Actually I know next to nothing about the missionary program's history, so I have a couple questions.
When did the missionary program get started officially (or is there even an official date)?
When did the missionaries start going outside the country/overseas?
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When Did the Missionaries start going Overseas?
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When Did the Missionaries start going Overseas?
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Re: When Did the Missionaries start going Overseas?
Bond...James Bond wrote:Actually I know next to nothing about the missionary program's history, so I have a couple questions.
When did the missionary program get started officially (or is there even an official date)?
When did the missionaries start going outside the country/overseas?
The first foreign proselytizing mission was to Canada in June 1832 (may have been Parley P. Pratt, but I'm not sure). Three apostles and others left on a mission to England in June 1837. Orson Hyde went to Palestine around 1842 or 1843; Parley P. Pratt went to Chile, but I'm not sure what year.
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-- Mike Quinn, writing of the FARMSboys, in "Early Mormonism and the Magic World View," p. x (Rev. ed. 1998)
-- Mike Quinn, writing of the FARMSboys, in "Early Mormonism and the Magic World View," p. x (Rev. ed. 1998)