2021 LDS Church Calendar

2021 : The Year in Mormonism
Century: 19th / 20th / 21st
Decade: / 2000s / 2010s / 2020s / 2030s / 2040s
Year: 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024 / 2025 / 2026 / 2027 / 2028 / 2029

Events

February

• February 21, 2021 - Friend to Friend for Children
• February 25–27, 2021 - RootsTech Connect: Family Discovery Day

March

• March 17, 2021 - Youth Music Festival
• March 26 and 27, 2021 - Handel’s Messiah

April

• April 3–4, 2021 - General Conference
• April 29–30, 2021 = BYU Women’s Conference

191st General Conference

As April 2021 general conference comes to a close, members around the world have been edified and uplifted by the words of Church leaders. Here are 6 announcements that happened during this spring's general conference.

• 20 New Temples Announced by President Nelson

In the Sunday afternoon session, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct 20 new temples. According to Newsroom, “this is the second-highest number of temples announced at one time in the history of the Church. At the April 1998 general conference, former Church President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) announced plans to construct as many as 32 new temples, though he did not list specific locations.” See the locations announced by President Nelson here.

• A New Primary General Presidency

In the Saturday afternoon session, a new Primary General Presidency was called. Sister Camille N. Johnson will now serve as Primary General President with Sister Susan H. Porter as First Counselor and Sister Amy Wright as Second Counselor. Find their bios here.

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• New Members of the Presidency of the Seventy Announced

Effective August 1, 2021, Elders Robert C. Gay and Terence M. Vinson will be released from the Presidency of the Seventy. Elders Paul V. Johnson and S. Mark Palmer were sustained as new members of the Presidency of the Seventy during the Saturday afternoon session.

• 8 General Authority Seventies Called

Eight new General Authority Seventies received calls during the Saturday afternoon session: Elder Sean Douglas, Elder Michael A. Dunn, Elder Clark G. Gilbert, Elder Patricio M. Giuffra, Elder Alfred Kyungu, Elder Alvin F. Meredith III, Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr., Elder Vaiangina Sikahema. Read short bios about each new General Authority Seventy.

• 77 New Area Seventies

Elder D. Todd Christofferson read the names of 77 new Area Seventies during the Thursday general conference leadership meeting. Short bios of each new Area Seventy are available here. President Dallin H. Oaks called for a sustaining vote of the new Area Seventies during the Saturday afternoon session.

You may also like: See what President Nelson and other Church leaders taught at the April 2021 general conference leadership meeting

• The 2020 Statistical Report

Like many aspects of last year, the statistical report is a bit different from previous years as numbers reflect decreases in new converts and full-time missionaries. Membership increased by just under 100,000, putting total Church membership at 16,663,663. See the full statistical report.

20 New Temples Announced April 2021

A resilient, far-reaching moment of Latter-day Saint history was made on Easter Sunday with President Russell M. Nelson’s announcement of 20 future temples — the most locations announced in a single day since April 1998.

At the conclusion of Sunday afternoon’s session of the 191st Annual General Conference, the Church president set forth plans to build temples in:

LDS #		Title	Country	Status	Announce Date	Dedication Date	Stakes/ Districts	Web Link	Map	Notes
001	pix	Oslo Norway Temple	Norway	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
002	pix	Brussels Belgium Temple	Belgium	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
003	pix	Vienna Austria Temple	Austria	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
004	pix	Kumasi Ghana Temple	Ghana	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
005	pix	Beira Mozambique Temple	Mozambique	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
006	pix	Cape Town South Africa Temple	South Africa	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
007	pix	Singapore Temple	Singapore	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
008	pix	Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple	Brazil	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
009	pix	Cali Colombia Temple	Colombia	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
010	pix	Queretaro Mexico Temple	Mexico	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
011	pix	Torreon Mexico Temple	Mexico	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
012	pix	Helena Montana Temple	Montana	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
013	pix	Casper Wyoming Temple	Wyoming	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
014	pix	Grand Junction Colorado Temple	Colorado	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
015	pix	Farmington New Mexico Temple	New Mexico	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
016	pix	Burley Idaho Temple	Idaho	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
017	pix	Eugene Oregon Temple	Oregon	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
018	pix	Elko Nevada Temple	Nevada	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
019	pix	Yorba Linda California Temple	California	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map
020	pix	Smithfield Utah Temple	Utah	Announced	04 Apr 2021		/	web	map

May

• 01-May-2021 : New Temple announced for Ephraim Utah Temple- 27th temple proposed for Utah made in special Manti region press conference.
• May 2, 2021 = Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults
• 24-May-2021 : Church to discontinue time-only temple marriages - The discontinuance was addressed in a Monday, May 24, letter from the First Presidency to General Authorities; General Officers; Area Seventies; stake, mission, district and temple presidents; and bishops and branch presidents.
• 24-May-2021 : 3 of 10 Church MTC's to resume in-person learning in June - In a phased and cautious approach that adds on-site training to its online teaching, the Provo, Ghana and New Zealand MTCs look to invite a small number of missionaries to train on location beginning in late June.

