The Unsuccessful Japan Mission and LDS Missiology

Authors

Kaitlyn Jensen, Brigham Young University
Gregory Wilkinson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Japan mission, LDS missiology, Mormon studies, missionaries

College

Religious Education

Department

Church History and Doctrine

Abstract

In the early years of the Latter-day Saint church a mission to Japan was opened in an effort to continue the spread of the gospel and the advancement of a worldwide church but in terms of evangelical success the mission was largely ineffective. The focus of this project has been to delve into the methods of evangelism in order to understand and contextualize the failure of the Japan mission. The experiences of Jay Clair Jensen and other LDS missionaries at the time have offered a clearer picture of the underlying problems that stymied the mission.

Recommended Citation

Jensen, Kaitlyn and Wilkinson, Gregory (2016) "The Unsuccessful Japan Mission and LDS Missiology," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2016: Iss. 1, Article 236.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2016/iss1/236