Mormonism in Honduras

Introduction

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) was first officially established in Honduras in the early 1950s. The Church has experienced significant growth particularly in the most populous cities of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. Today, the Church in Honduras reports one of the highest percentages of members in the general population in Central America, although the vast majority of these members do not attend church services and likely no longer identify themselves as Latter-day Saints.

History

International LDS leadership visited Honduras in the early 1950s to evaluate prospects to open the country to proselytism. Missionaries first arrived in December 1952. The first branch in Tegucigalpa opened in March 1953, whereas the first branch in San Pedro Sula opened in 1955. The Central American Mission, later renamed the Guatemala-El Salvador Mission, opened in November 1952 and supervised missionary efforts in Honduras until the organization of the Honduras...