The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in El Salvador

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in El Salvador refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in El Salvador. On March 2, 1951, the first 12 converts in El Salvador were baptized. As of December 31, 2022, there were 129,467 members in 155 congregations in El Salvador. In 2019, El Salvador had the second most LDS Church members per capita in North America after the United States.

History
In 1948, President Arwell L. Pierce of the Mexican Mission assigned the first missionaries to preach in El Salvador. In February 1951, a conference was held in San Salvador with a Church Apostle, Elder Albert E. Bowen, in attendance. One month later, the first converts were baptized at Apulo Beach at Lake Ilopango. In 1965, there were 4,200 members in El Salvador. By 1989, the Church in El Salvador was able to use local missionaries to sustain its missionary force. Church membership grew from the initial converts, and was up to 15,000 by the mid 1980s before growing to 38,000 and further doubling by 2000.

Temples
The San Salvador El Salvador Temple was announced on November 7, 2007 by President Henry B. Eyring. The ground was broken for the temple in September 2008, with the temple being dedicated on August 21, 2011.