The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho explained

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho
Area: Central
Members:473,894 (2022)
Stakes:137
Wards:1162
Branches:51
Missions:3
O:6
U:3
A:0
Fhc:70

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Idaho. Rexburg, Idaho is home to Brigham Young University–Idaho. Idaho has the third most church members of any U.S. state (after Utah and California), and the second-highest percentage of members (after Utah).[1] The LDS Church is the largest denomination in Idaho, with the largest presence in Eastern Idaho.[2]

History

The LDS Church first came to Idaho in 1855 when Brigham Young sent pioneers to settle the area. Early settlements were in Franklin, Bear Lake Valley, and south central Idaho. Idaho became a state in 1890 and Latter-day Saints comprised one-fifth of the population. Church presidents Harold B. Lee, Ezra Taft Benson, and Howard W. Hunter were all natives of the state.

County statistics

List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives:[3] Note: Each county adherent count reflects meetinghouse location of congregation and not location of residence. Census count reflects location of residence, which may skew percent of population where adherents reside in a different county than their congregational meetinghouse.

CountyCongregationsAdherents% of population
align=left Ada13261,86015.8
align=left Adams11834.6
align=left Bannock11643,02351.9
align=left Bear Lake175,06084.5
align=left Benewah25806.2
align=left Bingham7327,04259.3
align=left Blaine52,27510.6
align=left Boise387212.4
align=left Bonner62,8186.9
align=left Bonneville13859,31156.9
align=left Boundary27476.8
align=left Butte61,63456.5
align=left Camas114513.0
align=left Canyon6329,75815.8
align=left Caribou155,32776.5
align=left Cassia3211,92251.9
align=left Clark128729.2
align=left Clearwater25636.4
align=left Custer51,18927.2
align=left Elmore93,18911.8
align=left Franklin3511,43489.4
align=left Fremont208,58664.8
align=left Gem83,10018.5
align=left Gooding83,37021.8
align=left Idaho26303.8
align=left Jefferson4418,90872.3
align=left Jerome124,81821.5
align=left Kootenai148,1645.9
align=left Latah123,2148.6
align=left Lemhi41,60720.2
align=left Lewis273419.2
align=left Lincoln41,39526.8
align=left Madison15737,831100.7
align=left Minidoka207,71438.4
align=left Nez Perce41,9615.0
align=left Oneida103,54782.8
align=left Owyhee52,01317.5
align=left Payette53,53115.6
align=left Power83,05239.0
align=left Shoshone26835.4
align=left Teton103,44033.8
align=left Twin Falls4319,00024.6
align=left Valley31,01710.3
align=left Washington41,73117.0

Stakes

As of September 2024, Idaho had the following stakes:

