▁St ake ▁was ▁divided ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁Hollywood ▁St akes . ▁▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁St ake ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁people ▁visited ▁the ▁Church ' s ▁exhib it ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁International ▁Ex position ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁This ▁exhib it ▁was ▁a ▁visitor ' s ▁center ▁port ray ing ▁a ▁reduced - size ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Tab ern acle . ▁ ▁E ight ▁more ▁st akes ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁five ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁Oak land ▁Tem ples ▁soon ▁followed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁President ▁Sp encer ▁W . ▁Kim ball ▁spoke ▁to ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁attended ▁that ▁event . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁history ▁ 1 9 9 0 - present ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁California ▁had ▁ 1 7 ▁miss ions , ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁the ▁state ' s ▁major