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• International Growth
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• Rey L. Pratt
  [[Apostle]] [[Orson F. Whitney]] set Pratt apart as a [[Missionary|missionary]] on 4 October [[1906]]. On 1 November, Pratt arrived by train in Mexico Ci ...[First Presidency]] authorized the Pratts and the American missionaries to return to the United States. Before leaving, President Pratt put the local branche
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• Moses Thatcher
  Thereafter Moses made the Lord the "rock of his refuge," and, as the boy-missionary, preached as earnestly, as fearlessly and as effectively as at any time sin On his return he again entered the mercantile field, his father and he forming the firm o
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• Brigham Young
  ...ible as well. Finally, in early 1832, a young [[Mormon missionaries|Mormon missionary]] gave a humble testimony of the Book of Mormon in Brigham’s presence. Br ...the care of [[Heber C. Kimball]], a fellow convert in Mendon, during these missionary excursions.
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• Mormon Disciplinary Councils
  ...s children in their efforts to be purified from sin through the Atonement, return to full fellowship in the Church, and receive the full blessings of the Chu ...lso convene a mission disciplinary council to hear the case of a full-time missionary that is found guilty of a transgression while serving his mission. He can a
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• Gathering of Israel
  ...ical gathering entails the literal gathering of the Jews to Palestine, the return of the "Ten Lost Tribes" from their unknown domain in the north (see 2 Esdr ...Manasseh will be gathered to the land of America. The tribe of Judah will return to the city of Jerusalem and the area surrounding it. The ten lost tribes w
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• Parley P. Pratt
  ...prompting Parley to move to frontier Ohio, where he envisioned conducting missionary work among Native Americans. After spending a winter in a “small hut” w ...er of 1830, Pratt met the Prophet [[Joseph Smith]] and was asked to join a missionary group that was going to teach the Native Americans. On their way west, Prat
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• Stability and Growth
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• Matthias F. Cowley
  ...embers of the family, who with her had embraced the [[gospel]] through the missionary efforts of Apostle [[Wilford Woodruff]] and [[John F. Boynton]], emigrated ...ley. It is natural for some men to make money, but he was endowed with the missionary spirit; his natural work was to make converts to the cause of God. While in
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• Signs of the Times
  ...Matthew in the [[Bible]], the apostles desired to know the signs of Jesus' return: *Elijah will return (Malachi 3:1-6; Doctrine and Covenants 110).
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• Reuben Hedlock
  ...ionary in England and arrived in Liverpool in April 1840. He was the first missionary to preach the gospel in Ireland. A year later, he returned to the Nauvoo, w ...m of the Prophet in June 1844. After his return to Nauvoo, he was asked to return to Great Britain and continue as president. His service has been described
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• Mountain Meadows massacre
  The continuation of successful missionary work in the Eastern United States and Europe brought a steady influx of Mor ...tes government against the Mormons. Brigham instructed all missionaries to return to Utah, ordered Church missions closed, and ordered the abandonment of the
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• Robert D. Hales
  ...bishopric was made up of people who had been converted as a result of the missionary work of Robert's parents. For a time as he was growing up, Robert lived in ...avenly Father and having come to earth life, we must have determination to return with honor to our heavenly home."
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• Nauvoo and the Martyrdom
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• Online Mormon Missionaries
  ...Latter-day Saints] had a small, but growing, program for [[Missionary Work|missionary work]] online.[https://www.deseret.com/2011/3/23/20180661/select-group-of-m Currently, a handful of missionaries are assigned to work from the [[Missionary Training Center]] in Provo, Utah, full time for the entirety of their missi
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• Contemporary Developments
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• Trends in Mormon Missionary Work: Filling The Great Commission
  ...lowering of the qualifying age for [[Mormon Missionaries|Latter-day Saint missionary]] service. Previously, young men could qualify to serve for two years if wo ...t allowed to take a leave of absence from their studies and then expect to return and find a place reserved for them in school. The previous age qualificatio
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• Rome Italy Temple
  ...ers who moved away because of inadequate ways to practice their faith will return to Italy once the temple is complete. ==Early Missionary Work in Italy==
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• Returned Missionary
  [[image: Mormon-missionary-2.jpg|200px|right|alt=Mormon Missionaries|Mormon Missionaries]] ...ously as this would distract from the goal of serving a mission. Once they return home, RMs are generally encouraged to begin dating seriously and to seek to
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• John Gaye
  ...yanforh later said. He managed to get the missionaries some sustenance and return home safely—but only just. ...With just one more person to question before it would be Gaye's turn, the missionary remembered he “nodded [his] head and began to imagine paradise.”