Stakedata-sort-type=dateOrganizedMissionTemple
American Falls Idaho Stake1 Feb 1948Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Ammon Idaho East Stake19 Feb 2017Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Ammon Idaho Foothills Stake27 Apr 2003Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Ammon Idaho North Stake16 Nov 2008Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Ammon Idaho Stake26 Nov 1961Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Arimo Idaho Stake17 Jun 1984Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Ashton Idaho Stake18 May 1975Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Blackfoot Idaho East Stake12 Dec 1982Idaho Idaho FallsPocatello Idaho
Blackfoot Idaho Northwest Stake30 Apr 1978Idaho Idaho FallsPocatello Idaho
Blackfoot Idaho South Stake20 Jun 1954Idaho Idaho FallsPocatello Idaho
Blackfoot Idaho Stake31 Jan 1904Idaho Idaho FallsPocatello Idaho
Blackfoot Idaho West Stake1 Mar 1970Idaho Idaho FallsPocatello Idaho
Boise Idaho Amity Stake19 Mar 2006Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Boise Idaho Central Stake5 Feb 1984Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Boise Idaho East Stake10 Jun 1979Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Boise Idaho North Stake26 Sep 1965Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Boise Idaho Stake3 Nov 1913Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Boise Idaho West Stake7 Nov 1954Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Boise Idaho YSA Stake24 Apr 1992Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Burley Idaho Stake27 Jul 1919Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Burley Idaho West Stake22 May 1983Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Caldwell Idaho East Stake9 Oct 1983Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Caldwell Idaho Snake River Stake26 Mar 2023Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Caldwell Idaho Stake30 Jan 1972Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Carey Idaho Stake3 Aug 1919Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Chubbuck Idaho Stake17 Sep 1978Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Coeur d'Alene Idaho Stake14 Oct 1962Washington SpokaneSpokane Washington
Declo Idaho Stake27 Apr 1915Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Driggs Idaho Stake2 Sep 1901Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Eagle Idaho Stake12 Jan 1992Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Emmett Idaho Stake22 Sep 1974Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Filer Idaho Stake15 Jun 1980Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Firth Idaho Stake8 Sep 1974Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Franklin Idaho Stake15 May 1983Utah OgdenLogan Utah
Grace Idaho Stake25 Jul 1898Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Hayden Lake Idaho Stake7 Feb 1999Washington SpokaneSpokane Washington
Idaho Falls Ammon West Stake1 May 1977Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls Central Stake16 Oct 1983Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls Eagle Rock Stake13 Dec 1987Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls East Stake7 Jun 1959Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls Green Valley Stake9 Jun 2024Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls Lincoln Stake22 Jun 1980Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls North Stake12 May 1935Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls Pheasant Grove Stake9 Jun 2024Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls South Stake30 Jun 1946Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls Stake9 Jun 1895Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls Taylor Mountain Stake17 Mar 1996Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls West Stake4 Mar 1973Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Idaho Falls YSA Stake16 Sep 2018Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Iona Idaho South Stake19 Jan 2014Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Iona Idaho Stake15 Apr 1973Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Jerome Idaho Stake9 Mar 1952Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Kimberly Idaho Stake15 Apr 1979Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Kuna Idaho East Stake19 Apr 2009Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Kuna Idaho Stake26 Feb 1995Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Lewiston Idaho Stake19 Oct 1958Washington SpokaneSpokane Washington
Malad Idaho Stake12 Feb 1888Utah OgdenBrigham City Utah
McCammon Idaho Stake15 Aug 1915Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Menan Idaho Stake30 Mar 1980Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Meridian Idaho East Stake12 Jun 1977Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Meridian Idaho Fuller Park17 Mar 2024Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Meridian Idaho Linder Stake21 Aug 2016Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Meridian Idaho North Stake21 Jan 2001Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Meridian Idaho Settlers Park Stake5 Feb 2006Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Meridian Idaho South Stake20 Feb 1983Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Meridian Idaho Stake11 Jun 1972Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Meridian Idaho Victory Stake16 Oct 2016Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Meridian Idaho West Stake12 Jan 1997Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Middleton Idaho East Stake16 Sep 2018Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Middleton Idaho Stake4 Mar 2007Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Montpelier Idaho South Stake22 Apr 1979Idaho PocatelloStar Valley Wyoming
Montpelier Idaho Stake23 Dec 1917Idaho PocatelloStar Valley Wyoming
Moore Idaho Stake18 Aug 1919Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Moscow Idaho Stake5 May 1974Washington SpokaneSpokane Washington
Mountain Home Idaho Stake19 May 1974Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Nampa Idaho East Stake25 Feb 2001Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Nampa Idaho North Stake7 Nov 2004Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Nampa Idaho Ridgevue Stake22 Nov 2020Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Nampa Idaho South Stake30 Oct 1977Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Nampa Idaho West Stake27 Nov 1938Idaho BoiseBoise Idaho
Nampa Idaho YSA Stake8 Mar 2020Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Nyssa Oregon Stake8 Jan 1950Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Oakley Idaho Stake19 Nov 1887Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Ontario Oregon Stake18 Nov 1984Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Paris Idaho Stake20 Jun 1869Idaho PocatelloLogan Utah
Paul Idaho Stake24 Sep 1972Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Pocatello Idaho Alameda Stake7 Aug 1898Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Pocatello Idaho Central Stake17 Jun 1984Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Pocatello Idaho East Stake22 Oct 1978Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Pocatello Idaho Highland Stake12 May 1963Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Pocatello Idaho North Stake21 Jun 1953Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Pocatello Idaho Stake19 Apr 1959Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Pocatello Idaho Tyhee Stake25 Sep 1983Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Pocatello Idaho West Stake6 May 1945Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Pocatello Idaho YSA Stake9 May 1965Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
Post Falls Idaho Stake20 Feb 2022Washington SpokaneSpokane Washington
Preston Idaho East Stake9 Jun 2024Utah OgdenLogan Utah
Preston Idaho North Stake1 Jun 1884Utah OgdenLogan Utah
Preston Idaho South Stake6 Jun 1920Utah OgdenLogan Utah
Rexburg Idaho Center Stake24 Oct 1982Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho East Stake1 Jun 1975Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho Henry's Fork Stake2 Nov 2008Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho Married Student 1st Stake6 Mar 1988Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho Married Student 2nd Stake27 Feb 2005Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho Married Student 3rd Stake24 Aug 2008Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho Married Student 4th Stake23 Sep 2012Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho North Stake28 Oct 1945Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho South Stake17 Nov 1996Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho Stake4 Feb 1884Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho West Stake12 Dec 2021Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho YSA 10th Stake14 Jun 2015Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho YSA 11th Stake30 Sep 2018Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho YSA 1st Stake7 May 1965Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho YSA 2nd Stake27 Apr 1969Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho YSA 3rd Stake13 Apr 1975Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho YSA 4th Stake21 Aug 2011Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho YSA 5th Stake8 Dec 1991Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho YSA 6th Stake19 Apr 1998Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho YSA 7th Stake12 Oct 2003Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho YSA 8th Stake11 Dec 2011Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rexburg Idaho YSA 9th Stake11 Dec 2011Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rigby Idaho East Stake7 Jul 1946Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Rigby Idaho Holbrooke Stake11 Oct 2020Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Rigby Idaho South Stake13 Dec 2009Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Rigby Idaho Stake3 Feb 1908Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Ririe Idaho Stake25 May 1980Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Rupert Idaho Stake11 May 1924Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Rupert Idaho West Stake3 Jun 1984Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Salmon Idaho Stake18 Oct 1953Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Sandpoint Idaho Stake20 Aug 1978Washington SpokaneSpokane Washington
Shelley Idaho South Stake14 Sep 1980Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Shelley Idaho Stake16 Aug 1914Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Soda Springs Idaho Stake19 Nov 1916Idaho PocatelloPocatello Idaho
St Anthony Idaho Stake10 Jan 1909Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Star Idaho Stake14 Aug 2011Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Sugar City Idaho Stake4 May 1980Idaho Idaho FallsRexburg Idaho
Terreton Idaho Stake25 Mar 1973Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Twin Falls Idaho East Stake19 Nov 2016Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Twin Falls Idaho South Stake14 Sep 2008Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Twin Falls Idaho Stake26 Jul 1919Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Twin Falls Idaho West Stake17 Aug 1969Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho
Ucon Idaho Stake29 Jun 1980Idaho Idaho FallsIdaho Falls Idaho
Weiser Idaho Stake27 Nov 1938Idaho BoiseMeridian Idaho
Wendell Idaho Stake25 Feb 1979Idaho PocatelloTwin Falls Idaho

Missions

MissionOrganized
Idaho Boise MissionJuly 1, 1974
Idaho Pocatello MissionJuly 1, 1991
Idaho Idaho Falls MissionJuly 1, 2016
In addition to these, the Utah Ogden Mission covers parts of southeastern Idaho, and the Washington Spokane Mission covers northern Idaho.

The Idaho Nampa and Idaho Twin Falls missions, which were created on July 1, 2013, were discontinued in 2019.

Temples

Temples in Idaho Temples in Eastern Idaho
Temples in Boise
Following the dedication of the Pocatello Temple in 2021, there are six LDS temples in Idaho. On April 4, 2021, Russell M. Nelson announced that a new temple will be built in Burley. In October of that year, Nelson announced the intent to build a second temple in Rexburg.

Communities

Latter-day Saints have had a significant role in establishing and settling communities within the "Mormon Corridor", including the following in Idaho:

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)]
  2. Web site: The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report. Thearda.com. 8 September 2024.
  3. Web site: The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report. Thearda.com. February 1, 2022.
  4. Web site: Church Announces Realignment of Mission Boundaries in Idaho - Church News and Events. ChurchofJesusChrist.org. 2017-05-07.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.