Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints first came to California when the Brooklyn arrived in July 1846. Missionary work occurred in the state off-and-on for decades.
August 1892 the mission is established permanently with no more closures. From 1895 to 1913 the headquarters is located in San Francisco, until 1913 when it moves to Los Angeles.
By 1930 the mission boundaries included all of California and parts of Arizona and Nevada.
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Formed in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1846
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Samuel Brannan Called as Mission President
1847 August 7
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Charles C. Rich Departed from Home as Mission President
1849 October 8 – 1850 November 4
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George Q. Cannon Departed from Home as Mission President
1855 May 10 – 1858 January 19
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John Luther Dalton Set Apart as Mission President
1892 August 11 – 1894 February 23
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Karl G. Maeser Set Apart as Mission President
1894 January 19 – August 17
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Henry Smith Tanner Set Apart as Mission President
1894 August 13 – 1896 November 21
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Ephraim Hesmer Nye Set Apart as Mission President
1896 November 10 – 1901 May 31
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Joseph Eldridge Robinson Called as Mission President
1901 May 28 – 1919 April 21
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Joseph W. McMurrin Set Apart as Mission President
1919 April 17 – 1932 January 1
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Alonzo A. Hinckley Set Apart as Mission President
1932 January 21 – 1935 February 4
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Nicolas G. Smith Set Apart as Mission President
1935 February 4 – 1937 August 4
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Wallace Aird Macdonald, Jr. Set Apart as Mission President
1937 June 18 – 1941 February 9
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Henry Hooper Blood Departed from Home as Mission President
1941 January 27 – 1942 June 19
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Elijah Allen Set Apart as Mission President
1942 June 26 – 1946 May 1
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