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=== Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints === | === Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints === | ||
The first LDS missionary to Australia was William Barrett who was called as a missionary from England in 1840. The mission was officially opened in 1851 and the first branch was organized in Melbourne in 1852. In 1853 | The first LDS missionary to Australia was William Barrett who was called as a missionary from England in 1840. The mission was officially opened in 1851 and the first branch was organized in Melbourne in 1852. In 1853 a new mission president arrived with ten elders and the work moved forward. In the beginning years converts tended to emigrate to Utah so the Church grew slowly. | ||
[[Category:Australia]] [[Category:Scots-Irish]] | [[Category:Australia]] [[Category:Scots-Irish]] | ||