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601: 504: 519:. This building is usually the largest meetinghouse in the stake, but where stakes are large in area the stake center may be chosen because it is more centrally-located in the boundaries of the stake. The stake center is where functions of the stake such as stake conferences, stake meetings, and stake activities are usually held. There are usually offices for conducting stake business in the stake center. During the mid-to-late 19th and early-20th century, in areas with larger LDS populations, stake 483:, the general session may be divided into multiple sessions, by ward, so that all stake members may be accommodated in the building. A session for all adult members is generally held on the preceding Saturday evening. A priesthood leadership session is also held in conjunction with a stake conference. Some stakes are geographically large enough that multiple sessions of stake conference may held at different locations to accommodate those who live in distant areas. 2088: 2100: 2112: 176:. Stakes are organized from a group of contiguous wards or branches. To be created, a stake must be composed of at least five wards. A stake may have up to a total of 16 congregations. Most stakes are composed of five to ten wards. In the United States and Canada, a minimum of 3,000 members is required to create a stake; elsewhere, a minimum of 1,900 members is required. For a stake to be created, there must be at least 99 active, full- 495:, general authorities deliver sermons that are broadcast to each designated stake. Each stake conducts its own opening hymns and prayers and conducts its own business before the broadcast begins. Another advantage of this format is that in stakes that are geographically large it is easier to hold stake conference in more than one location. 472:
officers) and to disseminate counsel and guidance from the stake presidency. Speakers at stake conferences generally include the three members of the stake presidency and other stake members, called upon by the stake presidency, to speak on assigned topics. When a general authority or area seventy presides, he is the featured speaker.
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may be called to organize activities—typically sports or drama programs—which are more suitable for the larger numbers of people available to a stake and might be difficult for a ward to carry out on its own. Stake auxiliary leaders, especially in the Young Men and Young Women organizations, may also
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holders to fill the required leadership positions. At times the absence of available leadership constrains the creation of new stakes and the number of congregations within a stake can be much larger than normal. The geographical area encompassed by a stake varies between countries and regions based
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organizations. Typically, the stake-level auxiliary leadership consists of a presidency (made up of a president and two counselors), a secretary, and perhaps additional assistants or board members with specific responsibilities within the organization. The stake auxiliary leaders provide oversight,
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The multi-site stake conference has become more common in the current stake conference structure. As the number of stakes continued to grow, it became more difficult for general authorities to visit stake conferences, even on a semi-regular basis. Area and regional conferences had been organized
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is formed to oversee the congregations. The presiding officer in a district is called the district president. The district president may or may not have counselors, depending on the number of members in the district. A district council of up to twelve individuals may also be formed. Duties which
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is assigned to the conference. The stake president is responsible for organizing the conferences or assist in doing so under the direction of the general authority or area seventy as directed. The conferences are used to conduct stake business (primarily the appointment and sustaining of stake
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on membership density. In Utah, a stake might encompass a few square miles in area. In contrast, a stake in another part of the world might require thousands of square miles to comprise a sufficient number of members.
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who serve without remuneration. Today, stake presidents generally serve for seven to eleven years. In the past, lengths of tenure have varied, with some stake presidents serving for many decades.
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holders living in the stake boundaries. In late 2023, the First Presidency announced plans to standardize requirements for becoming a ward which would take effect in 2024.
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A tabernacle is a larger building used primarily for stake conferences. Most LDS tabernacles are in Utah and the vast majority of stakes do not have tabernacles.
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The stake is an intermediate level in the organizational hierarchy of the LDS Church. The lowest level, consisting of a single congregation, is known as a
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coordinate activities with other stakes in the general area as well. This is especially common of youth dances, and occasionally of youth conferences.
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were used for most of the larger activities now performed at stake centers, while the stake offices were located in what was known as a
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attempts to counteract this situation. A format has developed in the church such that groups of stakes are designated to receive a
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assumed the leadership of the church and led its members to the Salt Lake Valley. The first stake established there was the
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The general session (for all members of the stake) is usually held on Sunday. This general session may be held in a local
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have grown sufficiently to support a stake. Districts may be elevated to stakes and are then no longer presided over by a
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as president. At the time of Young's death in 1877, there were 20 stakes in operation with a total of approximately 250
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LDS stake center. Stake centers serve as meetinghouses for local congregations and headquarters for the local stake.
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This amounts to 15 such men in each ward—of which there must be at least five—plus an additional 24 such men.
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would be carried out by a stake presidency within a stake are shared between the district presidency and the
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of the stake. The stake auxiliaries correspond to the ward-level auxiliaries, and include the Stake
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advice and counsel for the ward-level auxiliary leaders and organize stake-wide activities. Other
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of the church and in many ways is analogous to a church stake. The leader of a district is the
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is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregations in certain denominations of the
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Additional stakes were established in the area around Nauvoo in 1840. Immediately after the
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The stake presidency is assisted in turn by a twelve-member body, called the stake
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Participating adults are individuals who pay full or partial tithes, hold a current
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A church district is a geographical, administrative unit composed of a number of
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Organizational subdivisions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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temple recommend, have a calling in the Church, or are new members who are
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In an area where there are insufficient congregations to form a stake, a
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of the stake. The three members of the stake presidency are given the
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
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New stakes are created when the congregations in existing stakes or
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attending sacrament meeting during their first year of membership.
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AFTMPH: Active, Full-Tithe-Paying Melchizedek Priesthood Holders
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in 1838 and abandoned later that year due to the events of the
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Eyewitness accounts associated with the Joseph Smith Papyri
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from Salt Lake City. Using the recording studio at the
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as its president. The second stake was organized in
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Participating youth are youth enrolled in seminary.
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Index

Latter Day Saint movement
Book of Isaiah
Isaiah
Latter Day Saint
Kirtland, Ohio
Joseph Smith
Clay County, Missouri
David Whitmer
Far West, Missouri
Adam-ondi-Ahman
Mormon War
Nauvoo, Illinois
William Marks
death of Joseph Smith
schism in the Latter Day Saint movement
exodus of the majority of the Latter Day Saints
Salt Lake Valley
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Brigham Young
Salt Lake
John Smith
wards
districts
mission president
Melchizedek priesthood
Jeffrey R. Holland
Sierra Leone
ward
branch
tithe

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