Keywords
church history, mormon studies, latter-day saints, printing, publication
Abstract
Well-known in both Canadian and Latter-day Saint history is the arrival of Charles Ora Card and his faithful band of followers in southern Alberta in 1887. Less explored is the much earlier venture into Upper Canada (Ontario) of such prominent Mormon leaders as Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, and scores of others during the 1830s in their concerted attempts to promulgate their new faith on Canadian soil. Their success in converting hundreds of people, many of whom were British- and American-born Methodists or members of other nonconformist faiths, prompted Mormon leaders to send missionaries (many of whom were Canadian converts) soon afterward to the British Isles, an initiative that eventuated in the conversion and migration of tens of thousands of new Latter-day Saints to America.
Original Publication Citation
Of Printers, Prophets and Politicians: William Lyon Mackenzie, Mormonism and Early Printing in Upper Canada. In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History. Ohio and Upper Canada. 6 (Provo: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 26). Ed. by Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill and Craig James Ostler: 177-28. Co-authored with Daniel H. Olsen.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Bennett, Richard and Olsen, Daniel H., "Of Printers, Prophets, and Politicians: William Lyon Mackenzie, Mormonism, and Early Printing in Upper Canada" (2006). Faculty Publications. 1444.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/1444
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2006
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3043
Publisher
BYU Religious Studies Center
Language
English
College
Religious Education
Department
Church History and Doctrine
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