxiliary for chi ...r the California San Jose Mission, a position that involves overseeing all missionaries within a certain geographical area. She has a bachelor’s degree in Englis

In 1902, Elder Callis married Grace Pack, a daughter of Ward Eton Pack Sr. who served as president of the Hawaiian mission for a time. ...the Southern States Mission. Charles and Grace Callis were first called as missionaries to serve in the Southern States mission in 1906. Elder Callis served as pre

From 1960 to 1962 Shumway served as a [[Mormon Missionaries|missionary]] for the Church in Tonga. After his mission Shumway married Car In 1968, Shumway became the first [[Bishop|bishop]] of the Hauula 2nd [[Ward]] of the Church. From 1973 to 1977 he served on the High council of the Lai

...Falls area. Groberg also served for five years as a [[Bishop|bishop]] of a ward in Idaho Falls. ...of the Church, where he was closely connected with the initial sending of missionaries into Cambodia. In the early years of the 21st century he served as presiden

...-question catechism to help measure the worthiness of the Saints, the home missionaries assisted families with everything from hygiene and church attendance to obe

...Stake|stakes]] and 39 [[District|districts]], 2,038 Congregations (1,593 [[Ward|wards]] and 445 [[Branch|branches]]), 34 [[Mission|missions]], and six temp ...anguage [[Mission|mission]] to a Portuguese speaking one. One of the early missionaries in Brazil, serving in 1939, was [[James E. Faust]].

:Grandfather was not converted to the Church by the missionaries. I believe he was converted in the main by the testimony of this young girl ...“I don’t know much about the Mormon Church. I have never met with the missionaries, and I have never studied the doctrine. I have never been to one of their s

...atter-day Saints share their knowledge of the gospel with others through [[missionaries|missionary]] work. They also provide ordinances for those who have died wit ...tings for two hours every Sunday. And then many Latter-day Saints serve as missionaries far from home at their own expense. They generally rejoice in service and f

...and are assigned to make monthly visits to two or more families in their [[ward]]. Home teachers serve the people they visit. They counsel with the head o ...r home teachers, visiting teachers, priesthood and relief society leaders, missionaries, and families – all of whom use visits to strengthen the church and enlar

...when the calling ends and someone else is called to serve in their place. Missionaries often have the same experience, feeling an all-encompassing love for the pe

...ent, bishop, home teachers, and ward mission leader, as well as with young missionaries and a senior missionary couple. And then, not long ago, in the Payson Utah

...lized attention; where ecclesiastical leaders created spiritual havens for ward members; where students genuinely cared about other students. Many things h * Half of the student body have served as [[Missionaries]]

...]] was the featured speaker. After he returned home, Schultz contacted the missionaries and was baptized in January 1956. He attended [[Brigham Young University]]

...c singers. Kelsi is in charge of the [[Young Women]]'s organization in her ward. ...er an active member of the Church. He was brought to the U.S. by full-time missionaries.

...sionary work in East Germany beginning in 1989. This marked the first time missionaries had been able to proselyte in East Germany in over forty years. Paul is one ...stake conference, because there is a Saturday meeting, not normal for a [[Ward]] Conference or branch conference.</ref>

...O’Neil said. “I mean, it brought us closer as a family, it brought the ward together, the stake together, kind of the region together, and to play our :The two began meeting with the missionaries every night while O’Neil’s family was out of town and when they returne

...ch of Jesus Christ in 1982 after Carol Lu introduced him to the gospel and missionaries began teaching him. He married Carol one year after his baptism. He has served in numerous Church callings, such as ward clerk, [[Sunday School]] president, Young Men president, [[bishop]], [[Stak

...mas S. Monson]] that changed the age requirements for both male and female missionaries.[https://www.lds.org/youth/video/welcome-to-conference?lang=eng] As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, he served at one point as a [[Ward]] newsletter editor. He did a puzzle or a maze for the children to solve, a

Five artists were set apart as art missionaries and sent to study in Paris. Hafen, Pratt, and [[John Fairbanks]] were sent ...t and he became one of the youngest and earliest students at the Twentieth Ward Academy in Salt Lake City. Part of his instruction included drawing. Over t

...h accompanying fasting and prayers from friends, family, missionaries, and ward members, he was hospitalized for only 17 days, and the paralysis began to l

...ily home evening program initiated by Elder [[Mark E. Peterson]] where the missionaries put on a kind of variety show for potential converts. Summers did a very s ...at one point taught the [[Priesthood|high priests]] in the Orem Park 5th [[Ward]] -- believes Elvis read the [[Book of Mormon]] and was very interested in

:: I met two missionaries on the street when I was eighteen, a senior in high school. I grew up in a ...nted elders to tour the mission and present a fireside in every branch and ward.

...untochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Like many missionaries, he focused on teaching people the gospel and serving them instead of keepi In 2018, Merrill married Kanyan Ward, a Utah State soccer player.

...One Sunday, President Packer was asked to give a [[LDS Sermons|talk]] in a ward that he did not attend. A young woman named Donna Edith Smith was at the me ...acker learns to trust the missionary work in a province in Canada to young missionaries who hold "the priesthood of the Almighty God." [https://www.churchofjesusch

:Perez said his girlfriend was a Mormon and he had been meeting with the missionaries. He pulled out a Book of Mormon, said he’d been reading it and knew it wa ...be there,” said Banks, currently the elders quorum president in his LDS ward. “That’s how the Lord works. He puts us in situations to share our test

*Continue to add regularly to your [[Mormon missionaries|mission]] fund in preparation for receiving your mission call. *Invite a group of newly married couples from the ward or stake to a panel discussion in which they discuss how individuals should

...rom those sharing their experience with repentance, being an early-release missionaries, solving porn, emotional illness, death, faith crisis, and many other topic

...s Christ of Latter-day Saints]. The phrase was most common in the [[Mormon missionaries|missionary discussions]]—shared with nonmembers and inactive members of t ...and finally to deceased ancestors. ''Handbook 2'', a guide for members of ward and stake councils, states that the original "three applications were part

...m college campuses, in some areas classes are taught in campus classrooms, ward buildings, homes, office buildings—basically anywhere people are willing ...also assist parents and priesthood leaders in encouraging youth to serve [[Missionaries|missions]] and marry in the [[Mormon temples|temple]]." [http://ldsces.org/

...anguage-learning missionaries, stake high councilor, bishop’s counselor, ward [[Young Men]] president, and full-time [[Missionary|missionary]] in the Fra

...went to Istanbul, Wilkins was serving as an Latter-day Saint bishop in a [[ward]] in Provo, Utah.<ref>Rasband and Wilkins. ''Sacred Duty'', p. 1</ref> [[Category:Missionaries in Italy]]

...esus Christ of Latter-day Saints] including as [[bishop]] of the Manhattan Ward and as a member of a [[stake]] high council. . Bill then served fourteen ye [[Category:Missionaries in the United States]]

...d its doctrines. Through attending the Philadelphia ward, meeting with the missionaries and other members and much prayer, Staley came to join the Church.

...wife being baptized at Mentor, by [[Sidney Rigdon]]. In the fall of 1830, missionaries from the newly organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ([[Par ...Nauvoo, Illinois, where he was appointed to preside as Bishop of the Upper Ward, while Bishop [[Newel K. Whitney]] and Bishop Vinson Knight were assigned i

...tal emblems or baptizing, they serve in senior leadership positions and as missionaries and teachers, and they routinely preach from the pulpit and lead congregati ...e defined by Jesus Christ. We try to do what He would do.” Within the [[Ward|wards]] and [[Stake|stakes]] of the Church, humanitarian aid projects are o

...coach who coaches Mantz and Young, made the team in 1988 and 1992. [[Jared Ward]], from Kaysville, made the team in 2016.

...Saints. The other three are Young's coach Ed Eyestone, Mantz, and [[Jared Ward]].

Black (maiden name Susan Lindsay Ward) was born in 1944 and raised in Long Beach, California. Her parents were af ...assed away in 2011. She married [[George Durrant]] in 2013. They served as missionaries in the temple in [[Nauvoo]], Illinois, where she has maintained a home for

...19,000 square feet is adjacent to the temple, featuring space for three [[Ward|wards]], a [[Stake]] suite, [[Mission|mission]] offices, and a [[Distributi ...irst in the Rio Grande Valley, which saw Spanish-speaking Latter-day Saint missionaries in the area as early as the 1920s. In 1990, there were more than 154,000 La

Missionaries first arrived in 1947 to the Central American country, which today is home ..., in Cobán, Guatemala, on the site of the meetinghouse for the Cobán 2nd Ward. Plans also call for a replacement meetinghouse and a temple patron housing