Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
women, LDS missiology, Mormon studies, missionaries
College
Religious Education
Department
Ancient Scripture
Abstract
As a research assistant for Dr. Michael MacKay and Dr. Gregory Wilkinson, I transcribed journals from missionaries in the Frist Japan Mission. As I transcribed these journals, a particular person really jumped out at me: Edna Harker Thomas. Sister Thomas was not only the wife of the mission president, Elbert Thomas (later a United States Senator), she was also a college educated woman who was involved in the goings on of the mission. Through researching about her life, I was able to gain a greater understanding of her role and the role of women in general in early twentieth-century missiology.
Recommended Citation
Greear, Louisa and MacKay, Michael
(2016)
"Women and Early Twentieth-Century LDS Missiology,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2016:
Iss.
1, Article 233.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2016/iss1/233