BYU Studies Quarterly
Keywords
Mormon studies, Mongolia, missionary, global religion
Abstract
The Latter-day Saints' assumption of Christ's great commission—the command to teach and baptize all nations—can hardly be overstated as a motivational force for sending missionaries to far-away places to testify of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. An 1831 revelation authorized and empowered Joseph Smith to send missionaries "unto the ends of the world" and "to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity" (D&C 1:23, 30). What better manifestation could be found of the power of these words than the events of the first decade of Mormonism in Mongolia, perhaps the most obscure place in which the Church has emerged?
Recommended Citation
Harper, Steven C.
(2003)
"“Nothing Less Than Miraculous” The First Decade of Mormonism in Mongolia,"
BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 42:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol42/iss1/3