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English
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Origins and Development of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Historic County Durham, 1843-1913
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International Journal of Mormon Studies
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2012
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United Kingdom
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International Journal of Mormon Studies
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29-63
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[2013 Mormon Historical Association Winner for Best International Article Award]
"It is the thesis of this article that the beginnings of the Church in historic County Durham followed a pattern similar to that experienced in other areas of Great Britain: American missionaries may have initiated proselytizing efforts, but the majority of convert baptisms were the result of the efforts of native converts serving either as local member missionaries or full-time travelling elders. However, unlike the decline in the missionary success and convert baptisms experienced in other areas of the British Mission toward the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries, the success of proselytizing efforts and convert baptisms in this county accelerated. This article will examine the historical development of the Church in historic County Durham, focusing on a combination of missionary and local factors as possible explanations for the distinctive phenomena. Issues in this article will address include:
The nature of assigning local converts to serve as full-time missionaries;
The role and impact of local converts who engaged in what we would term "member missionary work."
Other factors which might explain the somewhat unique, accelerated growth of the Church in County Durham throughout the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries." [AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT] -
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