The article previously appeared in Pioneer Magazine, 2010 Vol.57 No.3 In both of Heber C. Kimball’s missions to england he served in the ribble valley near Preston, Lancashire. In that region are some quaint little villages, including chatburn and Downham. This is an area of stunning beauty. At that time, locals felt that residents of […]
This article originally appeared in Pioneer Magazine, 2010 Vol.57 No.3 This home near bashall eaves (Barshe Lees) was once owned by James and Nancy Smithies. They were two of the earliest converts to the LDS church in england. The Smithies home was a center of religious activity for the Church. There were conferences, ordinations, and […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This article originally appeared in Pioneer Magazine 2010, Vol.57 No.3 by Kenneth Mays, Trustee, Mormon Historic Sites Foundation; Instructor, SL University Institute of Religion In the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the importance of the first missions to Great Britain cannot be overstated. History of
This article originally appeared in Pioneer Magazine, 2010 Vol.57 No.3 wilford woodruff’s missionary efforts in the Herefordshire area of england led to the conversion of many members of a group of Bible followers known as the United Brethren. Two of the leaders of that group converted and baptized by Wilford Woodruff were thomas kington and […]
This article originally appeared in Vol.62, No.2 (2015) of Pioneer Magazine. by Fred E. Woods British converts were influenced by the excellent organization and dependability of their Church leaders, both at Liverpool and in Nauvoo. An emigration agent was selected by Church leaders to carry out arrangements at Liverpool. In April 1841, an “Epistle of […]
This article originally appeared in Vol.65, No.4 (2018) of Pioneer Magazine. by Thomas G. Alexander1 Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles responded to an 1838 revelation given to Joseph Smith and took up their missions to Great Britain in 1839. They left their families and fellow Saints in difficult circumstances and embarked on […]