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• Orson Pratt
  ...ary in the British Isles. He preached in Scotland, and he created an early missionary tract called ''An Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions''. The ...Europe, Pratt arranged for French translations of Mormon tracts. Upon his return, in 1852, Pratt was the one who publicly announced the Church's doctrine of
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• James L. Barker
  ...880 – 29 May 1958) was an American historian and a [[Mormon missionaries|missionary]] for [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. ...y in the Swiss–Austrian Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ. After his return from this mission in 1904, he began an extensive study of foreign languages
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• The Icelandic Memorial
  ...rself if he would not denounce the Mormon faith.” Þórarinn stopped his missionary efforts but remained a faithful Church member until he drowned in a tragic ...om Iceland in 1914, and Latter-day Saint missionaries weren’t allowed to return to Iceland until 1975.
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• New York Period
  :''Return to general [[Mormon history]] article.'' ...ared and told him that the time was not yet right. He instructed Joseph to return to that spot yearly on that date (September 22) for further instructions. T
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• Post-Civil War Persecution
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• Signs of the True Christian Church
  As in the Savior's Church in ancient times, missionary work is a major part in the Mormon Church. There are over 60,000 [[missiona ...ions are vital and those that choose not to keep the commandments will not return to live with Heavenly Father.
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• Last Days 2
  ...alonians 4:16]; the Book of Mormon prophecies are abundant, respecting the return of the Christ [1 Nephi 22:24; Mosiah 15:20; 3 Nephi 21:25; 29:2]. His own w 5. '''Gathering of Israel'''—In addition, missionary work is inaugurated. Moses restores the keys to the gathering (see Doctrine
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• Certain Women
  '''Certain Women Today: Remembering and Preparing to Celebrate His Return''' I recently heard Jenny’s story. She is a returned missionary whose parents divorced while she was serving her mission. She told how the
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• "Come Unto Me with Full Purpose of Heart, and I Shall Heal You"
  ...romise is that we “may stand blameless before God at the last day” and return to His presence.⁴ ...will heal them''.”⁹ You and I can accept His invitation to “return and repent, and come unto me with full purpose of heart, and I shall heal [
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• Herman Haag: Mormon Artist
  ...unded their studies so that they could refine their skills and, upon their return, paint temple murals. ...in Europe, he visited art galleries and his old home in Germany. Upon his return to Utah, he assisted with the murals in the [[Salt Lake Temple]] and taught
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• Utah War
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• Westward Migration
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• Church Welfare Program
  ...ly Services provides consultation services for Church leaders, counseling, missionary support services, and resources for those involved and affected by substanc ...eir schooling. After they have completed their education they are asked to return the money they used so that others will be helped. Anyone can donate to thi
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• Perpetual Education Fund
  ...tribution with what they have. They are largely supported from the General Missionary Fund to which many of you contribute, and for these contributions we are ve ...ey work with faith and devotion. Then comes the day of their release. They return to their homes. Their hopes are high. But many of them have great difficult
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• Mormon Beliefs: Mormon Doctrine
  ...another change in policy. The increase in temple building, changes in the missionary program, and even the increased use of technology to spread the gospel are ...surrection and glory. The atonement of Christ enables people to repent and return to God the Father. The companionship of the Holy Ghost gives worthy people
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• Albuquerque New Mexico Temple
  ...talked about the return of the prophet Elijah to [[Joseph Smith]] and the return of the sealing keys. He prayed, "May Thy people with greater diligence sear Missionary work among Native Americans began as early as the 1860s. Two elders found s
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• Mission farewell and homecoming
