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Vincenzo Di Francesca was one of the first converts in Italy in the 20th century, and his story was documented in the 1987 LDS Church film How Rare a Possession. In 1964 a new Italian-language translation of the Book of Mormon was published, and Ezra Taft Benson successfully negotiated with Italian government officials to allow missionary work ...
How Rare a Possession is a 64-minute film produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It depicts the conversion stories of Parley P. Pratt, a church leader in the 19th century, and Vincenzo di Francesca, an Italian pastor in the 20th century, who both join the church after studying the Book of Mormon.
Channel Islands: 1848 France: 1849 William Howells Denmark: 1850 Erastus Snow, Peter O. Hansen, John E. Forsgren, and George P. Dykes First preached in Copenhagen Italy: 1850 Lorenzo Snow, Joseph Toronto, and Thomas Stenhouse: First preached in Genoa Sweden: 1850 John E. Forsgren Switzerland: 1850 Thomas Stenhouse and Lorenzo Snow
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) operates 449 missions [1] throughout the world, as of June 2024. Most are named after the location of the mission headquarters, usually a specific city.
Vincenzo Di Francesca (23 September 1888 – 18 November 1966) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1951 until his death. However, he is most known for his long struggle to become a member of the LDS Church that is documented in the short film How Rare a Possession .
This is a documentary on what LDS Church welfare is and how it functions. A Teacher is Born: 1955 Produced for the Sunday School board of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was designed as a training video for Sunday School teachers by showing the training needed to teach well.The collection has one copy on a film reel.
John Tanner (August 15, 1778 – April 13, 1850) was a leading figure in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a chief financial backer of the Kirtland Temple. Tanner was a native of Rhode Island. He moved to New York when fairly young.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Switzerland has a rich history beginning in 1850. [4] As of December 31, 2022, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) reported 9,205 members in Switzerland, organized in five stakes and 34 congregations (26 wards and 8 branches).