The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in New Mexico. The first congregation of the Church in New Mexico was organized in 1895. It has since grown to 68,699 members in 137 congregations.

Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 3.34% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, 1% of New Mexicans self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2% of those surveyed in New Mexico in this survey considered identified themselves as Mormon. The LDS Church is the 3rd largest denomination in New Mexico.

Stakes are located in Albuquerque (4), Bloomfield, Farmington, Gallup, Kirtland, Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Rio Rancho, Roswell, Santa Fe, and Silver City.

History

Mormons first came to New Mexico in 1846. The LDS Church has traditionally had a strong presence in the Four Corners Region of New Mexico, settling the town of Kirtland and other surrounding areas. Mormons found converts among the Zuni Indians.

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

County Congregations Adherents % of PopulationBernalillo2514,1842.14Catron23479.32Chaves31,3512.06Cibola31,2194.48Colfax14613.35Curry19121.89De Baca1472.32Eddy31,4572.71Grant61,6385.55Guadalupe0Harding0Hidalgo34489.15Lea29581.48Lincoln14262.08Los Alamos21,0115.63Luna39143.64McKinley119,43413.20Mora0Otero31,4262.24Quay12632.91Rio Arriba37651.90Roosevelt25682.86San Juan2414,69011.30San Miguel12580.88Sandoval94,1433.15Santa Fe42,2471.56Sierra13663.05Socorro25563.11Taos35991.82Torrance14212.57Union0Valencia42,0922.73

Stakes StakeOrganizedMissionTemple DistrictAlbuquerque New Mexico East25 Sep 1966New Mexico AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque New MexicoAlbuquerque New Mexico North6 Dec 2015New Mexico AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque New MexicoAlbuquerque New Mexico27 Oct 1957New Mexico AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque New MexicoAlbuquerque New Mexico West21 May 2000New Mexico AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque New MexicoAmarillo Texas31 May 1981Texas LubbockLubbock TexasBloomfield New Mexico1 Feb 1976New Mexico FarmingtonFarmington New MexicoChinle Arizona30 Sep 1990New Mexico FarmingtonFarmington New MexicoDuncan Arizona24 Sep 1978Arizona TucsonGila Valley ArizonaEagar Arizona25 Jan 1987Arizona FlagstaffSnowflake ArizonaEl Paso Texas Chamizal17 Jan 2016Texas El PasoCiudad Juárez MexicoEl Paso Texas Mount Franklin29 Aug 1982Texas El PasoCiudad Juárez MexicoFarmington New Mexico21 May 1912New Mexico FarmingtonFarmington New MexicoGallup New Mexico16 Mar 1975New Mexico FarmingtonFarmington New MexicoKirtland New Mexico19 Sep 1982New Mexico FarmingtonFarmington New MexicoLas Cruces New Mexico25 Aug 1974Texas El PasoAlbuquerque New MexicoLos Lunas New Mexico20 Jun 1982New Mexico AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque New MexicoLubbock Texas26 Nov 1967Texas LubbockLubbock TexasLubbock Texas North14 Sep 2014Texas LubbockLubbock TexasRio Rancho New Mexico16 Jun 2007New Mexico AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque New MexicoPueblo Colorado3 Mar 1974Colorado Colorado SpringsDenver ColoradoRoswell New Mexico13 Mar 1977Texas LubbockLubbock TexasSanta Fe New Mexico4 Jan 1981New Mexico AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque New MexicoSilver City New Mexico17 Apr 1983Texas El PasoGila Valley Arizona

Missions On March 7, 1943, the Navajo-Zuni Mission was organized, and specialized with teaching Native Americans in their language. This was renamed the Southwest Indian Mission on January 1, 1949. It was renamed the New Mexico-Arizona Mission on October 10, 1972.

New Mexico became its own mission when the New Mexico Albuquerque Mission was organized on July 1, 1975 with Stanley D. Robers as mission president.

As of May 2025, New Mexico was home to two missions: MissionOrganized New Mexico Albuquerque Mission New Mexico Farmington Mission In addition to these missions, the Arizona Tucson Mission and the Texas Lubbock Mission covers portions of the state.

Temples

On March 5, 2000, the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple was dedicated by church president Gordon B. Hinckley.

On April 4, 2021, church president Russell M. Nelson announced that a temple would be built in Farmington.

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

Carson Fruitland Kirtland Luna Pleasanton Ramah Virden Waterflow

See also

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States) New Mexico: Religion Mormon Battalion

References

Further reading .

External links Newsroom (New Mexico) ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site