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  • Nauvoo Legion

  • Mexican American War (1846-1848)

    • In 1846, as conflict erupted between Mexico and the United States, there were approximately 20,000 members of the Church spread out across the American prairies.

  • Utah War

  • Civil War

  • Spanish American War (1898-1902)

    • In heavily Latter-day Saint populated Utah, approximately 700 LDS recruits responded to the government’s request for 500 volunteers.

  • World War I (1914-1918)

    • At the beginning of the war there were approximately 370,000 members of the Church worldwide.

  • World War II (1939-1945)

    • An estimated 5,714 Latter-day Saint servicemen died during the war. Many casualties were from nations other than the United States.

  • Korean War (1950-1953)

    • In 1950, not a single Korean national was a member of the Church. From the time of the dedication of Korea for the preaching of the Gospel in 1955 until the turn of the Twenty-first century over 70,000 members joined the Church in South Korea.

  • Vietnam War (1959-1973)

    • In 1968, Church leaders in Vietnam estimated that between 4,000 to 6,000 of the more than 500,000 American troops were Latter-day Saints.

  • Recent Conflicts