▁cities , ▁many ▁minor ity ▁converts ▁were ▁taught ▁and ▁bapt ized ▁in ▁their ▁native ▁language . ▁With ▁a ▁significant ▁imm igration ▁to ▁California ▁from ▁Latin ▁America , ▁five ▁Spanish - spe aking ▁st akes ▁have ▁been ▁organized . ▁Vari ous ▁Asian ▁and ▁Pol yn esian ▁w ards ▁function ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁a ▁T ong a ▁st ake ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁eth nic ▁w ards ▁and ▁branches ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁President ▁Gordon ▁B . ▁Hin ck ley ▁attended ▁the ▁red edic ation ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁Hollywood ▁( now ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁California ) ▁St ake ▁Center ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁can ce led ▁services ▁and ▁other ▁public ▁gather ings ▁in def initely ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁Historical ▁re en act ments ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁ses qu ic ent enn ial ▁of ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁Brook lyn ▁was ▁celebrated ▁through ▁re en act ment ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁on ▁a ▁rep lica ▁ship ▁that ▁sa iled ▁into ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay . ▁ ▁M embers ▁throughout ▁the ▁state ▁comm emor ated ▁the ▁anni versary ▁with ▁observ ances ▁that ▁included ▁an ▁exhib it ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Mar itime ▁Museum , ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁M orm on ▁Tab ern acle