Keywords

LDS missionary training, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon history

Abstract

Early missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were expected to prepare themselves for missionary work by gaining their own scriptural understanding and knowledge of gospel doctrine. As the Church grew, schools were founded in the latter half of the 19^th century. Some of the pre-cursors to the Missionary Training Center (MTC) as we know it today were administered by Brigham Young Academy and later Brigham Young University. This exhibit details missionary training efforts here from the 1880s through the 1920s, when the Salt Lake Mission Home was established.

Original Publication Citation

Wiederhold, Rebecca A. “Early Missionary Training at Brigham Young Academy and BYU.” Small case exhibit in L. Tom Perry Collections lobby (Harold B. Lee Library), January 2019.