British Mission of the LDS Church

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LDS Church administrative unit mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The British Mission of the LDS Church was a major 19th-century Latter-day Saint missionary field in the United Kingdom that played a crucial role in early church growth and emigration to America.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	LDS Church administrative unit ⓘ mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
associatedWith	LDS Perpetual Emigrating Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ LDS gathering to Zion ⓘ early LDS emigration companies ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
contributedTo	establishment of a strong British Latter-day Saint community ⓘ growth of LDS Church membership in the 19th century ⓘ internationalization of the LDS Church ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
denomination	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicScope	England NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal	gather converts to Zion in America ⓘ preach the restored gospel in Britain ⓘ
hasEthnicComposition	predominantly British converts ⓘ
historicalImportance	major source of leadership and membership for the church in America ⓘ one of the most successful early LDS missions ⓘ
influenced	demographic makeup of early Latter-day Saints in Utah ⓘ spread of Mormonism in Europe ⓘ
languageOfMissionaryWork	English ⓘ
locatedIn	British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ
missionaryFocus	industrial towns and cities ⓘ urban working-class populations ⓘ
notableFor	establishment of LDS congregations throughout Britain ⓘ large number of baptisms in the 19th century ⓘ production of early LDS literature in Britain ⓘ
parentOrganization	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	global missionary program of the LDS Church ⓘ
regionServed	British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
religion	Latter-day Saint NERFINISHED ⓘ Mormonism ⓘ
roleInChurchHistory	key source of early LDS converts ⓘ major early missionary field ⓘ
roleInMigration	channeled emigrants toward Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ channeled emigrants toward Utah Territory ⓘ facilitated Latter-day Saint emigration to America ⓘ organized emigration of British converts to the United States ⓘ
significantPeriod	19th century ⓘ Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfActivity	coordinating emigration ⓘ organizing congregations ⓘ proselytizing ⓘ

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Franklin D. Richards → servedIn → British Mission of the LDS Church ⓘ