Mormon Pacific Historical Society
Keywords
Mormon missionaries, Tonga, Passport Act
Abstract
On 29 June 1922 the Legislative Assembly in the island kingdom of Tonga enacted a law that prohibited all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from entering that country. 1 This event occurred after considerable discussion and debate among governmental officials in Tonga, Fiji, Great Britain, and the United States. This study reviews the Latter-day Saint exclusion issue as it relates to the historical development of Christianity in Tonga, including sectarian relationships and government involvement in ecclesiastical affairs, the official attitude of the U.S. government regarding the Latter-day Saints and polygamy, and the United Kingdom's official actions toward the Latter-day Saints. ·
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Britsch, R. Lanier
(2016)
"Mormon Intruders in Tonga: The Passport Act of 1922,"
Mormon Pacific Historical Society: Vol. 37, Article 12.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mphs/vol37/iss1/12
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