  ...issionary-couple.jpg|250px|left|alt=Mormon Couple Missionary|Mormon Couple Missionary]]Young men are encouraged to serve missions when they turn 18. Young women ...hich missionaries spoke were called "farewells" and "homecomings," and the missionary and his or her family, instead of the bishop, would often end up selecting
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• Elijah Abel
  ==First Black Seventy and Missionary== ...by Zebedee Coltrin and became a "duly licensed minister of the Gospel" for missionary work in Ohio. His ordination was certified in [[Nauvoo, Illinois]]. In 1839
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• Mormonism and Government
  ==The Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, Government, and Missionary Work== ...octrine and Covenants 112:28 gives further instruction for preparing to do missionary work, “But purify your hearts before me; and then go ye into all the worl
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• Neiafu Tonga Temple
  ...here he was successful in organizing a [[Branch|branch]] with 32 converts. Missionary work opened on the main island of Tongatapu on 17 March 1911, and by Decemb ...ntinued denial of visas to missionaries led to the calling of locals to do missionary work and serve in positions of leadership. The exclusion law was repealed i
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• Mormon-ese: Common LDS Acronyms
  Missionary Related: MTC = Missionary Training Center (where a missionary goes, preparatory to going to assigned field of labor)
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• Quentin L. Cook
  In [[1960]], Elder Cook was called to serve as a full-time [[Missionary|missionary]] in the British Mission. One of his companions was Elder [[Jeffrey R. Holl Elder Cook met his wife, Mary Gaddie Cook, while in high school. After his return from his mission to England, they were married and together they raised the
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• Thomas S. Monson Stories
  ...fused breakfast, but just before he left for his bus, he asked if he could return the next time he had a treatment. “I won’t put you out a bit,” he pro ===Missionary memories===
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• Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple
  ...6, the [[Book of Mormon]] was published in Tongan, which greatly increased missionary work, and in 1954 the Church began publishing a [[Liahona Magazine|Church m ...Church grow in the area even when proselyting was restricted or when other missionary work was slow. Now the Tongan monarchy fully supports the Church. The king
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• Four-fold Mission of the Church
  ...atter-day Saints]. The phrase was most common in the [[Mormon missionaries|missionary discussions]]—shared with nonmembers and inactive members of the Church, Members of the Church are also known for their missionary zeal. Many [[Latter-day Saints]] volunteer 18 months to two years, without
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• Mormon Men
  ...cause it can become a period of intense spiritual growth for each faithful missionary. It is also a wonderful opportunity to serve others with no thought of reco ...develop a cultural literacy to back up the learning of a new language -- a missionary to Taiwan doesn't just speak Chinese, he is fluent and familiar with Chines
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• Hyrum M. Smith
  ...stle conference, which position he held until he was honorably released to return home in February, 1898. ...ded he became a resident of Granite Stake. Here also he labored as a house missionary and later was called to act as Stake secretary of the [[Sunday School]]s, w
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• Willard Bean: Mormon missionary
  [[Image:Willard_Bean.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Willard Bean Mormon missionary|left]] ...of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] so that members of the Church could return to the area.
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• Lorenzo Snow
  ...ng the Church out of debt. He was also known for his [[Mormon missionaries|missionary work]] and his profound intelligence. [[Image:Lorenzo_Snow.jpg|frame|alt=Mo ...ther mission among the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. Upon his return, he was arrested for practicing plural marriage and incarcerated for eleven
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• Edward Stevenson
  ...crossed the plains eighteen times, and the Atlantic ocean nine times as a missionary for the Church. In 1857-58 he filled a mission to the United States, return ...n not away on distant missions, Elder Stevenson traveled as a special home missionary among the Saints in the mountains, during which time he visited nearly all
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• Yigo Guam Temple
  ...” said Sister Cyndi Burtenshaw, who is serving as a Church communication missionary in the Micronesia Guam Asia North Area with her husband. ...was created in 1978. And in 1979, Herbert J. Leddy, the first [[Missionary|missionary]] of Chamorro lineage, was called to the Tennessee Nashville [[Mission]].
