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''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Mongolia, go to the [[Mongolia Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Mongolia, go to the [[Mongolia Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ||
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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
The fall of communism in 1991 restored public religious practice. Tibetan Buddhism, which had been the predominant religion prior to the rise of communism, again rose to become the most widely practised religion in Mongolia. The end of religious repression in the 1990s also allowed for other religions to spread in the country. According to the Christian missionary group Barnabas Fund, the number of Christians grew from just four in 1989 to around 40,000 as of 2008. In May 2013, The '''Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)''' held a cultural program to celebrate twenty years of LDS Church history in Mongolia. There are some 1,000 '''Catholics''' in Mongolia. In 2017, '''Seventh-day Adventists''' reported 2,700 members in six churches up from zero members in 1991.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Mongolia", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia, accessed 1 April 2020. </ref> | The fall of communism in 1991 restored public religious practice. Tibetan Buddhism, which had been the predominant religion prior to the rise of communism, again rose to become the most widely practised religion in Mongolia. The end of religious repression in the 1990s also allowed for other religions to spread in the country. According to the Christian missionary group Barnabas Fund, the number of Christians grew from just four in 1989 to around 40,000 as of 2008. In May 2013, The '''Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)''' held a cultural program to celebrate twenty years of LDS Church history in Mongolia. There are some 1,000 '''Catholics''' in Mongolia. In 2017, '''Seventh-day Adventists''' reported 2,700 members in six churches up from zero members in 1991.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Mongolia", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia, accessed 1 April 2020. </ref> | ||
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==How to Find Records== | ==How to Find Records== | ||
===Digital Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog === | ===Digital Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog === | ||