The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints in Nevada - wikipedia The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints in Nevada As of year - end 2012, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints ( LDS Church ) reported 178,737 members in 34 stakes, 324 Congregations ( 295 wards and 29 branches ), three missions, and two temples in Nevada. Stakes are located in Carson City, Elko ( 2 ), Ely, Fallon ( 2 ), Henderson ( 5 ), Las Vegas ( 15 ), Logandale, Mesquite, North Las Vegas, Panaca, Reno ( 2 ), Sparks and Winnemucca. Contents 1 History 1.1 Nevada Membership History 2 Missions 3 Temples 4 Communities 5 Notable Latter - day Saints in Nevada 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links History This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( January 2009 ) A brief history can be found at MormonNewsroom.org. Nevada Membership History Year Membership 1920 2,328 1930 5,319 1940 9,139 1950 14,223 1960 23,890 1970 44,282 1980 71,462 110,060 1999 143,372 2007 172,330 2008 173,639 2012 178,737 Missions On July 1, 1975, the Nevada Las Vegas Mission was organized from the Arizona Tempe, and California Sacramento missions. Due to growth of missionary work in the area, the Nevada Las Vegas Mission split creating the Nevada Las Vegas West Mission. On July 1, 2012, the Las Vegas and Las Vegas West Missions were realigned, and the Nevada Reno Mission was created. Mission Organized Nevada Las Vegas Mission July 1, 1975 Nevada Las Vegas West Mission July 1, 1997 Nevada Reno Mission July 1, 2012 Temples Nevada currently has 2 temples in operation. 43. Las Vegas Nevada Temple Location : Announced : Dedicated : Size : Style : Sunrise Manor, Nevada, United States April 7, 1984 December 16, 1989 by Gordon B. Hinckley 80,350 sq ft ( 7,465 m ) and 137 ft ( 42 m ) high on a 10.3 acre ( 4.2 ha ) site Modern, six - spire design - designed by Tate & Snyder Architects 81. Reno Nevada Temple Location : Announced : Dedicated : Size : Style : Notes : Reno, Nevada, US April 12, 1999 April 23, 2000 by Thomas S. Monson 10,700 sq ft ( 990 m ) and 71 ft ( 22 m ) high on a 7.9 acre ( 3.2 ha ) site Classic modern, single - spire design - designed by Church A&E Services Second temple built in Nevada, following Las Vegas Temple. Communities Latter - day Saints had a significant role in establishing and settling communities within the `` Mormon Corridor '', including the following in Nevada : Barclay Bunkerville Crystal Springs Genoa Las Vegas Lund Mesquite Metropolis Moapa Valley Muddy River Overton Panaca St. Joseph St. Thomas West Point Notable Latter - day Saints in Nevada Harry Reid - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Dean Heller - Junior senator from Nevada Cresent Hardy - U.S. Representative from Nevada, 4th district Lloyd D. George - U.S. District Court Judge, Federal Courthouse Namesake John Jay Lee - Mayor of North Las Vegas Andy Hafen - Mayor of Henderson Mark Hutchison - Lieutenant Governor of Nevada Gladys Knight - Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Grammy Award Winner Dan Reynolds - Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee, Grammy Award Winner Brandon Flowers - 5x UK Albums Chart Topper, Grammy Award Nominee See also Latter - day Saints portal Book of Mormon portal Mormon Station State Historic Park Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park State of Deseret References Jump up ^ Nevada Stakes. LDS Stake & Ward Web Sites. List of Stakes in Nevada. ^ Jump up to : LDS Meetinghouse Locator. Nearby Congregations ( Wards and Branches ). ^ Jump up to : `` Statistics by Country : USA - Nevada '', MormonNewsroom.org, LDS Church, 31 December 2012, retrieved 2013 - 06 - 17 Jump up ^ Lloyd, R. Scott ( March 3, 2012 ), `` New missions created '', Church News Further reading Arrington, Leonard J. ( 1979 ). The Mormons in Nevada ( PDF ). Las Vegas Sun. Brooks, Juanita ( Spring 1965 ). `` The Mormons in Carson County, Utah Territory ''. Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. 8 ( 1 ) : 3 -- 23. Davis, Matthew R. ( 2010 ). Saints in Sin City : Religion and community building in twentieth century Las Vegas ( M.A. thesis ). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Edwards, Elbert ( Spring 1965 ). `` Early Mormon Settlements in Southern Nevada ''. Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. 8 ( 1 ) : 25 -- 43. Kimball, Monique E. ( Winter 1987 ). `` A Matter of Faith : A Study of the Muddy Mission ''. Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. 30 ( 4 ) : 291 -- 303. Kowalewski, Jane Percy ( 1984 ). Strange Bedfellows : Mormons and Miners in Southern Nevada ( M.A. thesis ). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Green, Michael ( June 4, 2014 ), `` How the Mormons Made Las Vegas : And why we need their engagement now more than ever '', VegasSeven.com, Vegas Seven Rowberry, David R. ( 2000 ). `` Nevada ''. Encyclopedia of Latter - day Saint History. Salt Lake City : Deseret Book. p. 834 - 36. ISBN 1 - 57345 - 822 - 8. Stout, Daniel A. ( Winter 2004 ). `` Secularization and the Religious Audience : A Study of Mormons and Las Vegas Media ''. Mass Communication & Society. Taylor & Francis. 7 ( 1 ) : 61 -- 75. Ward, Kenric F. ( 2002 ). Saints in Babylon : Mormons and Las Vegas. Bloomington, Indiana : 1stBooks Library. ISBN 0 - 7596 - 5806 - 4. Warner, Ted J. ( 1992 ), `` Nevada, Pioneer Settlements in '', in Ludlow, Daniel H, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York : Macmillan Publishing, ISBN 0 - 02 - 879602 - 0, OCLC 24502140. Woods, Fred E. ( 2005 ). A Gamble in the Desert : The Mormon Mission in Las Vegas ( 1855 - 1857 ). Salt Lake City, Utah : Mormon Historic Sites Foundation. ISBN 0 - 9769532 - 0 - X. External links LDS Newsroom Facts and Statistics ( Nevada ) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints - Official Site The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints - Visitors Site The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints in the United States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Membership Statistics ( United States ) Temples in the United States Missions in the United States Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_in_Nevada&oldid=700787858 '' Categories : Latter Day Saint movement in Nevada The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints in the United States by state Hidden categories : Articles to be expanded from January 2009 All articles to be expanded Articles using small message boxes Use mdy dates from September 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 January 2016, at 16 : 55. 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