Saint Vincent 2l5d4m
728 1w6q1r
Total Church hip
3 4s6p6l
Congregations
1 196eh
FamilySearch Centers
History 4a2b4f
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, then of the Seventy (one of the governing bodies of the Church), visited St. Vincent in January 1980 along with President Richard L. Millett of the Puerto Rico San Juan Mission. Steven B. Wooley and Terry Williams were sent to be missionaries in the country in March 1980. Among those attending the meetings was Ebenezer Joshua, the first chief minister of the country who helped St. Vincent obtain independence from England. Joshua was one of the earliest converts and served in the branch (a small congregation) presidency.
Missionaries cleared the land for a chapel and a site dedication was held in June 1985; a building was subsequently constructed. When Joshua died in 1991, a crowd of 30,000 – 40,000 people, including top government officials, viewed or attended his televised funeral in the Kingstown chapel.
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Caribbean Area
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Africa 1h5b65
Total Church hip 334m6k
933,511 5g5h6v
2,927 5a6xm
Congregations
Missions 482q3r
54Missions 116p57
FamilySearch Centers 723y3h
Temples z2rm
6Temples 1396m
Asia 455744
Total Church hip 334m6k
1,316,373 4p2d2o
2,145 6j224
Congregations
Missions 482q3r
51Missions 4y4s2a
FamilySearch Centers 723y3h
Temples z2rm
11Temples x693
Europe 36p64
Total Church hip 334m6k
513,534 272e22
1,290 k5kz
Congregations
Missions 482q3r
37Missions 4v602c
FamilySearch Centers 723y3h
Temples z2rm
14Temples 1q1l6e
North America 204j5a
Total Church hip 334m6k
9,733,719 342d58
18,426 2d46d
Congregations
Missions 482q3r
187Missions 1v5a6m
FamilySearch Centers 723y3h
Temples z2rm
131Temples 287042
Oceania (Pacific) 365c7
Total Church hip 334m6k
607,302 635l4a
1,290 k5kz
Congregations
Missions 482q3r
17Missions 1hc1c
FamilySearch Centers 723y3h
Temples z2rm
11Temples x693
South America 3u15q
Total Church hip 334m6k
4,392,463 43292h
5,599 5em6g
Congregations
