Elder Scott Stokes, youngest son of John and Kris Stokes, is in at home MTC in final preparations for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people of Paraquay, including studying Spanish until he departs for his mission field on February 1, 2022.
The first known Church member to visit Paraguay was Frederick S. Williams, then a mission president in Argentina in 1939. Church member Samuel J. Skousen introduced the gospel to some of the country’s first converts while employed in Paraguay with the U.S. government. The first convert was baptized in August 1948. An official congregation was organized in July of that same year. Missionaries arrived in 1949. By 1951, two congregations were organized.
In 1980, an entire group of 200 Nivacle Indians from Paraguay joined the Church. That year, there were more than 3,000 members in the country.
Paraguay's membership has nearly doubled in the past five years where there are now more than 96,000 members (1 in every 74 residents) in 11 fully-organized stakes as well as 9 mission districts served by the Church's 112th operating temple located near the center of downtown Asunción.
Vuele con honor, Elder Stokes. We are excited to hear all about your missionary life. Que dios te acompañará.
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