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    Estonia Click here for the Estonia Newsroom

    1,125

    Total Church Membership

    1-in-

    4

    Congregations

    0 Wards
    4 Branches

    2

    FamilySearch Centers

    2

    History

    In 1989, as the Soviet Union relaxed travel restrictions, Valtteri Rötsä traveled from Estonia to Finland, met missionaries, and was baptized. He shared the gospel with relatives and friends, and a branch of the Church was soon organized in Tallinn. On April 25, 1990, President Russell M. Nelson, then serving in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, dedicated Estonia for the preaching of the gospel in a wooded area above the Lauluväljak amphitheater.

    On December 17, 1990, Jaanus Silla was called as a missionary—the first mission call issued to a Soviet citizen. During his mission, Estonia secured its independence from the Soviet Union, and Estonian Saints enjoyed more religious freedom. Over the course of the next 10 years, Estonian members helped translate Church materials and ordinances into their own language, including temple ceremonies, general conference addresses, and the Book of Mormon.

    In 1999 the Church held a two-day open house for the Tallinn meetinghouse, the first Church-built meetinghouse in the Baltic States. In addition to the Tallinn Branch, branches have been established in Tartu, Narva, and Pärnu. As they make and keep covenants, Saints in Estonia serve as examples of how to lead committed religious lives in an increasingly secular culture, “holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience” (1 Timothy 3:9).

    Africa

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    849,568

    Members

    2,721

    Congregations

    Missions

    45Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    423

    Temples

    6Temples

    Asia

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    1,298,181

    Members

    2,113

    Congregations

    Missions

    45Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    402

    Temples

    10Temples

    Europe

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    507,748

    Members

    1,296

    Congregations

    Missions

    35Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    663

    Temples

    14Temples

    North America

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    9,637,503

    Members

    18,423

    Congregations

    Missions

    175Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    3,054

    Temples

    120Temples

    Oceania (Pacific)

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    599,065

    Members

    1,308

    Congregations

    Missions

    17Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    318

    Temples

    11Temples

    South America

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    4,320,129

    Members

    5,629

    Congregations

    Missions

    97Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    1,355

    Temples

    25Temples