Farmington, New Mexico Mission

New Mexico LDS Statistics (2015):

Church Membership: 69,850
Missions: 2
Temples: 1
Congregations: 143
Family History Centers: 31


Farmington, New Mexico Mission Facts:

The Farmington, New Mexico Mission was created in July 2010, and was created to cover the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, along with the surrounding cities. Many years ago, it was called the Southwest Indian Mission, before it became the Holbrook Arizona Mission, which included various parts of Arizona, such as Phenix and Albuquerque.

The Four Corners area is the traditional homeland to a number of Native American tribes creating a region rich in culture, art and history. Farmington sites in the center of the Four Corners area, home to the Navajo, Jicarilla-Apache, Jicarilla-Apache, Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute and Hope tribes. The Farmington mission is largely made up of Navajo tribe. The Navajo Nation is the largets Indian tribe in the United States, with roughly one third living in New Mexico. The majority of the Navajo people live in Arizona, while a small population resides in southern Utah. The Navajo reservation covers more than 27,000 square miles of land throughout Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.