History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Poland Prior to World War II

Authors

Nathan C. Phillips, Brigham Young University
Walter Whipple, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Mormon studies, World War II, Poland, LDS

College

Humanities

Department

German and Russian

Abstract

While serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Poland Warsaw Mission, I came across historical records indicating that as early as 1860 branches of the Church were formed in present-day Poland. According to those records, some of these early branches reported significant membership, in the hundreds, only a few years after their formation. Branches exhibiting such successful growth included those located in the current cities of Szczecin, Wroc­aw, and ­ary. Poland’s first known LDS chapel was built in the small village of Selbongen, present-day Ze­w­gi, in the Mazura lake region of Northeast Poland. The building was dedicated on July 14, 1929.

Recommended Citation

Phillips, Nathan C. and Whipple, Walter (2013) "History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Poland Prior to World War II," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 857.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/857