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data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Latter Day Saint church administrative unit</div> <p>A <b>stake</b> is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregations in certain denominations of the <a href="/wiki/Latter_Day_Saint_movement" title="Latter Day Saint movement">Latter Day Saint movement</a>. The name "stake" derives from the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Isaiah" title="Book of Isaiah">Book of Isaiah</a>: "enlarge the place of thy tent; stretch forth the curtains of thine habitation; spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes" (<a href="/wiki/Book_of_Isaiah" title="Book of Isaiah">Isaiah</a> 54:2).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A stake is sometimes referred to as a <b>stake of Zion</b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first <a href="/wiki/Latter_Day_Saint" class="mw-redirect" title="Latter Day Saint">Latter Day Saint</a> stake was organized at church headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Kirtland,_Ohio" title="Kirtland, Ohio">Kirtland, Ohio</a>, on February 17, 1834, with <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith" title="Joseph Smith">Joseph Smith</a> as its president. The second stake was organized in <a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Missouri" title="Clay County, Missouri">Clay County, Missouri</a>, later that year on July 3, with <a href="/wiki/David_Whitmer" title="David Whitmer">David Whitmer</a> as president. The Missouri stake was relocated to <a href="/wiki/Far_West,_Missouri" title="Far West, Missouri">Far West, Missouri</a>, in 1836, and the Kirtland Stake dissolved in 1838. A stake was organized at <a href="/wiki/Adam-ondi-Ahman" title="Adam-ondi-Ahman">Adam-ondi-Ahman</a> in 1838 and abandoned later that year due to the events of the <a href="/wiki/Mormon_War_(1838)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormon War (1838)">Mormon War</a>. In 1839, the church's central stake was established at <a href="/wiki/Nauvoo,_Illinois" title="Nauvoo, Illinois">Nauvoo, Illinois</a>, with <a href="/wiki/William_Marks_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="William Marks (Latter Day Saints)">William Marks</a> as its president. </p><p>Additional stakes were established in the area around Nauvoo in 1840. Immediately after the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Joseph_Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Joseph Smith">death of Joseph Smith</a> in 1844, there was a <a href="/wiki/Succession_crisis_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints)">schism in the Latter Day Saint movement</a>. In 1846, all of the existing stakes, including the Nauvoo Stake, were discontinued as a result of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints#Migration_to_Utah_and_colonization_of_the_West" class="mw-redirect" title="History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">exodus of the majority of the Latter Day Saints</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Valley" title="Salt Lake Valley">Salt Lake Valley</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> (LDS Church) is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. After the death of Joseph Smith, <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">Brigham Young</a> assumed the leadership of the church and led its members to the Salt Lake Valley. The first stake established there was the <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake</a> Stake, established October 3, 1847, with <a href="/wiki/John_Smith_(nephew_of_Joseph_Smith)" title="John Smith (nephew of Joseph Smith)">John Smith</a> as president. At the time of Young's death in 1877, there were 20 stakes in operation with a total of approximately 250 <a href="/wiki/Ward_(LDS_Church)" title="Ward (LDS Church)">wards</a>. </p><p>New stakes are created when the congregations in existing stakes or <a href="/wiki/District_(LDS_Church)" title="District (LDS Church)">districts</a> have grown sufficiently to support a stake. Districts may be elevated to stakes and are then no longer presided over by a <a href="/wiki/Mission_president" title="Mission president">mission president</a>. New stakes are also frequently formed by dividing an existing stake (or by creating three stakes from two existing stakes, etc.). In addition to the size and number of local congregations, the creation of a new stake also requires sufficient <a href="/wiki/Melchizedek_priesthood_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints)">Melchizedek priesthood</a> holders to fill the required leadership positions. At times the absence of available leadership constrains the creation of new stakes and the number of congregations within a stake can be much larger than normal. The geographical area encompassed by a stake varies between countries and regions based on membership density. In Utah, a stake might encompass a few square miles in area. In contrast, a stake in another part of the world might require thousands of square miles to comprise a sufficient number of members. </p><p>In December 2012, <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_R._Holland" title="Jeffrey R. Holland">Jeffrey R. Holland</a> organized the 3,000th stake in Freetown, <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone" title="Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of 2015, there were 3,174 stakes in the LDS Church.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of December 31, 2019, the LDS Church reported 3,437 stakes.<sup id="cite_ref-Statistics_2019_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Statistics_2019-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stake_organization">Stake organization</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Stake organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The stake is an intermediate level in the organizational hierarchy of the LDS Church. The lowest level, consisting of a single congregation, is known as a <a href="/wiki/Ward_(LDS_Church)" title="Ward (LDS Church)">ward</a> or <a href="/wiki/Ward_(LDS_Church)#Branch" title="Ward (LDS Church)">branch</a>. Stakes are organized from a group of contiguous wards or branches. To be created, a stake must be composed of at least five wards.<sup id="cite_ref-handbook1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-handbook1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A stake may have up to a total of 16 congregations.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Most stakes are composed of five to ten wards. In the United States and Canada, a minimum of 3,000 members is required to create a stake; elsewhere, a minimum of 1,900 members is required.<sup id="cite_ref-handbook1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-handbook1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For a stake to be created, there must be at least 99 active, full-<a href="/wiki/Tithing_(LDS_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tithing (LDS Church)">tithe</a>-paying <a href="/wiki/Melchizedek_priesthood_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints)">Melchizedek priesthood</a> holders living in the stake boundaries.