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• Paris France Temple
  [[Mormon Missionaries|Latter-day Saint missionary]] work in France began shortly after the Church’s organization. The apost ...ng that someday French members would enjoy a temple of their own. During a return visit in 2004, he asked members to exercise patience and faith. Now these m
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• The False Gods we Worship
  ...hoice world and expects righteousness and obedience to his commandments in return. But when I review the performance of this people in comparison with what i ...n our families and quorums to build up the kingdom of God—to further the missionary effort and the genealogical and temple work; to raise our children up as fr
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• Finishers Wanted
  ...the mission field when but at the halfway mark. His bags were packed, his return ticket purchased. He came by to bid me farewell. We talked; we listened; we As we arose from our knees in the quiet of my office, the missionary began to weep. Flexing the muscle in his strong right arm, he blurted out,
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• The Purpose-driven Life in Mormonism
  ...e name of Christ, to always remember Him, and to keep His commandments. In return, He promises His Spirit will always be with us, and with that Spirit, we co ...issionaries pay their own expenses, much saving and planning is necessary. Missionary service not only helps the world, it makes better people out of those who s
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• Al Harrington: Mormon Actor
  ...as well as the University of Hawaii. He served as a full-time [[Missionary|missionary]] to Samoa. He started law school in California, but dropped out when he ma
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• Jack Weyland: Mormon Author
  ...physics from Montana State University, and after serving as a [[Missionary|missionary]] in New York and Pennsylvania for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of ...School of Mines and Technology until 1971, when he had the opportunity to return to BYU to participate in high-pressure research. While there, he timidly st
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• Jasen Wade: Mormon Actor
  ...a dental practice. After high school he served as a full-time [[Missionary|missionary]] in Moscow, Russia, for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Chr Within four months of his return to Utah, he was cast in ''Treasure in Heaven: The John Tanner Story''. Utah
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• Jesse Delos Jewkes: Mormon Singer
  ...ances. Delos set aside further musical pursuits to serve as a [[Missionary|missionary]] to South Africa for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ Upon his return, Delos worked as a traveling salesman for a Salt Lake City music company. H
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• Rick Macy: Mormon Actor
  He had roles in films ''Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy, Return to the Secret Garden, Willy the Sparrow, The Butter Cream Gang in Secret of ...ven me would be used for missionary work and as such one tries to live the missionary life so that the Spirit can be with you to do whatever the Lord requires.
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• Hugh Smith: Mormon Athlete
  ...nadian gymnast who left the sport for two years to serve as a [[Missionary|missionary]] for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...ded unto you.” He served in the Mexico City North Mission, and after his return, spent a grueling ten months training intensely. He has enjoyed a long gymn
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• Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire Temple
  ..., with 16 stakes, 257 congregations, and three missions. [[Missionary Work|Missionary work]] officially began in Côte d'Ivoire in 1988 and the first meetinghous ...s and sisters, you have made so many sacrifices to go to the temple and to return year after year. We are greatly strengthened by your faith and your devotio
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• Johannesburg South Africa Temple
  ...ld War II. When the war was over, the missionaries were allowed to return. Missionary work was hindered greatly until the 1980s.
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• Green Flake
  ...f sixteen, he was baptized in the Mississippi River by Elder John Brown, a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...y of Saints, send the carriage and mules back with some of those who would return to Nebraska, and remain out west himself to build a house for the Flake fam
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• Carlos Wizard Martins:Mormon Businessman
  ...sey as a waiter. At age 19, he then served as a full-time Latter-day Saint missionary to Portugal and returned to Brazil after completing his mission. ...wasn't easy. His grades were bad, and he concluded he and his wife should return to Brazil. But she would not let him quit what he had started.[https://www.
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• Alexander Schreiner
  After Schreiner served as a [[Missionary|missionary]] in California, he was appointed as an assistant Tabernacle organist. He t ...uring the summer of 1938, Church president [[Heber J. Grant]] asked him to return permanently to Salt Lake City. When he concluded his contract with UCLA at
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• Charles A. Callis
  ...called to serve a mission in the United Kingdom. For part of his time as a missionary he was president of the Irish District, which included the entire island of Elder Callis spent much of his adult life serving as a missionary or mission president in the Southern States Mission. Charles and Grace Call
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• Wilford Woodruff
  ...day Saints], then often called the [[Mormon Church]]. He was known for his missionary work, the formation of the Genealogical Society, his witness of church hist ...Woodruff heard a sermon given by a [[Mormon missionaries|Latter-day Saint missionary]]. President Woodruff knew he had found what he was looking for. He was bap
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• Brigham Young, Jr.
