President Dallin H. Oaks, left, shakes hands with Kristjan Prikk, ambassador of Estonia to the United States, during a visit in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The First Presidency and one Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welcomed Kristjan Prikk, the ambassador of Estonia to the United States, and his wife, Liis, in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 27.
From left to right: Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency; Liis Prikk, wife of the ambassador of Estonia to the United States; Kristjan Prikk, ambassador of Estonia to the United States; President Dallin H. Oaks; and President D. Todd Christofferson, second counselor in the First Presidency, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. | Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
During his visit to Utah, Prikk spoke at the Ambassadorial Lecture Series at Brigham Young University in Provo and met with BYU President C. Shane Reese.
The ambassador and his wife also toured Welfare Square, and saw the Church’s efforts in food sustainability and well-being.
President Dallin H. Oaks, left, speaks with Kristjan Prikk, ambassador of Estonia to the United States, during a visit with the First Presidency in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. | Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church was officially recognized by the government of Estonia in 1990. As the Church has grown in Estonia, members have translated key Church materials, including the Book of Mormon, into their language.
In 1999, leaders dedicated the Tallinn meetinghouse, making it the first Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in the Baltic states.
President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency, smiles during a visit with Kristjan Prikk, ambassador of Estonia to the United States, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. | Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Today there are more than 1,100 members attending four branches in the country, according to ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles visited Tallinn, Estonia, as part of a historic three-day ministry of the Baltics in May 2024.
President D. Todd Christofferson, second counselor in the First Presidency, smiles during a visit with Kristjan Prikk, ambassador of Estonia to the United States, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. | Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles smiles during a visit with Kristjan Prikk, ambassador of Estonia to the United States, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. | Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
President Dallin H. Oaks presents Kristjan Prikk, ambassador of Estonia to the United States, with a copy of "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" during a visit in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. | Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
President Dallin H. Oaks, left, receives a gift from Kristjan Prikk, the ambassador of Estonia to the United States, during a visit in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. | Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Kristjan Prikk, ambassador of Estonia to the United States, and his wife, Liis, visit with the First Presidency in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. | Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