<sup id="cite_ref-handbook1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-handbook1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late 2023, the First Presidency announced plans to standardize requirements for becoming a ward which would take effect in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-wardsize_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wardsize-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-createstake_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-createstake-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="anchor" id="table"></span> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Minimum requirements<br />to become a stake </th> <th>2024 Standardization </th> <th colspan="2">Prior to 2024 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Worldwide </th> <th>US & Canada </th> <th>Rest of world </th></tr> <tr> <td>Total Members<sup id="cite_ref-members_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-members-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2,000 </td> <td>3,000 </td> <td>1,900 </td></tr> <tr> <td><abbr title="Active, Full-Tithe-Paying Melchizedek Priesthood Holders">AFTMPH</abbr><sup id="cite_ref-aftmph_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aftmph-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>150 </td> <td>180 </td> <td>120 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Participating Adults<sup id="cite_ref-adults_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-adults-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>500 </td> <td colspan="2">none specified </td></tr> <tr> <td>Participating Youth<sup id="cite_ref-youth_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youth-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>100<sup id="cite_ref-recommend_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recommend-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="2">none specified </td></tr> <tr> <td>Number of Wards </td> <td>5 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-members-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-members_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">includes both attending and not attending</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-aftmph-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-aftmph_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">AFTMPH: Active, Full-Tithe-Paying Melchizedek Priesthood Holders</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-adults-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-adults_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Participating adults are individuals who pay full or partial tithes, hold a current<br /> temple recommend, have a calling in the Church, or are new members who are<br /> attending sacrament meeting during their first year of membership.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-youth-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-youth_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Participating youth are youth enrolled in seminary.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-recommend-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-recommend_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">recommended but not required</span> </li> </ol></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Ward_(LDS_Church)#table" title="Ward (LDS Church)">Minimum requirements to become a ward</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Stakes may be compared to <a href="/wiki/Diocese" title="Diocese">dioceses</a> in other episcopal Christian denominations.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Stake_officers">Stake officers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Stake officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The presiding officer in a stake is known as the <b>stake president</b>. The president is assisted by two counselors and the three together form a <i>stake presidency.</i> The stake presidency is assisted in turn by a twelve-member body, called the stake <a href="/wiki/High_council_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="High council (Latter Day Saints)">high council</a>. The members of the stake presidency and stake high council hold the <a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(LDS_Church)" title="Priesthood (LDS Church)">priesthood</a> office of <a href="/wiki/High_priest_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="High priest (Latter Day Saints)">high priest</a>. The stake presidency and the high council handle the administrative and <a href="/wiki/Disciplinary_council" class="mw-redirect" title="Disciplinary council">judicial business</a> of the stake. The three members of the stake presidency are given the <a href="/wiki/Honorific" title="Honorific">honorific</a> title "<a href="/wiki/President_(LDS_Church_honorific)" title="President (LDS Church honorific)">president</a>". </p><p>In an area where there are insufficient congregations to form a stake, a <a href="/wiki/District_(LDS_Church)" title="District (LDS Church)">district</a> is formed to oversee the congregations. The presiding officer in a district is called the district president. The district president may or may not have counselors, depending on the number of members in the district. A district council of up to twelve individuals may also be formed. Duties which would be carried out by a stake presidency within a stake are shared between the district presidency and the <a href="/wiki/Mission_president" title="Mission president">mission presidency</a> in a district. </p><p>In addition to the presidency and high council, <i>stake auxiliary leaders</i> are called to oversee the operation of the various <a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Auxiliary organization">auxiliary organizations</a> of the stake. The stake auxiliaries correspond to the ward-level auxiliaries, and include the Stake <a href="/wiki/Relief_Society" title="Relief Society">Relief Society</a> (the church's women's organization), the Stake <a href="/wiki/Primary_(LDS_Church)" title="Primary (LDS Church)">Primary</a> (for children under 12 years of age), the Stake <a href="/wiki/Young_Men_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Men Organization">Young Men Organization</a> and <a href="/wiki/Young_Women_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Women Organization">Young Women Organization</a> (for youth 12 to 18 years of age), and the Stake <a href="/wiki/Sunday_School_(LDS_Church)" title="Sunday School (LDS Church)">Sunday School</a> organizations. Typically, the stake-level auxiliary leadership consists of a presidency (made up of a president and two counselors), a secretary, and perhaps additional assistants or board members with specific responsibilities within the organization. The stake auxiliary leaders provide oversight, advice and counsel for the ward-level auxiliary leaders and organize stake-wide activities. Other <b>stake specialists</b> may be called to organize activities—typically sports or drama programs—which are more suitable for the larger numbers of people available to a stake and might be difficult for a ward to carry out on its own. Stake auxiliary leaders, especially in the Young Men and Young Women organizations, may also coordinate activities with other stakes in the general area as well. This is especially common of youth dances, and occasionally of youth conferences. </p><p>All stake leaders are <a href="/wiki/Laity" title="Laity">lay members</a> who serve without remuneration. Today, stake presidents generally serve for seven to eleven years. In the past, lengths of tenure have varied, with some stake presidents serving for many decades. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Stake_conference">Stake conference</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Stake conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each stake will hold a <b>stake conference</b> twice a year under the direction of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a>. The stake president presides at these conferences, unless a <a href="/wiki/General_authority" title="General authority">general authority</a> or <a href="/wiki/Area_seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Area seventy">area seventy</a> is assigned to the conference. The stake president is responsible for organizing the conferences or assist in doing so under the direction of the general authority or area seventy as directed. The conferences are used to conduct stake business (primarily the appointment and sustaining of stake officers) and to disseminate counsel and guidance from the stake presidency. Speakers at stake conferences generally include the three members of the stake presidency and other stake members, called upon by the stake presidency, to speak on assigned topics. When a general authority or area seventy presides, he is the featured speaker. </p><p>The general session (for all members of the stake) is usually held on Sunday. This general session may be held in a local <a href="/wiki/Tabernacle_(LDS_Church)" title="Tabernacle (LDS Church)">tabernacle</a> if available.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If held in the <a href="/wiki/Stake_center" class="mw-redirect" title="Stake center">stake center</a>, the general session may be divided into multiple sessions, by ward, so that all stake members may be accommodated in the building. A session for all adult members is generally held on the preceding Saturday evening. A priesthood leadership session is also held in conjunction with a stake conference. Some stakes are geographically large enough that multiple sessions of stake conference may held at different locations to accommodate those who live in distant areas. </p><p>The multi-site stake conference has become more common in the current stake conference structure. As the number of stakes continued to grow, it became more difficult for general authorities to visit stake conferences, even on a semi-regular basis. Area and regional conferences had been organized attempts to counteract this situation. A format has developed in the church such that groups of stakes are designated to receive a <a href="/wiki/Direct_broadcast_satellite" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct broadcast satellite">satellite broadcast</a> from Salt Lake City. Using the recording studio at the <a href="/wiki/LDS_Conference_Center" title="LDS Conference Center">Conference Center</a>, general authorities deliver sermons that are broadcast to each designated stake. Each stake conducts its own opening hymns and prayers and conducts its own business before the broadcast begins. Another advantage of this format is that in stakes that are geographically large it is easier to hold stake conference in more than one location. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stake_center">Stake center</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Stake center"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LDS_stake_center_in_West_Valley_City,_Utah.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/LDS_stake_center_in_West_Valley_City%2C_Utah.jpg/220px-LDS_stake_center_in_West_Valley_City%2C_Utah.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/LDS_stake_center_in_West_Valley_City%2C_Utah.jpg/330px-LDS_stake_center_in_West_Valley_City%2C_Utah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/LDS_stake_center_in_West_Valley_City%2C_Utah.jpg/440px-LDS_stake_center_in_West_Valley_City%2C_Utah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>LDS stake center. Stake centers serve as meetinghouses for local congregations and headquarters for the local stake.</figcaption></figure> <p>In each stake, one of the <a href="/wiki/Meeting_house" title="Meeting house">meetinghouses</a> is designated the <b>stake center</b>. This building is usually the largest meetinghouse in the stake, but where stakes are large in area the stake center may be chosen because it is more centrally-located in the boundaries of the stake. The stake center is where functions of the stake such as stake conferences, stake meetings, and stake activities are usually held. There are usually offices for conducting stake business in the stake center. During the mid-to-late 19th and early-20th century, in areas with larger LDS populations, stake <a href="/wiki/Tabernacle_(LDS_Church)" title="Tabernacle (LDS Church)">tabernacles</a> were used for most of the larger activities now performed at stake centers, while the stake offices were located in what was known as a <b>stake house</b>. In areas with fewer members and no stake tabernacle, a stake house was used like a modern stake center for both meetings and offices. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Districts">Districts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/District_(LDS_Church)" title="District (LDS Church)">District (LDS Church)</a></div> <p>A church district is a geographical, administrative unit composed of a number of <a href="/wiki/Ward_(LDS_Church)" title="Ward (LDS Church)">congregations</a> called branches.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A district is a subdivision of a <a href="/wiki/Mission_(LDS_Church)" title="Mission (LDS Church)">mission</a> of the church and in many ways is analogous to a church stake. The leader of a district is the <a href="/wiki/Mission_president" title="Mission president">mission president</a>, who selects a local district president as his agent. The district president may choose two men to assist him; the three together form the district presidency. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Community_of_Christ">Community of Christ</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Community of Christ"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ" title="Community of Christ">Community of Christ</a> (previously the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) eliminated the designation of "stake" as an administrative unit. The church is now organized into "mission centers". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Strangites">Strangites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Strangites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historically, the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter_Day_Saints_(Strangite)" title="Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)">Strangites</a> maintained stakes in <a href="/wiki/Voree,_Wisconsin" title="Voree, Wisconsin">Voree, Wisconsin</a>; <a href="/wiki/Kirtland,_Ohio" title="Kirtland, Ohio">Kirtland, Ohio</a>; and on <a href="/wiki/Beaver_Island_(Lake_Michigan)" title="Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)">Beaver Island, Michigan</a>, but today the church has only a single stake in Voree. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJoseph_Fielding_Smith" class="citation cs2">Joseph Fielding Smith, <i>Church History and Modern Revelation</i>, vol. 1, pp. 321–22, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781606413074" title="Special:BookSources/9781606413074"><bdi>9781606413074</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Church+History+and+Modern+Revelation&rft.pages=321-22&rft.isbn=9781606413074&rft.au=Joseph+Fielding+Smith&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStake+%28Latter+Day+Saints%29" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (January 2014)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/2012-12-08/churchs-3-000th-stake-39067">Gerry Avant, "Church's 3,000th Stake"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Church_News" title="Church News">Church News</a></i>, December 8, 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2016/05/saturday-afternoon-session/statistical-report-2015?lang=eng">"Statistical Report, 2015</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Liahona_(magazine)" title="Liahona (magazine)">Liahona</a></i>, May 2016.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Statistics_2019-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Statistics_2019_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2019-statistical-report">"2019 Statistical Report for 2020 April Conference"</a>, <i>Church Newsroom</i>, April 4, 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-handbook1-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-handbook1_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-handbook1_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-handbook1_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">LDS Church, <i><a href="/wiki/Handbook_(LDS_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Handbook (LDS Church)">Handbook 1: Stake Presidents and Bishops</a></i> (Salt Lake City, Utah: LDS Church, 2010) § 9.1.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This amounts to 15 such men in each ward—of which there must be at least five—plus an additional 24 such men.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wardsize-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wardsize_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/first-presidency-announces-uniform-worldwide-standards-for-ward-and-stake-boundaries">"First Presidency Announces Uniform, Worldwide Standards for Ward and Stake Boun"</a>. December 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=First+Presidency+Announces+Uniform%2C+Worldwide+Standards+for+Ward+and+Stake+Boun&rft.date=2023-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org%2Farticle%2Ffirst-presidency-announces-uniform-worldwide-standards-for-ward-and-stake-boundaries&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStake+%28Latter+Day+Saints%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-createstake-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-createstake_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/12/09/why-new-rules-creating-stakes/">"Why new rules for creating stakes, wards may not inflate the perception of LDS Church growth"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Why+new+rules+for+creating+stakes%2C+wards+may+not+inflate+the+perception+of+LDS+Church+growth&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sltrib.com%2Freligion%2F2023%2F12%2F09%2Fwhy-new-rules-creating-stakes%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStake+%28Latter+Day+Saints%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Lupold, Harry F. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://case.edu/ech/articles/m/mormons">"Mormons"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Case_Western_Reserve_University" title="Case Western Reserve University">Encyclopedia of Cleveland History</a></i>. Retrieved on 3 April 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A tabernacle is a larger building used primarily for stake conferences. Most LDS tabernacles are in Utah and the vast majority of stakes do not have tabernacles.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/district">"District"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Church_News" title="Church News">Church News</a></i>, 2021. Retrieved on 3 April 2021.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Additional_reading">Additional reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Additional reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSmith1973" class="citation book cs1">Smith, Joseph Fielding (1973). <i>Essentials in Church History</i>. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1838_Mormon_War" title="1838 Mormon War">1838 Mormon War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Manifesto" title="1890 Manifesto">1890 Manifesto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthon_Transcript" title="Anthon Transcript">Anthon Transcript</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">Brigham Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Christ_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)">Church of Christ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Vision" title="First Vision">First Vision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Neighbor_policy_(LDS_Church)" title="Good Neighbor policy (LDS Church)">Good Neighbor policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_historic_sites_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of historic sites of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Historic sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith" title="Joseph Smith">Joseph Smith</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Joseph_Smith" title="Killing of Joseph Smith">Death</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Succession_crisis_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints)">Succession crisis</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_LGBT_Mormon_history" title="Timeline of LGBT Mormon history">LGBT Mormon timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_handcart_pioneers" title="Mormon handcart pioneers">Handcart companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Battalion" title="Mormon Battalion">Mormon Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Name_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Name of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Name