  From 1862 to 1863 Young Jr. served as a [[Mormon Missionaries|missionary]] in England, spending most of the time in London.<ref name = Jenson/> Dur ...ung Folks'', p. 19.</ref> It was from a conversation as Young was about to return to Utah at the end of his time as mission president that [[Charles William
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• Joseph Angell Young
  ...rom 1854 to 1856, working in Liverpool, Manchester, and Bradford. Upon his return to [[Utah|Utah Territory]], Young married Margaret Whitehead, a native of E
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• M. Russell Ballard: Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ
  ...He was honorably released in 1950 and returned to Utah. Not long after his return, he met Barbara Bowen at a dance held at the University of Utah. They dated ...xecutive director of the Correlation Department, executive director of the Missionary Department, and as president of the International Mission. In 1980 he was c
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• Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple
  ..., with 16 stakes, 257 congregations, and three missions. [[Missionary Work|Missionary work]] officially began in Côte d'Ivoire in 1988 and the first meetinghous ...s and sisters, you have made so many sacrifices to go to the temple and to return year after year. We are greatly strengthened by your faith and your devotio
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• Gospel of Jesus Christ
  ...hat is also hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence they can no more return, because of the justice of the Father. ...pel to all the world. To this end, the Church engages in a vast program of missionary work, training missionaries in all the foreign tongues of the cultures of t
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• Lindsey Stirling: Mormon Hip-Hop Violinist
  A returned missionary to New York for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of La ...a Mormon profile"] on Mormon.org. Her eighteen months of Latter-day Saint missionary service taught her she can get along with anyone, if she relies on the Spir
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• Quotes from the Prophets
  ...hat is sacred to us all. I pray that when we go from here, each of us will return to our homes with a renewed determination that we will be worthy of him who * “Every member a missionary!” (Conference Report, Apr. 1959, 122.)
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• Mormon Boys
  ...cause it can become a period of intense spiritual growth for each faithful missionary. It is also a wonderful opportunity to serve others with no thought of reco ...to receive their "[[Temple endowment|endowments]]." Some time after their return, they are expected to [[Mormon Weddings|marry]]. [[Marriage]] is part of t
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• Mormons and Evangelicals
  ...between the two movements for various reasons. The LDS Church has a large missionary program with over 52,000 full-time missionaries serving all over the world. ...away. Mormons believe that Jesus Christ was resurrected, and that He will return in like manner; therefore, He is resurrected still. This does not mean tha
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• Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ
  ...rein. The "Ten Lost Tribes" will also bring scriptures with them when they return. ...d the happiest people on earth. Because of the Church's vast international missionary program, many members are bilingual or multilingual and versed in the cultu
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• Stand Strong against the Wiles of the World
  ...es literally all over the world. … My oldest daughter married a returned missionary in the temple. … The three oldest boys have been Elders Quorum Presidents ...nd covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.
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• But if Not . . .
  ...chieved godhood. Now His only objective is to help us—to enable us to return to Him and be like Him and live His kind of life eternally. ...l learned this significant lesson and declared, after decades of dedicated missionary work, “We glory in tribulations … knowing that tribulation worketh pati
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• Let God Prevail
  ...athering Israel on both sides of the veil, we are referring, of course, to missionary, temple, and family history work. We are also referring to building faith a ...nce wandered away from the covenant path. They may now be ready to repent, return, and let God prevail. We can assist them by welcoming them with open arms a
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• Rachel Ivins Grant
  ...actical skills of caring for a home. Although her grandfather welcomed her return, she opted to stay in her cousins’ home because she appreciated her struc ...5, Rachel became a plural wife to [[Jedediah M. Grant]], who was the first missionary to teach her the gospel in New Jersey. Their marriage lasted only a year—
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• George F. Gibbs
  ...the age of eight. At age fifteen, he assisted Elder William Bowen with his missionary preaching for two years and at age of sixteen, he left school and became a ...was sent back to Liverpool to serve a mission for three years. During his return in June 1874, he helped bring a company of over 800 Latter-day Saints to Ut
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• Joseph M. Tanner
