[4] The first Mormon missionaries in the Marshall Islands were William Wardel and Steven Cooper, who arrived on 3 February 1977.

Misao Lokeijak was the first person in the Marshall Islands to become a member of the LDS Church.

Lokeijak was baptized in 1977, shortly after Mormon missionaries first arrived in Majuro.

In 1987, the Majuro District (of the Micronesia Guam Mission) was organized with five constituent branches.

The Marshall Islands is currently located in the Suva Fiji Temple District.