The First Presidency and Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welcomed Estonia’s Ambassador to the United States, Christian Plick, and his wife, Reese, in Salt Lake City on Friday, February 27.
Those in attendance included President Dallin H. Oaks and his first and second counselors, Presidents Henry B. Eyring and D. Todd Christofferson, and Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, whom Mr. Prick first met in 2021, according to a news release posted on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
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. Reese Prick, wife of Estonia’s ambassador to the United States. Christian Prik, Estonian Ambassador to the United States. Chairman Dallin H. Oaks. Friday, February 27, 2026, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City with President D. Todd Christofferson, Second Counselor in the First Presidency. |Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
During his visit to Utah, Mr. Prick spoke at the Ambassador Lecture Series at Brigham Young University in Provo and met with BYU President C. Shane Reese.
The Ambassador and his wife also toured the Welfare Plaza and observed the church’s efforts in food sustainability and welfare.
President Dallin H. Oaks (left) speaks with Christian Plick, Estonia’s ambassador to the United States, during a visit to the First Presidency on Friday, February 27, 2026, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City. |Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The church was officially recognized by the Estonian government in 1990. As the Church has grown in Estonia, members have translated key Church materials, such as the Book of Mormon, into their own languages.
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 Estonian Ambassador to the United States Kristian Prick on Friday, February 27, 2026, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City. |Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
According to ChurchofJesusChrist.org, it currently has more than 1,100 members in four chapters across the country.
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles visited Tallinn, Estonia, in May 2024 as part of a historic three-day mission in the Baltics.
President D. Todd Christofferson, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, smiles during a visit with Estonia’s Ambassador to the United States, Christian Prick, on Friday, February 27, 2026, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City. |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 Estonia’s Ambassador to the United States, Kristian Prick, on Friday, February 27, 2026, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City. |Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
During a visit to the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, February 27, 2026, President Dallin H. Oaks presented Estonia’s Ambassador to the United States Christian Plick with a copy of The Family: A Proclamation to the World. |Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
President Dallin H. Oaks (left) receives a gift from Estonia’s Ambassador to the United States Christian Prick during a visit to the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, February 27, 2026. |Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Estonian Ambassador to the United States Christian Plick and his wife Reese visit the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City with the First Presidency on Friday, February 27, 2026. |Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
