The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) (), headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been in Sweden since 1850.
History
The Book of Mormon was translated into Swedish in 1878. As with many other Scandinavian converts, Swedish LDS were encouraged to emigrate to the US and build up "Zion" there; these included the ancestors of a previous church president, Thomas S. Monson, whose grandfather, Nels Monson (born Torhamn), emigrated at the age of 16. This depleted local numbers for a number of decades, until in the late twentieth century, this policy was discontinued, and a temple built within the country itself.
As of 2021, the LDS Church counted its number of members in Sweden to be just above 9,528, divided into 5 regional units with a total of 40 congregations. This was an increase in membership from 2014, which was 9,463. The Church also maintains one temple in the country, the Stockholm Sweden Temple, in Västerhaninge.
The Swedish Rescue Around 2010, a number of Swedish members of the LDS Church, including former area seventy Hans Mattsson, began to doubt the veracity of the church.Goodstein, Laurie. "Some Mormons Search the Web and Find Doubt", The New York Times, 20 July 2013. Retrieved on 22 March 2020. Marlin K. Jensen, a church general authority, and historian Richard E. Turley Jr. soon after conducted a fireside, an informal church meeting, at the Västerhaninge Chapel in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 28, 2010."REMEMBERING THE SWEDISH RESCUE, FROM THOSE WHO ATTENDED", Mormon Stories, 25 September 2018. Retrieved on 22 March 2020."2010 Sweden Fireside held November 28, 2010 (Transcript)", FairMormon, 2010. Retrieved on 22 March 2020. The audio was surreptitiously recorded and sparked much discussion and interest in the blogosphere."A FairMormon Response to Questions Asked at 2010 Swedish Fireside (a.k.a. the "Swedish Rescue")", FairMormon, 2010. Retrieved on 22 March 2020.
Stakes
As of May 2026, the following stakes were located in Sweden: StakeOrganized TempleGöteborg Sweden Stake20 Nov 1977Stockholm SwedenMalmö Sweden Stake1 Sep 1996Copenhagen DenmarkStockholm Sweden Stake20 Apr 1975Stockholm SwedenStockholm Sweden South Stake20 Aug 1995Stockholm SwedenUmeå Sweden District1 Jan 1960Stockholm Sweden
Missions Sweden Stockholm Mission: On June 15, 1905, the Swedish Mission was organized from the Scandinavian Mission, which was renamed the Danish-Norwegian Mission."Swedish Mission", Church History: Missionary Database, 2020. Retrieved on 22 March 2020.Johansson, Carl-Erik. "History of the Swedish Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", BYU Scholars Archive, August 1973. Retrieved on 22 March 2020. When established, the mission covered Sweden, Finland, Russia and northern Germany, with Petter Matson as its president.Potter, Damion. "Swedish Mission centennial celebrated", Church News, 15 July 2005. Retrieved on 23 March 2020. It has since been split among other missions, reducing the area of the mission to only Sweden.
Temples
See also
Religion in Sweden
References
External links Official website