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

As of December 31, 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 56,888 members in 12 stakes, 119 congregations (94 wards and 25 branches), 42 Family History Centers, one mission, and two temples in Illinois.[1]

The Chicago Illinois Temple

Stakes are located in Buffalo Grove, Champaign, Chicago, Joliet, Naperville, Nauvoo, O'Fallon, Peoria, Rockford, Schaumburg, Springfield and Wilmette.

History

In 1839, to escape persecution—including a literal extermination order given by Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs—the Latter-day Saints drained swamplands on the eastern banks of the Mississippi River and established the city of Nauvoo.[2]

Joseph Smith was killed on June 27, 1844 by an angry mob that stormed Carthage Jail in Carthage, Illinois where Smith was being held.[3]

In 2004, Illinois's lieutenant governor, Pat Quinn, presented church leaders a copy of House Resolution 793, which expressed official regret for the violence that caused the Mormons to leave in 1846.[4]

On March 12, 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]

Membership history
Year Membership
1983 25,405
1993 41,000
2003 50,651
2013 56,932
2019 56,888

Missions
See also: List of missions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Former missions
  • Northern States Mission (1889-1973)
  • Illinois Mission (1973-1974)
  • Illinois Chicago Mission (1974-1980)
  • Illinois Chicago North Mission (1980-1983)
  • Illinois Nauvoo Mission

Temples
Temples in Illinois
Red = Operating
Blue = Under Construction
Yellow = announced
Black = Closed for Renovations

 35. Chicago Illinois Temple

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Glenview, Illinois, United States
April 1, 1981
August 9, 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley
October 8, 1989 by Gordon B. Hinckley
37,062 sq ft (3,443 m2) and 112 ft (34 m) high on a 13 acre (5.3 ha) site
Modern adaptation of six-spire design - designed by Wight & Co and Church A&E Services
Rededication in 1989 was for the addition only

 113. Nauvoo Illinois Temple

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Nauvoo, Illinois, United States
April 4, 1999
June 27, 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley
54,000 sq ft (5,000 m2) and 162 ft (49 m) high on a 3.3 acre (1.3 ha) site
Greek revival - designed by FFKR Architecture[6] based on design by William Weeks
Built on the site of the Nauvoo Temple and dedicated on the 158th anniversary of the death of Joseph Smith, the exterior is an almost exact reconstruction of the original temple. Primary difference is weather-vane has been replaced with a statue of Moroni. However, the interior has 4 progressive ordinance rooms with murals like those in the early Utah temples leading to the celestial room and 6 sealing rooms.

See also

References
  1. "Facts and Statistics Illinois". www.newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  3. Jones, Chris. "Mormonism, Illinois have surprising history", Chicago Tribune, 29 August 2013. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  4. Sanford, Melissa. "Illinois Tells Mormons It Regrets Expulsion", The New York Times, 8 April 2004. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  5. Lovett, Ian. "Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis", The Wall Street Journal, 12 March 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.
  6. "Nauvoo Illinois Temple", Church News


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