June

June 13, 2021 Face to Face for Single Adults

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July

• July 3 : 27th Annual Parley P Pratt Freedom Run - Over 600 celebrate the day Elder Pratt and 2 companions escaped prison in Columbia, Missouri.
• July 22 and 23, 2021 - Music for a Summer Evening (Pioneer Day Commemoration)
• July 22 : Two missionaries die in New Mexico collision; third is hospitalized - Elder Michael Austin Davis, 20, of Corinne, Utah, and Elder Tyson Gene Haycock, 20, of Miles City, Montana, both passed away as the result of injuries sustained in the accident.

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August

• Aug 1 : 66 Area Authority Seventies to Released effective Aug 1st -
• Aug 31: St. George Church Arson Fires - three separate arson fires damaged meetinghouses for The Church. Police find and arrest prime suspect after a brief car chase that ended near Zion National Park.
• Aug 31: Latter-day Saints in the Paralympics, days 6 & 7: Gold in swimming, plus updates in goalball, track and shot put - When Tupou Neiufi was just 2 years old, she was injured by a hit-and-run driver.

September

• Sep 03: First girls to earn Vanguard Light & Truth Award - Vanguard International Scouting Association is proud to recognize the first two girls to earn the new Light and Truth Award. Elizabeth K. age 9 from Buckley WA, Chief Seattle Council, and Emma D. age 10 from Richmond UT, Crossroads of the West Council, both completed the award requirements this summer.
• September 12, 2021 -Face to Face for Young Adults

October

• Oct 9 : Groundbreaking Ceremony for Casper Wyoming Temple, Elder S. Gifford Nielsen of the Seventy will preside at ceremony for Wyoming's second temple.
• Oct 9-21, 2021 : Open House for Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, 1st open house and dedication since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
• Oct 31, 2021 : Dedication (#169th) for Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, 1st open house and dedication since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

191st Semi-Annual General Conference

Oct 1,2 & 3, 2021 at Salt Lake City:

• Two new Area Seventies Called -
  • Elder Charden Ndinga, 41, of Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.
  • Elder Pedro E. Hernández, 51, of Punto Fijo, Venezuela.

At the conclusion of Sunday afternoon’s session of the 191st Annual General Conference, the Church president set forth plans to build temples in the below cities:

Additionally, President Nelson announced plans to reconstruct the Provo Utah Temple.

LDS #		Title	Country	Status	Announce Date	Dedication Date	Stakes/ Districts	Web Link	Map	Notes
001	pix	Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple	Taiwan	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
002	pix	Tacloban City Philippines Temple	Philippines	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
003	pix	Monrovia Liberia Temple	Liberia	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
004	pix	Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple	Congo	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
005	pix	Antananarivo Madagascar Temple	Madagascar	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
006	pix	Culiacan Mexico Temple	Mexico	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
007	pix	Vitoria Brazil Temple	Brazil	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
008	pix	La Paz Bolivia Temple	Bolivia	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
009	pix	Santiago West Chile Temple	Chile	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
010	pix	Fort Worth Texas Temple	Texas	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
011	pix	Cody Wyoming Temple	Wyoming	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
012	pix	Rexburg North Idaho Temple	Idaho	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map
013	pix	Heber Valley Utah Temple	Utah	Announced	03 Oct 2021		/	web	map

