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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

biography, Inez Knight Allen, first single proselytizing sister missionary, Mormon studies, missionary

College

Religious Education

Department

Church History and Doctrine

Abstract

Inez Knight Allen, the daughter of Amanda and Jesse Knight, was born on September 8, 1876, on the Knight Family ranch just outside of Payson, Utah. Inez received a formal education at Brigham Young Academy. Originally intending to go on a study abroad to Europe, Inez instead received the unexpected call to be a proselytizing sister missionary for the Church in England. Inez served from 1898-1899. Through this mission service, Inez represents the broader context of Mormonism as a sister missionary in Great Britain during the 19th Century. She serves as a representative of the shifting of the Latter-day Saint (LDS) Church towards a new era of missionary service and women’s experience in the religion.

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