![]() ![]() It is a state for historical reasons, but like all four of these microstates, they conform in most respects to the larger society around them, if only to survive. For most practical purposes, it isn't all that different from living in any of several cities in Rimini. Any member of the Church living in San Marino should be in the Rimini Ward. ![]() San Marino is completely inside the Rimini Ward boundaries. I am glad to know that there is a member family in San Marino. Gillis Hill Ward, Fayetteville North Carolina Stake (2 Branches, 7 Wards)Ĭentral Eurasian Mission (6 Branches, 3 Regions)Īreas Temples Miss Stakes Dist Wards Branch Totals In 2013, two young men were called as missionaries from the Juba Branch, South Sudan (Uganda Kampala Mission) Both young men entered the Ghana MTC in June 2013 and thus were likely just released from their missions.ĭaybreak 9th Ward, South Jordan Utah Daybreak Stake (9th Ward)įarmington Ranches 5th Ward, Farmington Utah West Stake (1 branch, 10 Wards) The Faroe Islands and Greenland show up on LDS maps as being part of the Denmark Copenhagen Mission Branch-quite possibly indicating groups in each. This is a large country with the Church not having an ability to teach people. I think the microstate situation (all four pretty much the same), is a different story than say, Mali, where the only known members of the Church are a former presidential candidate and his wife. ![]() There are undoubtedly members of the Rimini Ward living in Italy that drive through San Marino to get to church each week. Population-wise, Rimini is about the size of Davis County, Utah, and San Marino has about the population of Kaysville, however Rimini+San Marino has about half the area of Davis County. The Province of Rimini has about 10 times the population of San Marino. Take San Marino it is in the midst of (completely surrounded by) the Province of Rimini. People freely flow in and out of the microstates. They are all in customs union with the neighboring state and thus there are no border checks. And it takes about a half hour to drive from the capital of the microstate to get to their church building in Switzerland, Italy, France, and Spain, respectively. All four represent a small part of a congregation area and population. And yet all four are in pretty much exactly the same position with respect to LDS congregations. The first two are on this list and the second two are not. Not including Vatican City, there are four European microstates: Liechtenstein, San Marino, Monaco, and Andorra. I am a little uncomfortable with the idea that the microstates of Europe don't have an official LDS presence, usually defined as at least one congregation. A case study that examines this topic can be found here. It appears that there is a renewed interest by LDS leaders to open additional nations to the Church as evidenced by recent missionary investigatory trips to Senegal and Sao Tome and Principe and the inclusion of former Soviet Republics previously unassigned to missions in the newly organized Central Eurasian Mission. The Church has approximately three dozen nations worldwide with no LDS presence - approximately one dozen of these nations have no restrictions on religious freedom. Their trip to Timor-Leste appeared entirely humanitarian in nature through LDS Charities. Senior missionaries on humanitarian assignment recently took part in an exploratory trip to Timor-Leste under the direction of the Asia Area Presidency. A public affairs specialist is often one of the first representatives of the Church to investigate conditions for missionary activity, assist in the process for the Church to obtain government recognition, and lay the groundwork for the eventual assignment of full-time missionaries. The Church recently noted in its Senior Missionary Opportunities Bulletin that there is a need for a public affairs specialist to administer Vietnam and Timor-Leste within the next 12 months. For example, the Church operates a separate mission region in the Vanuatu Port Vila Mission for New Caledonia. Generally a separate mission region is organized for each country that has missionaries assigned. Mission regions are typically created in missions that administer multiple countries. The Church recently created a new mission region in the Indonesia Jakarta Mission to specifically administer Timor-Leste. Inhabited by 1.2 million, Timor-Leste is one of the few nations that has a predominantly Christian population and no LDS presence. There have been three recent developments that suggest the Church is making preparations to establish an LDS presence in Timor-Leste (East Timor). ![]()
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