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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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