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The following is a list of missions in order of creation date. Previous names of the mission, dates of creation and discontinuing of the mission, as well as other information are also provided. Discontinued missions are typically the result of missions being consolidated with missionary efforts still continuing.
A mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not any of the church's missionaries live or proselytize in the area.
Browning was the president of the Finland Helsinki East Mission, which had jurisdiction over Estonia. Ukraine: 1991 Gary L. Browning: Browning was the president of the Finland Helsinki East Mission, which had jurisdiction over Ukraine. Kenya: 1991 Republic of Congo: 1991 Mongolia: 1992 Kenneth H. Beesley and Donna Beesley Malawi: 1992
Two Mormon missionaries. Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)—widely known as Mormon missionaries—are volunteer representatives of the church who engage variously in proselytizing, church service, humanitarian aid, and community service.
After the death of Joseph Smith, Wight felt compelled to follow the orders Joseph Smith had given him to found a safe haven for the Latter-day Saints in the Republic of Texas. Brigham Young tried to get Wight and his group to join the main body of Mormonism, in Utah, several times, but Wight refused each time.
(In Order of Seniority) Other Ordained Apostles Not in Quorum Change 14 February 1835 – 15 February 1835 Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Lyman E. Johnson: Joseph Smith, [6] Oliver Cowdery, [7] David Whitmer, [8] Martin Harris [9] Initial organization of Quorum (Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Lyman E. Johnson).
It was later named the "Church of the Latter Day Saints". It was renamed the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" in 1838 (stylized as the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" in the United Kingdom), [6] which remained its official name until Smith's death in 1844. This organization subsequently splintered into several ...
In 1981, the church published a new LDS edition of the Standard Works that changed a passage in The Book of Mormon that Lamanites (considered by many Latter-day Saints to be Native Americans) will "become white and delightsome" after accepting the gospel of Jesus Christ. Instead of continuing the original reference to skin color, the new ...