Abstract
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints entered Albania in 1992. Albania was a unique and difficult place to establish the LDS Church. Under the communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha religion was systematically eliminated from Albania and replaced with atheism. Additionally, missionaries were twice evacuated in the first decade in the country and the Book of Mormon was not available in Albanian until 1999. Despite these setbacks the LDS Church grew at a steady rate in Albania due to native Albanian interest and individual attention by missionaries.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Religious Education; Church History and Doctrine
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Pali, Nathan D., "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Enters Albania, 1992-1999" (2008). Theses and Dissertations. 1584.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1584
Date Submitted
2008-11-18
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd2660
Keywords
Albania, missionaries, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, communism, Enver Hoxha, conversion
Language
English