As a global Church and with President Russell M. Nelson’s focus on gathering Israel, it’s no wonder that so many new temples have been announced or are currently under construction. Across the globe, there are currently 170 dedicated temples, 46 under construction, and 49 announced. Those 265 temples span 73 countries and six continents.
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As we heed President Nelson’s invitation to gather Israel and worldwide Church membership continues to grow, more temples will inevitably be built around the world. Here is an interesting list of the five countries with the most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where a temple is yet to be announced.
Editor's note: This list comes from the Growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints blog and from the most recent Church membership statistics listed by country on Newsroom. There are many factors that go into determining the location of new temples, and the number of Church members or congregations in a given country is not necessarily indicative of its likelihood to receive a temple.
1. Uganda
- Number of members: 17,887
- Number of congregations: 16 wards, 20 branches
- Nearest current temple: Johannesburg South Africa Temple (Nairobi Kenya Temple announced)
2. Mongolia
- Number of members: 12,261
- Number of congregations: 12 wards, 12 branches
- Nearest current temple: Hong Kong China Temple (Shanghai China Temple announced)
3. Malaysia
- Number of members: 10,845
- Number of congregations: 31 branches
- Nearest current temple: Hong Kong China Temple (Singapore Republic of Singapore Temple announced)
- Number of members: 8,542
- Number of congregations: 17 wards, 10 branches
- Nearest current temple: Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
5. Indonesia
- Number of members: 7,561
- Number of congregations: 15 wards, 9 branches
- Nearest current temple: Hong Kong China Temple (Singapore Republic of Singapore Temple announced)
See the next five countries on the list here.