of the church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_pioneers" title="Mormon pioneers">Pioneers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_violence" title="Mormonism and violence">Mormonism and violence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_War" title="Utah War">Utah War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Securities_and_Exchange_Commission_charges_against_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_and_Ensign_Peak_Advisors" title="2023 Securities and Exchange Commission charges against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Ensign Peak Advisors">2023 SEC case</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Standard_works" title="Standard works"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Sacred texts</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LDS_edition_of_the_Bible" title="LDS edition of the Bible">Holy Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Mormon" title="Book of Mormon">Book of Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doctrine_and_Covenants" title="Doctrine and Covenants">Doctrine and Covenants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl_of_Great_Price_(Mormonism)" title="Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)">Pearl of Great Price</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Moses" title="Book of Moses">Book of Moses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Abraham" title="Book of Abraham">Book of Abraham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith%E2%80%93Matthew" title="Joseph Smith–Matthew">Joseph Smith–Matthew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith%E2%80%93History" title="Joseph Smith–History">Joseph Smith–History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Articles_of_Faith_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Articles of Faith (Latter Day Saints)">Articles of Faith</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Beliefs_and_practices_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Beliefs and practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Beliefs<br />and practices</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_succession_(LDS_Church)" title="Apostolic succession (LDS Church)">Apostolic succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restoration_(Mormonism)" title="Restoration (Mormonism)">Apostasy and restoration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_calling#Latter-day_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious calling">Calling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_cosmology" title="Mormon cosmology">Cosmology</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_and_Eve_in_Mormonism" title="Adam and Eve in Mormonism">Adam and Eve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_views_on_evolution" title="Mormon views on evolution">Evolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plan_of_salvation_in_Mormonism" title="Plan of salvation in Mormonism">Plan of salvation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Degrees_of_glory" title="Degrees of glory">Degrees of glory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exaltation_(Mormonism)" title="Exaltation (Mormonism)">Exaltation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premortal_life_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Premortal life (Latter Day Saints)">Premortal life</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Family_Home_Evening" title="Family Home Evening">Family Home Evening</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fast_Sunday" title="Fast Sunday">Fast Sunday</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/For_the_Strength_of_Youth_(pamphlet)" title="For the Strength of Youth (pamphlet)">For the Strength of Youth</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_women" title="Mormonism and women">Gender</a> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Family:_A_Proclamation_to_the_World" title="The Family: A Proclamation to the World">Family Proclamation</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gender_minorities_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Gender minorities and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Transgender</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_in_Mormonism" title="God in Mormonism">God in Mormonism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Mother_(Mormonism)" title="Heavenly Mother (Mormonism)">Heavenly Mother</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministering" title="Ministering">Ministering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marriage_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Marriage in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Marriage</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Celestial_marriage" title="Celestial marriage">Celestial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interracial_marriage_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Interracial marriage and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Interracial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_polygamy" title="Mormonism and polygamy">Polygamy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ordinance_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Ordinance (Latter Day Saints)">Ordinances</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptism_for_the_dead" title="Baptism for the dead">Baptism for the dead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sealing_(Mormonism)" title="Sealing (Mormonism)">Marriage sealing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_anointing" title="Second anointing">Second anointing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endowment_(Mormonism)" title="Endowment (Mormonism)">Temple endowment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Temple_garment" title="Temple garment">Temple garment</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(LDS_Church)" title="Priesthood (LDS Church)">Priesthood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_teachings_on_skin_color" title="Mormon teachings on skin color">Race</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_people_and_Mormonism" title="Black people and Mormonism">Black people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Mormons" title="Black Mormons">Black Mormons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_people_and_temple_and_priesthood_policies_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Black people and temple and priesthood policies in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Black temple and priesthood restrictions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curses_of_Cain_and_Ham_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Curses of Cain and Ham and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Curses of Cain and Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Native_American_people_and_Mormonism" title="Native American people and Mormonism">Native Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_Pacific_Islanders" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormonism and Pacific Islanders">Pacific Islanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_slavery" title="Mormonism and slavery">Slavery</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revelation_in_Mormonism" title="Revelation in Mormonism">Revelation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Egyptian" title="Reformed Egyptian">Reformed Egyptian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Sexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Sexuality</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_birth_control_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on birth control in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Birth control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_chastity" title="Law of chastity">Law of chastity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homosexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Homosexuality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_orientation_change_efforts_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Sexual orientation change efforts and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Sexual orientation change efforts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_masturbation_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on masturbation in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Masturbation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soaking_(sexual_practice)" title="Soaking (sexual practice)">Soaking</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_spectrums_of_orthodoxy_and_practice" title="Mormon spectrums of orthodoxy and practice">Spectrums of orthodoxy and practice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_suicide_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on suicide in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Suicide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tithing_in_Mormonism" title="Tithing in Mormonism">Tithing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Word_of_Wisdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Word of Wisdom">Word of Wisdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Culture<br />and worship</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Latter_Day_Saints_in_popular_culture" title="Latter Day Saints in popular culture">Cultural depictions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Especially_for_Youth" title="Especially for Youth">Especially for Youth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LDS_Family_Services" title="LDS Family Services">Family Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_feminism" title="Mormon feminism">Feminism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_cinema" title="Mormon cinema">Films</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_films_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of films of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_foodways" title="Mormon foodways">Foodways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Conference_(LDS_Church)" title="General Conference (LDS Church)">General Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Helping_Hands" title="Mormon Helping Hands">Helping Hands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LDS_Humanitarian_Services" title="LDS Humanitarian Services">Humanitarian services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hymns_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Hymns in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Hymns</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hymns_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_(1985_book)" title="Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)">Book</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latter-day_Saints_Channel" title="Latter-day Saints Channel">Latter-day Saints Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liahona_(magazine)" title="Liahona (magazine)"><i>Liahona</i> magazine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_missionary" title="Mormon missionary">Missionary service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormons" title="Mormons">Mormons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_music" title="Mormon music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pageants_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of pageants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Pageants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Day" title="Pioneer Day">Pioneer Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabernacle_(LDS_Church)" title="Tabernacle (LDS Church)">Tabernacles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabernacle_Choir" title="Tabernacle Choir">Tabernacle Choir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_(LDS_Church)" title="Temple (LDS Church)">Temples</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_temples_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worship_services_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Worship services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Worship services</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sacrament_(LDS_Church)" title="Sacrament (LDS Church)">Sacrament</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/General_authority" title="General authority"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Leadership</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Church (LDS Church)">President</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Russell_M._Nelson" title="Russell M. Nelson">Russell M. Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="First Presidency (LDS Church)">First Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">Quorums of the Seventy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presiding_Bishop_(LDS_Church)" title="Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)">Presiding Bishop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relief_Society" title="Relief Society">Relief Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunday_School_(LDS_Church)" title="Sunday School (LDS Church)">Sunday School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Women_(organization)" title="Young Women (organization)">Young Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Men_(organization)" title="Young Men (organization)">Young Men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primary_(LDS_Church)" title="Primary (LDS Church)">Primary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Demographics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Demographics</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Membership_history_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Membership history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Membership history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Membership_statistics_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Statistics by country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_corridor" title="Mormon corridor">Mormon corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Less-active_Mormon" title="Less-active Mormon">Less-active Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ex-Mormon" title="Ex-Mormon">Ex-Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_Mormon_people_and_organizations" title="LGBT Mormon people and organizations">LGBT Mormons</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%">Organization</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Congregational <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Area_(LDS_Church)" title="Area (LDS Church)">Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_(LDS_Church)" title="District (LDS Church)">District</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Stake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward_(LDS_Church)" title="Ward (LDS Church)">Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Membership_statistics_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints#Congregations" title="Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Statistics</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_Educational_System" title="Church Educational System">Church Educational System</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">BYU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University%E2%80%93Idaho" title="Brigham Young University–Idaho">BYU-Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University%E2%80%93Hawaii" title="Brigham Young University–Hawaii">BYU-Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BYU%E2%80%93Pathway_Worldwide" title="BYU–Pathway Worldwide">BYU–Pathway Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_College" title="Ensign College">Ensign College</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Management_Corporation" title="Deseret Management Corporation">Deseret Management Corporation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Book_Company" title="Deseret Book Company">Deseret Book Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Industries" title="Deseret Industries">Deseret Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Digital_Media" title="Deseret Digital Media">Deseret Digital Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Square_Hospitality" title="Temple Square Hospitality">Temple Square Hospitality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_News_Publishing_Company" title="Deseret News Publishing Company">Deseret News Publishing Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonneville_International" title="Bonneville International">Bonneville International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beneficial_Financial_Group" title="Beneficial Financial Group">Beneficial Financial Group</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FamilySearch" title="FamilySearch">FamilySearch</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RootsTech" title="RootsTech">RootsTech</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philanthropies" title="Philanthropies">Philanthropies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finances_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Finances of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Finances</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_Peak_Advisors" title="Ensign Peak Advisors">Ensign Peak Advisors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perpetual_Emigration_Fund" title="Perpetual Emigration Fund">Perpetual Emigration Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perpetual_Education_Fund" title="Perpetual Education Fund">Perpetual Education Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Property_Management_Associates" class="mw-redirect" title="Utah Property Management Associates">Utah Property Management Associates</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AgReserves" title="AgReserves">AgReserves</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Ranches" title="Deseret Ranches">Deseret Ranches</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Criticism of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Criticism</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Mormonism" title="Anti-Mormonism">Anti-Mormonism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Book_of_Abraham" title="Criticism of the Book of Abraham">Book of Abraham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Criticism of the Book of Mormon">Book of Mormon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archaeology_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Archaeology and the Book of Mormon">Archeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genetics_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Genetics and the Book of Mormon">Genetics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proposed_Book_of_Mormon_geographical_setting" title="Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting">Geographical setting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historicity_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Historicity of the Book of Mormon">Historical authenticity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linguistics_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Linguistics and the Book of Mormon">Linguistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Origin_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Origin of the Book of Mormon">Origin</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fawn_M._Brodie" title="Fawn M. Brodie">Fawn M. Brodie</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No_Man_Knows_My_History" title="No Man Knows My History"><i>No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith</i></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Research_Institute" title="Christian Research Institute">Christian Research Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Decker" title="Ed Decker">Ed Decker</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_God_Makers" title="The God Makers">The God Makers</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Dehlin" title="John Dehlin">John Dehlin</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Stories_Podcast" title="Mormon Stories Podcast">Mormon Stories Podcast</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Runnells" title="Jeremy Runnells">Jeremy Runnells</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/CES_Letter" title="CES Letter">CES Letter</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinderhook_plates" title="Kinderhook plates">Kinderhook plates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salamander_letter" title="Salamander letter">Salamander letter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_Six" title="September Six">September Six</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerald_and_Sandra_Tanner" title="Jerald and Sandra Tanner">Jerald and Sandra Tanner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truth_%26_Transparency_Foundation" title="Truth & Transparency Foundation">Truth & Transparency Foundation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; 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