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Mormon Population
Mormons make up 4.88% of the population of Helena. In the state of Montana there are 46,484 members in 11 stakes, 78 wards, 42 branches, 1 mission, and 1 temple in Billings.
LDS History
In 1856, Utah Church member E. W. VanEtten began hauling freight between Salt Lake City and mining and logging camps in Montana. That same year, Minnie Miller, another Latter-day Saint, moved to Jocko, Mont., with her husband to help manage the Indian Agency there. After gold was discovered in Montana in 1862, increasing demand for food and supplies in the mining towns drew other Latter-day Saints into the freighting business along the “Montana Trail” between that territory and Utah. During the last few decades of the 19th century, small numbers of Church members moved into Montana, seeking work in the mines and on the ranches.
Family Friendliness
You’ll enjoy exploring in Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park. Helena has attractions such as the Holter Museum of Art, the Montana Historical Society and quaint, locally-owned galleries and studios.
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