Scheduled Events

November

November 14, 2021 Face to Face for Youth

December

December 5, 2021 First Presidency Christmas Devotional

Church Unit Updates

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New Stakes

1. (#3465) Nampula Mozambique Stake 31-Jan-2021
2. (#3466) Herriman Utah Anthem Stake - January 31st, 2021
3. (#3467) Salem Utah Woodland Hills Stake - January 31st, 2021
4. (#3468) Lake Point Utah Stake - February 7th, 2021
5. (#3469) Orem Utah YSA 4th Stake - March 14th, 2021
6. (#3469b) Imus Philippines Stake - March 21st, 2021
7. (#3470) North Pole Alaska Stake - March 28th, 2021
8. (#3471) Gettysburg Pennsylvania Stake - March 28th, 2021
9. (#3472) Almada Portugal Stake - March 28th, 2021
10. (#3473) Fishers Indiana Stake - April 11th, 2021
11. (#3474) Abura Ghana Stake - April 18th, 2021
12. (#3475) Kharkiv Ukraine Stake - April 25th, 2021
13. (#3476) Bindura Zimbabwe Stake - April 28th, 2021
14. (#3477) Jyvaskyla Finland Stake - May 16th, 2021
15. (#3478) Farmington Hills Michigan Stake - May 23rd, 2021
16. (#3479) Marikina Philippines East Stake - May 23rd, 2021
17. (#3480) Ijebu-Ode Nigeria Stake - May 30th, 2021
18. (#3481) Cauayan Philippines Stake - May 30th, 2021
19. (#3482) Assomada Cabo Verde Stake - June 6th, 2021
20. (#3483) Palhoca Brazil Stake - June 6th, 2021
21. (#3484) Heber City Utah Old Mill Stake - June 6th, 2021
22. (#3485) Hyrum Utah West Stake - June 6th, 2021
23. (#3485b) Vigan Philippines Stake - June 13th, 2021
24. (#3485c) Cococodji Benin Stake - June 20th, 2021
25. (#3485d) Tagum Philippines Stake - June 27th, 2021
26. (#3485e) Ashaiman Ghana Bethlehem Stake - July 4th, 2021
27. (#3486) Kikula Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake - July 4th, 2021
28. (#3487) Sipocot Philippines Stake - July 25th, 2021
29. (#3488) Twin Falls Idaho East Stake - Aug 29, 2021
30. (#3488b) Lehi Utah Canyon Hills Stake - Sept. 5th, 2021
31. (#3488c) Port Harcourt Nigeria Central Stake - Sept 12th, 2021
32. (#3489) Morehead City North Carolina Stake- Sept. 19th, 2021
33. (#3490) Kumasi Ghana Konongo Stake - Sept. 26th, 2021
34. (#3491) Saratoga Springs Utah Lake Mountain Stake - Oct. 10th
35. (#3492) Wellington Sierra Leone Stake - October 10th, 2021
36. (#3493) Smithfield Utah West Stake - November 7th, 2021
37. (#3493b) Carapicuiba Brazil Stake - November 14th, 2021
38. (#3494) Washington DC YSA North Stake - Nov. 14th, 2021
39. (#3495) Winnipeg Manitoba West Stake - Nov. 14th, 2021
40. (#3496) Dayton Ohio North Stake - Nov. 21st, 2021
41. (#3497) Kabusanga Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake - Dec. 5th, 2021
42. (#3498) Kossoh Town Sierra Leone Stake - Dec. 5th, 2021
43. (#3499) Rexburg Idaho West Stake - Dec. 12th, 2021

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New Districts

1. Great Salt Lake Utah (Correctional Facility) - 1/3
2. Matadi DR Congo - January 10th, 2021
3. Lesser Antilles North - January 24th, 2021
4. Campo Maior Brazil - May 2nd, 2021
5. Quebec City Quebec - June 13th, 2021
6. Bujumbura Burundi - August 22nd, 2021
7. União da Vitória Brazil - October 24th, 2021

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Units Discontinued in 2021

1. Pocatello Idaho YSA 2nd Stake - (March 2021)
2. San Diego California Stake - 20 June 2021 - San Diego California East Stake was renamed to San Diego California Stake.
3. Santee California Stake - 20 June 2021
4. Fujisawa Japan Stake (formerly Yokohama South Stake) - 20 June 2021.
5. Musashino Japan Stake
6. Saitama Japan Stake
7. Pleasanton California Stake
8. Roy Utah Central Stake
9. Jurupa California Stake - Late 2021.

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Notable Deaths

March

• 03-Mar: Elder Fernando Antonio Ramos Garcia - young missionary serving in the El Salvador San Salvador West/Belize Mission. From Juayúa, El Salvador, died on Wednesday after drowning in a river in the municipality of Nahulingo, Sonsonate San Salvador.
• 09-Mar: Giovanni Pelin Pangan - 48-year-old mission president in the Philippines Iloilo Mission died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack. He previously served in his homeland as president of the Legazpi Philippines Stake.

May

• 18-May : Two missionaries in Texas die in car crash - Elders Luke Carter of Springville Utah and Eli Fowler of Pueblo West Colorado, die in a two-vehicle accident north of Dallas-Fort Worth during a heavy rainstorm. The driver of the other vehicle is hospitalized in serious condition.

August

• 31-Aug : Elder Dean L. Davies of the Seventy passes away at his home in North Salt Lake, after an extended battle with cancer. Elder Davies was called to be a General Authority Seventy at the October 2020 general conference. Prior to that, he served as a counselor in the Presiding Bishopric for eight years (2012 to 2015 as Second Counselor and 2015 to 2020 as First Counselor). His 70th birthday would have been observed in just 4 days, and he would have been inclded among 6 others who are anticipated to be granted emeritus status in General Conference next month.