[3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of New Jersey residents self-identify themselves most closely with the LDS Church.

[4] Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson, future leaders of LDS Church, preached as missionaries in New Jersey in 1832.

In November 1845, the Church sent a directive that all Latter-day Saints along the Eastern Seaboard prepare to move to the Rocky Mountains.

Church membership in the 1850's and 1860's dwindled in New Jersey as missionary work was occasional and those that did join were encouraged to go west.

[8] David L. Buckner formed the first Young Adult stake in the New York City region on June 18, 2018.

On 6 October 2024, church president Russell M Nelson announced the Summit New Jersey Temple, the first in the state.