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English
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Tourism and Informal Pilgrimage Among the Latter-day Saints
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Tourism, Religion, and Spiritual Journeys
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New York
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Routledge
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254-278
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"The purpose of this chapter is to describe the relationship between tourism and the LDS Church. In particular, three different aspects of this relationship are discussed. First, the views of the church related to tourism will be addressed. Even though little has been officially stated about tourism by church leadership, it is possible to highlight a number of implicit views by examining the scriptural basis of hospitality and proselytization as they relate to tourism and how LDS Church leaders, historically and contemporarily, interact with tourism at historical and sacred sites. Second, the informal motivations Mormons have for traveling to church history locations and heritages sites associated with holy scriptures are examined. Last, the pilgrimage-life travel patterns of Latter-day Saints are examined in terms of the major destinations they visit when traveling for religious purposes." [From author's introduction]