  ...general superintendency of the Deseret [[Sunday School]] Union. As a young missionary, he accompanied [[Jacob Spori]] to Turkey where they served as the first mi ...urch to enroll at Harvard University, where he studied law until he had to return to Utah due to poor health. He was president of Utah Agricultural College (
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• Jeff Flake
  ...(''Conscience of a Conservative: A Rejection of Destructive Politics and a Return to Principle''), he condemned Trump on the Senate floor, and he charged in ...t for his great-great-grandfather, William J. Flake). After serving as a [[Missionary]] in Zimbabwe and South Africa for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of
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• Rick Schroder
  ...co-starring role in the Western mini-series Lonesome Dove and its sequel, Return to Lonesome Dove, helped in his attempt to be recognized in more mature rol ...r husband, with whom she eventually had four children. Rick had taken the missionary lessons, and after eight years of marriage, he surprised Andrea by saying h
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• John A. Widtsoe
  ...ordained to the office of a [[seventy]] and [[Set Apart|set apart]] to do missionary work in connection with his studies in Europe. He entered the University of ...y secured recognition and opened the way for missionaries of the church to return to these lands.<ref>Garr et al. ''LDS History''. p. 1343</ref>
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• Curtis Taylor
  ...ree in English from [[Brigham Young University]] and served as a full-time missionary in Japan for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latte ...re in college. He would devote himself to writing full-time and then would return to BYU to take more courses and work until he published his next book; this
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• John Hafen: Mormon Artist
  ...o his family’s economic difficulties. He was the first art missionary to return to Salt Lake City and begin work on the [[Salt Lake Temple]] murals. He wor
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• Paulo Gallardo
  ...of God has changed my life — I have great faith in Him. Now I will be a missionary so I can talk about the word of God with others. I’ll play soccer again, ...what his heart wanted was not that time. By the end of 2019, he decided to return to soccer. He plays forward for Municipal.[https://www.explica.co/decentral
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• Porter Rockwell
  ...th as leader of the Church and later [[Brigham Young]]. He was a five-time missionary, a member of Brigham Young's 1847 vanguard company to the Salt Lake Valley, ...mpanied them on the road to Carthage. Halfway there, Joseph told Porter to return to Nauvoo, concerned for his safety. It was the last time that Porter saw J
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• Melvin J. Ballard
  ...president over the Northwestern States Mission, where he worked to open up missionary work among Native Americans. ...sed his time translating Church materials into Spanish. Elder Wells had to return home due to illness. For almost eight months, Elder Ballard walked through
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• Jesse Gause
  ...o accept the faith, which she would not. Coltrin became ill and decided to return to Kirtland, so Gause and Coltrin parted ways on August 20. At this point,
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• Oliver Cowdery
  ...r the organization of the Church, Oliver was asked to lead the first major missionary expedition of the Church. The group was asked to teach the Native Americans ...elations in Missouri with neighbors made it necessary for these two men to return to Ohio, where they continued printing the book. In 1835, Oliver helped Jos
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• Angel Gabriel
  ...uorum of the Twelve Apostles and some Seventies prior to their leaving for missionary service, the Prophet Joseph Smith said: “Noah, who is Gabriel, … stands : Noah is to return to earth after Christ's second coming to attend the Marriage Supper of the
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• Stilman White: Mormon Athlete
  ...serve a Mormon [[mission]] for two years right out of high school and then return to play for [[Brigham Young University]] or another [[Utah]] school. Howev ...on. News articles about him cited his unshaken plan to serve as a Mormon missionary.
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• Thomas Grover
  ...New York, and southern Canada. In June 1844 he was impressed in a dream to return to Nauvoo, and arrived at Carthage, Illinois, in time to escort the bodies ...s Park, Nebraska; and Salt Lake City and Farmington, Utah. He served as a missionary to the Eastern States in 1874-75.
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• George Albert Smith (Prophet)
  ...t Smith served as European Mission president from 1919 to 1921, and on his return from Europe he became [[Young Men's Program|YMMIA]] general president. On M ...suffering from the effects of World War II. He also oversaw an increase in missionary work and construction of buildings for the increasing members of the Church
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• Marion G. Romney
  From 1920 to 1923 Romney was a [[Missionary]] in Australia. After his return from his mission, he worked in construction in [[Salt Lake City]] for his u
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• James A. Cullimore
  ...n he was called as president of the Central British Mission. Following his return from England, he was called to be a member of the Church’s Priesthood [[C
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