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In the early years of the church for Spiritual and Physical Safety and to strengthen the church the saints were commanded to gather with the main body of the church.  They were protected and the church was strenghtened.  GAthering continued in New York, Ohio, Missiouri, illinois and Utah.
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In the early years of [[Mormon Church|the Church]], for spiritual and physical safety and to strengthen the Church, the [[Latter-day Saints|saints]] were commanded to gather with the main body of the Church.  This both served to strengthen the individual and the Church as a whole.  Gathering started in New York, then moved as the Church moved . . . to Ohio, Missiouri, Illinois, and finally [[Utah]].
  
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Saints gathered from mostly Europe particularly Britian and Scandanavia as well as Australia and several places in the United STates.  The converts brougth great leadership into the church.
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The early Saints mostly gathered from Europe, particularly Great Britain and Scandanavia.  They gathered from Australia as well and from several places in the United States.  Many converts became great leaders in the Church.
  
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After arriving in Utah Brigham Young established a perpetual education fund.  Members donated helping the saints gather who were expected to pay back what they took to immigrate.  A third paid in full a third in part and a third not at all.  Though recently some of there descendants did.
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After the main body of Saints arrived in Utah, [[Brigham Young]] established a perpetual emigration fund.  Members donated to the fund to help other Saints gather to Utah.  These Saints were expected to donate the amount they received to emigrate back into the fund, when they could, although not everyone was able.   
  
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In the late 19th century us laws made it tougher to emigrate.  Saints were then asked to stay in there own land and they would recieve all gospel blessings, temples, patriarchs, visits from General Authorities and everything availabele in the United STates.
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Immigration to Utah didn't necessarily mean immigration to Salt Lake.  Many Saints were called to settle throughout Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, and California, as well as parts of Canada and Mexico.
  
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Many did stay in there country yet many gathered still.  Many members do join and immmigrate or join after.  The church supports them if they are already here but has said obstacles to employment, language and culture and sapping church in your home countries causes problems and encourages people to stay in there lands.  In fact many times letters have been made to encourage it.
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Gathering became less of an emphasis from the late 19th century on.  The US Government passed laws which made immigration more difficult.  Saints were asked to stay in their own lands and build up the Church there.  The blessings would remain the same.
  
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In spite of encouragement and in fact several stakes are in foreign countries many lds people migrate to the United STates still for better employment and education oppurtunities.  Particluraly from Latin America and the less developed Pacific Islands.
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Today, [[temples]] are built all over the world and there are more members outside the United States than inside, although many members do still immigrate to the United States for many different reasons and are welcome to.  Gathering, however, no longer serves an active purpose in the Church and staying in one's home country is still encouraged.  In an area conference in 1972, [[Bruce R. McConkie]] said the place for Saints to gather was in their own countries.  This was reaffirmed by Presidents [[Harold B. Lee]] and [[Spencer W. Kimball]].
  
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GAthering served a purpose in the early days of the church but now saints are encouraged to stay in there own lands.  Bruce R McConkie in an area conference in 1972 said the place for gathering of saints is there own coutnry and was reaffirmed by Presidents Harold B Lee and Spencer W Kimball.  There have been talk of saints in foreign coutnries gathering to center areas in there countries.  Though that hasn't happened much.
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Revision as of 09:28, 30 August 2011

In the early years of the Church, for spiritual and physical safety and to strengthen the Church, the saints were commanded to gather with the main body of the Church. This both served to strengthen the individual and the Church as a whole. Gathering started in New York, then moved as the Church moved . . . to Ohio, Missiouri, Illinois, and finally Utah.

The early Saints mostly gathered from Europe, particularly Great Britain and Scandanavia. They gathered from Australia as well and from several places in the United States. Many converts became great leaders in the Church.

After the main body of Saints arrived in Utah, Brigham Young established a perpetual emigration fund. Members donated to the fund to help other Saints gather to Utah. These Saints were expected to donate the amount they received to emigrate back into the fund, when they could, although not everyone was able.

Immigration to Utah didn't necessarily mean immigration to Salt Lake. Many Saints were called to settle throughout Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, and California, as well as parts of Canada and Mexico.

Gathering became less of an emphasis from the late 19th century on. The US Government passed laws which made immigration more difficult. Saints were asked to stay in their own lands and build up the Church there. The blessings would remain the same.

Today, temples are built all over the world and there are more members outside the United States than inside, although many members do still immigrate to the United States for many different reasons and are welcome to. Gathering, however, no longer serves an active purpose in the Church and staying in one's home country is still encouraged. In an area conference in 1972, Bruce R. McConkie said the place for Saints to gather was in their own countries. This was reaffirmed by Presidents Harold B. Lee and Spencer W. Kimball.

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