are lds missionaries in china?
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Although foreign church members may not proselytize in China, the LDS Church is able to gain believers in China by having Chinese nationals convert while they are overseas, including by sending Mandarin-speaking missionaries to Western cities with a large Chinese population.
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Mormon missionaries were rotated in and out of the country on 30-day tourist visas to comply with Malaysian law. After the government granted the LDS Church recognition status in 1977, Elder and Sister Werner Kiepe were sent as senior missionaries to Malaysia.
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The LDS Church's lack of legal recognition in China prevents an official count of its members in China from being available. In 2018, researcher Matt Martinich estimated that there were at least 10,000 church members in China.
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As of December 31, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 87,411 members in 17 stakes, 164 congregations (130 wards and 34 branches), 44 Family History Centers, two missions, and one temple in Georgia.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Carolina. As of December 31, 2017, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 40,608 members in six stakes, 69 congregations (56 wards and 13 branches) one mission, and one temple in South Carolina.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Panama. As of December 31, 2018, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 58,082 members in seven stakes and four districts, 73 Congregations (45 wards and 28 branches), one missions, and one temple in Panama.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chile. As of December 31, 2018, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) reported 595,526 members in 77 stakes and 16 districts, 590 congregations (430 wards and 160 branches), ten missions, and two temples in Chile.
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As of 2018, the LDS Church reported 129,335 members, 7 missions, and 3 temples in Japan.
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According to Bitter Winter, an online magazine discussing religious freedom and human rights in China, Jehovah's Witnesses' activities in China are considered illegal. It also reports that foreign missionaries are deported, members' homes are raided, and members express concern about being followed by police.
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LDS Church tops 16.3 million members, but number reflects lowest net increase in 40 years. (Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Latter-day Saint missionaries teach a young man in Lyon, France.
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As of June 5, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 2,109,578 members living in Utah in 596 stakes, one district, 5,146 congregations (4,824 wards and 322 branches), and eleven missions. As of April 2020, there are 24 temples operating, under construction, or announced in Utah.
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As of December 31, 2017, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) reported 153,955 members in 35 stakes, 309 congregations (260 wards and 49 branches), three missions, and two temples in Oregon.
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The LDS Church has 207,000 members, more than 250 congregations, five missions and one temple in Bolivia.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nebraska. As of December 31, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 25,098 members in five stakes, 57 congregations (40 wards and 17 branches), 18 Family History Centers, one mission, and one temple in Nebraska.
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As of 31 December 2018, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) reported 186,852 members in 45 stakes, 327 Congregations (282 wards and 45 branches), six missions, and two temples in the United Kingdom. Both temples and the majority of the members are in England.
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Latter-day Saints are allowed to do member-missionary work among the Christian population, which numbers about half a million, Matt Martinich, co-author of “Reaching the Nations,” wrote in an email. But there are no young, full-time missionaries in the region.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) operates more than 300 missions throughout the world. Most current missions are named after the location of the mission headquarters, usually a specific city.