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The International Diffusion of the Mormon Church
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Provo, UT
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Brigham Young University
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Master's thesis
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This thesis outlines the international diffusion and growth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon Church. A model of Mormon spatial diffusion in foreign countries is developed incorporating both a functional and spatial perspective. The functional perspective includes supply and demand variables which influence the rate of growth of the Mormon Church in a country. The functional perspective is not fully explored in the thesis. The spatial perspective which the study concentrates on seeks to show a general spatial pattern related to the spread of the Church within countries.
The original diffusion of the Church to other countries and the patterns of stake and mission formations in these nations since World War II are outlined. Stakes are used as Mormon population location indicators. Special emphasis is given to Latin America, because of the success that the Mormon Church has had there. The study finds that the Mormon Church has generally spread in a hierarchical manner within foreign countries.
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A Distributional and Diffusionary Analysis of the Mormon Church, 1850-1970
An Analysis of the Spread of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Salt Lake City, Utah, Utilizing a Diffusion Model
A Simulation Approach to the Diffusion of the Mormon Church
Historical Development of International Mormonism
History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Period I : History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, by Himself
Mormon Doctrine
Pilgrimage in the Mormon Church
The Diffusion and Dispersion of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints : An Overview
The Mormon Role in the Settlement of the West