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2901:Architecture
2799:Johannesburg
2781:South Africa
2621:South Africa
2616:Sierra Leone
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2338:Deseret News
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2063:, LDS Church
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1636:= announced
1626:= Operating
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1353:Nigeria Uyo
1342:Nigeria Uyo
1331:Nigeria Uyo
1298:Nigeria Uyo
1166:Nigeria Uyo
1122:Nigeria Aba
1067:Nigeria Uyo
913:Nigeria Aba
869:Nigeria Uyo
825:Nigeria Uyo
814:Nigeria Uyo
770:Nigeria Uyo
506:Nigeria Aba
495:Nigeria Aba
484:Nigeria Aba
473:Nigeria Aba
462:Nigeria Aba
451:Nigeria Aba
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2626:South Sudan
2541:Ivory Coast
2297:KSTU Fox 13
2229:January 13,
2115:Church News
1955:(Announced)
1896:(Announced)
1506:1 Jul 2002
1486:1 Jul 1988
1476:1 Jul 2016
1466:1 Jul 1980
1456:1 Jul 1992
1446:1 Jul 1992
1426:1 Jul 2013
1416:1 Jul 2023
1406:1 Jul 2023
1372:29 Dec 2013
1361:18 May 1999
1339:23 Nov 2008
1328:20 Aug 2023
1317:12 May 2019
1306:19 Nov 1995
1295:19 Sep 1999
1284:10 Apr 2022
1262:27 Nov 2016
1251:27 Nov 2016
1240:13 Nov 2011
1207:25 Nov 1990
1196:14 Jun 1998
1185:27 Jan 2019
1174:16 Jul 2017
1152:23 Sep 1988
1141:26 Jul 2015
1119:23 Oct 2005
1108:18 May 2014
1097:24 Nov 2013
1086:31 Mar 2019
1064:16 Jul 2023
1053:22 Aug 2010
1031:15 May 2011
1020:24 Jun 2018
1009:26 Jun 2022
998:19 Jun 2022
987:23 Feb 1997
976:22 Nov 2015
965:22 Nov 2015
954:20 Feb 2005
943:14 Feb 1993
932:15 Jul 2018
921:17 Oct 1999
888:27 Jun 1999
877:20 Jun 1993
866:29 Aug 2010
855:24 Mar 2019
833:20 Jan 2019
811:22 Sep 1996
800:25 Sep 1988
778:29 Nov 2020
767:14 Jul 1996
756:17 May 2015
723:18 Aug 2019
712:18 Feb 2018
701:11 Mar 2012
690:18 Feb 2018
679:11 Mar 2012
668:20 Sep 2015
635:24 Oct 1993
624:24 Nov 2019
613:19 Mar 2006
602:18 Mar 2018
591:29 Nov 1998
580:24 Nov 2013
569:23 Jun 2019
558:12 Oct 1997
547:29 May 2016
514:14 Sep 2014
492:10 Jun 2018
470:15 May 2022
448:15 May 1988
145:4 Announced
143:1 Operating
64:Africa West
2922:Categories
2897:Comparison
2756:Benin City
2728:Cape Coast
2705:Mbuji-Mayi
2700:Lubumbashi
2682:Congo, DRC
2636:The Gambia
2581:Mozambique
2561:Madagascar
2496:Cape Verde
2407:LDS Church
2365:LDS Church
2319:LDS Church
2277:LDS Church
2040:References
1985:Announced:
1926:Announced:
1870:Benin City
1861:Announced:
1792:Announced:
1717:Dedicated:
1709:Announced:
1554:Benin City
1396:Organized
1350:9 Dec 2001
1273:6 Jul 2003
1229:8 Jul 2018
1218:5 Sep 2021
1163:8 Mar 2009
1130:6 Dec 2009
1075:5 Jun 2016
1042:3 Sep 2017
910:3 May 2009
899:5 Jun 2016
844:3 Aug 1991
822:6 Mar 2016
789:6 Jun 2010
745:3 Dec 2017
734:1 Dec 2002
657:2 Sep 2007
646:2 Mar 1997
536:1 Aug 1993
525:2 Sep 2018
503:6 Jun 2010
481:6 Dec 2015
459:3 Dec 2006
437:Organized
340:Ted Cannon
195:Membership
2789:Cape Town
2576:Mauritius
2469:Countries
2463:in Africa
1981:Location:
1922:Location:
1857:Location:
1788:Location:
1732:, Nigeria
1730:Aba, Abia
1705:Location:
1496:Jun 2024
1436:Jun 2024
391:In 1998,
386:president
334:With the
91:Districts
2907:Missions
2695:Kinshasa
2656:Zimbabwe
2631:Tanzania
2521:Ethiopia
2516:Eswatini
2491:Cameroon
2486:Botswana
2403:Newsroom
2361:Newsroom
2315:Newsroom
2273:Newsroom
2224:KSL TV 5
2061:Newsroom
2007:See also
1393:Mission
1382:Missions
440:Mission
129:Missions
111:Branches
2885:Temples
2761:Calabar
2743:Nigeria
2690:Kananga
2674:Temples
2611:Senegal
2601:Reunion
2591:Nigeria
2586:Namibia
2556:Liberia
2551:Lesotho
2099:10 June
2067:10 June
1994:Nigeria
1990:Calabar
1935:Nigeria
1874:Nigeria
1809:Nigeria
1572:Calabar
1513:Temples
380:, with
367:Mission
329:Biafran
283:221,172
275:192,144
267:142,033
259:103,898
182:History
176:Nigeria
172:members
147:5 Total
139:Temples
71:Members
2889:Africa
2794:Durban
2733:Kumasi
2651:Zambia
2646:Uganda
2606:Rwanda
2566:Malawi
2536:Guinea
2476:Angola
2164:
1725:Style:
1634:Yellow
397:temple
356:branch
344:Janath
251:88,374
243:68,777
235:42,746
227:28,000
219:12,000
81:Stakes
2771:Lagos
2723:Accra
2715:Ghana
2546:Kenya
2531:Ghana
2526:Gabon
2481:Benin
1951:323.
1892:288.
1865:Size:
1827:255.
1805:Lagos
1801:Ikoyi
1796:Size:
1758:253.
1721:Size:
1675:121.
1639:Black
1608:Lagos
374:stake
352:Enugu
211:5,500
203:2,255
101:Wards
2893:List
2766:Eket
2641:Togo
2571:Mali
2231:2023
2196:(1).
2162:ISBN
2101:2023
2069:2023
1973:edit
1931:Eket
1914:edit
1849:edit
1780:edit
1697:edit
1629:Blue
1590:Eket
280:2022
272:2019
264:2015
256:2012
248:2009
240:2004
232:1999
224:1995
216:1989
208:1985
200:1983
192:Year
59:Area
49:The
2751:Aba
1624:Red
1536:Aba
384:as
378:Aba
174:in
123:769
115:264
105:505
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2194:55
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