The Russia Yekaterinburg Mission was officially opened in July 1995.
The mission originally consisted of two cities: Yekaterinburg and Ufa.
Before the opening of the mission, Yekaterinburg was a part of the
Novosibirsk Mission, and Ufa was a part of the Samara mission.
The Mission's first president was President Efimov, a convert to the
church who met the missionaries in his native city of Saint Petersburg,
Russia.
Approximately six months after the opening of the mission, missionaries
were sent to open two new cities: Chelyabinsk and Perm. The work in
all the mission cities flourished, and church membership continued to grow
throughout the mission.
In 1995, there were 184 baptisms in the Yekaterinburg Mission. In 1996,
the mission was blessed with 457 baptisms, making the Yekaterinburg Mission
the highest baptizing mission in the Europe East Area.
In 1997, two new cities were opened: Tyoumen and Kurgan. The work
in these cities has been successful as well as the work in other parts of
the mission.
These days, the growth of the church has allowed local members to fulfill
many of the responsibilities in the branches.
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