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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pakistan

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blankets, 300,000 pounds of medical supplies, 42,000 hygiene kits, and 1,000 winterized tents were initially sent. With the onset of winter, the church purchased and delivered an additional 150,000 blankets and 5,000 winterized tents in late 2005. The church shipped an estimated 400,000 pounds of food, blankets and other relief aid to Pakistan to assist flood victims after the
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Since 1985, the church has conducted at least 59 humanitarian and development projects in Pakistan. This includes community projects, emergency response, refugee response, and wheelchair donations. The church provided needed humanitarian aid for sufferers of the 2005 earthquake. This included 50,000
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In 1993, approximately 130 members were living in the country and there were two missionary couples serving in Pakistan; one couple in Karachi and the other in Lahore. In 1995, the church was registered with the government and seminary began. Several member's homes and a meetinghouse were damaged by
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Pakistani members serving full-time on missions worldwide — with about 20 of them serving in their own country (constituting the nation's church's entire missionary force). Unlike most countries, these missionaries do not openly proselytize. Instead, missionary work occurs through member referrals.
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when missionaries arrived in the 1990s. On November 1, 2007, the India New Delhi Mission was organized, which included Northern India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan. On November 7, 2010, the Pakistan Service Mission, headquartered in Islamabad, was created. In 2011, there were about 30
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traveled to Islamabad where he met with members, missionaries, and a variety of civic leaders. He stated that they thanked the church for their humanitarian relief and hoped the church would become a successful minority religion in Pakistan.
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and transit system, the Dubai United Arab Emirates Temple is expected to make it easier for Pakistani members to access a church temple.
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Few, but faithful: Elder Oaks meets members in distant areas of India, Pakistan and Thailand
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Congregations in a district are called branches, regardless of size. A church
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was first published in 1988, with the full translation completed in 2007.
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district until the completion of the Bangkok Thailand Temple in 2023. The
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As of March 2024, Pakistan had the following districts and congregations:
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The first members in Pakistan were foreigners. By 1985, there were
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Mormon church, Islamic Relief team up for Pakistan flood relief
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Pakistani ambassador thanks LDS Church for humanitarian aid
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pakistan
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pakistan
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from the Islamabad Branch began serving in January 1987.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Asia
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Pakistan was originally part of the church's Singapore
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Index


Area
Asia
Members
Districts
Branches
Family History Centers
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Pakistan
branches
Islamabad
Karachi
Rawalpindi
Lahore
missionary
2005 Kashmir earthquake
Dallin H. Oaks
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
District
Book of Mormon
Ronald A. Rasband
2010 Pakistan floods
Family History Center
Mission
temples
Hong Kong China Temple
Bengaluru India Temple
Dubai United Arab Emirates Temple
church president
Russell M. Nelson

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