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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
An official congregation was organized in November 1966 by a Church Apostle, Elder Marion G. Romney. Prior to that time, United States expatriates working in Venezuela held meetings at home. Missionaries were sent from the Costa Rica Mission to Venezuela, and in February 1967, the first convert was baptized. Total Church Membership: 166,688. Congregations: 231.<ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Venezuela, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/Venezuela, accessed 6 March 2020.</ref> | An official congregation was organized in November 1966 by a Church Apostle, Elder Marion G. Romney. Prior to that time, United States expatriates working in Venezuela held meetings at home. Missionaries were sent from the Costa Rica Mission to Venezuela, and in February 1967, the first convert was baptized. Total Church Membership: 166,688. Congregations: 231.<ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Venezuela, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/Venezuela, accessed 6 March 2020.</ref> | ||
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