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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tonga
; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tonga
	The Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple
Area	Pacific
Census	18,554 (2011)
Members	68,404 (2023)
Stakes	21
Districts	2
Wards	140
Branches	35
Total Congregations	175
Missions	2
Temples	1 Operating; 1 Under Construction; 2 Total
Family History Centers	21

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) (Tongan: Siasi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻo e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní or Siasi Māmonga) has had a presence in Tonga since 1891. The Tongan Mission was organized in 1916. However, due to anti-Mormon sentiment and government policies, the LDS Church did not grow steadily in Tonga until 1924. Between 1946 and 1956, church leaders published Tongan translations of the scriptures and built a church-sponsored school known as the Liahona School. In 1968, Tonga's first LDS stake was organized and the Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple was dedicated in 1983.

^ Cite error: The named reference Mormons pass Catholics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Tonga", Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, retrieved 4 June 2023
^ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
^ Tonga Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 24 April 2022

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[newsroom-2] "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Tonga", Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, retrieved 4 June 2023

[3] Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.

[4] Tonga Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 24 April 2022

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