The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
aka The Mormon Church [LDS]
This church features uniform traditional family-centered religious worship at many locations in the area. The LDS Church is the second largest religious organization in America.

Upcoming California LDS Events
These popular events fill up fast - advance booking required:
Mormon Battalion Days [Last Sat in Jan] - The Mormon Battalion Visitors Center in San Diego is the second most popular LDS historic site in America.
LDS General Conference [1st Weekend in APR & OCT] - Temple Square Utah.
Menlo Park LDS Single Adult Conferences [Apr - 2nd Weekend] - South Bay Multi-Regional Singles Conference
Mormon Pageants [Summer] - The LDS Experience with Live Music and Drama.
California Mormon Helping Hands [Spring] - LDS Day of Service in California.
Lehi Park LDS Single Adult Conferences [Mid-June] - Monterey Bay Regional Singles Conference
California Mormon Temple Christmas [DEC] - Live Christmas music programs and outdoor nativity exhibits.

Special Programs
Missionaries are available Sunday mornings to answer your questions about LDS programs and teachings.
Young Single Adults - Groups and Activities -
Family History Center - Research your family tree here with free access to many giant genalogical data bases.
Provident Living - LDS Family financial and legal aid, eduction, employment, physical, social and emotional support.
Boy Scouts - The LDS Church supports cub packs, scout troups and related scouting activities. Open to all young men ages 8-18.
Youth Activities - Weekly activity night, scouts, campouts, weekend dances, seminary gospel study, summer camps and more for youths 8-18.
Sports - Most LDS churchs have indoor basketball or volleyball recreation court that are used for informal and league games and practices on a weekly basis.
Relief Society (LDS Women's Organization) - very active in local service projects and promoting healthy family life.

Oakland California Temple
A familiar East Bay landmark is the 170-foot Oakland Temple. This modern Mormon five-spire temple design features a Oriental Motif and a exterior finish of white Sierra granite. On site is a public visitors' center with an inspiring reproduction of Thorvaldsen's Christus statue. Also on the grounds is the East Bay Interstake Center—open to any who wish to attend Sunday services.

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Fresno California Temple

Dedicated: 09-Apr-2000 as the 78th Operating Temple of the LDS Church and serves the temple district which comprises the Fresno, Fresno East, Fresno North, Fresno West, Hanford, Merced, Porterville and Visalia stakes.

Monterey Bay Area LDS Special Interest
Special Interest Groups and Congregations including Young Single Adult (YSA) Groups:
LDS YSA - Bay Area CA Region - YSA Groups, Activities and Related Resources

Monterey Bay Area LDS Institute of Religion
Provides opportunity for ongoing daily religious studies.
LDS Church Education System - Religious Study Resources.

More Resources
Central Coast LDS Church
San Francisco LDS Church
San Jose LDS Church
San Mateo LDS Church

Monterey Bay Area LDS News Stories

Monterey Bay Area LDS Deseret Industries
Charitable goods exchange center.

Monterey Family History Center
1024 Noche Buena Street, Seaside, CA 93955;
831-394-1124; FHC Website;
Open: Tues-Wed 9AM-9PM; (Exc: Holidays)

Located at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Family History Center welcomes the public. Since Monterey County was settled early by Native Indian tribes and Hispanic settlers, there is a core collection of Spanish Catholic Church and mission records for Monterey County and surrounding counties.

The FHC needs volunteers to help create a digital index for the newly released 1940 US Census and other important historical records.

Family Search Monterey County
FHC Website;

Big detailed directory to historical records of early residents of Monterey County California. Includes information about early Mexican Rancho land grants in the area.

Monterey Bay Genealogy Clubs

Monterey County Genealogical Society -publications including an 1889 Monterey County Directory, 1890 Monterey County Great Register, and 1779-1850 census.
Commodore Sloat Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) -
Monterey County Historical Society - Salinas Public Library Genealogy Collection

Huntington Library
Early California Population Project [ECPP]

A collections-based research and educational institution established in 1919 by Henry E. and Arabella Huntington. ECPP provides public access to all the information contained in California's historic mission registers. Records include baptism, marriage and burial records for each of the California missions. Records include information on Indians, soldiers, and settlers of Alta California from 1769-1850.

Monterey California LDS Stake

Stake Website -
Greenfield Ward - Greenfield Chapel
Monterey 1st Ward - Forest Knoll Chapel
Monterey 2nd Ward - Forest Knoll Chapel
Presidio of Monterey YSA Ward - Forest Knoll Chapel
Prunedale Ward - Stake Center
Salinas 1st Ward - Salinas Chapel
Salinas 2nd Ward - Salinas Chapel
Salinas 3rd Ward - Spanish -Salinas Chapel
Seaside 1st Ward - Stake Center
Seaside 2nd Branch - Tongan - Stake Center

Facilities

Santa Cruz California LDS Stake

Stake Website -
Alma Branch - Los Gatos Chapel
Aptos Ward - Watsonville Chapel
Capitola Ward - Stake Center
Ocean YSA Ward - Stake Center
San Lorenzo Valley Ward - Ben Lomond Chapel
Santa Cruz Ward - Stake Center
Watsonville Ward - Watsonville Chapel

Facilities