Keywords

Church of Jesus Christ, Latter-day Saints, Greece, intensity and time

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In the late 1970s, missionary work was reinstated in Greece after Latter-day Saint missionaries not having been in the nation for nearly one hundred years because of political unrest. In time Greece became part of the Austria Vienna East Mission, which covered much of Eastern Europe, with Dennis B. Neuenschwander as mission president (1987–1991). In 2019, while reflecting on his service, Neuenschwander discussed an inherent relationship between intensity and time: “Some of our experiences can be very intense, focused in a relatively short period of time. However, the consequences, implications, and applicability of such powerful experiences and moments must often be worked out over time.” He then shared the example of the Prophet Joseph Smith and the Restoration. Joseph Smith’s First Vision was an intense experience, but the consequences and implications of that event have been unfolding for over two hundred years. Both intensity and time are important and necessary in the growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1]