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California Mission

Date Formed

1846

Location Formed

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Organization Type

Ecclesiastical

Organization Area

North-america

Organization Participants in Database

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.

Parent Organization(s)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Formed in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1846

Date Details

Occurred Circa 1846

Formed

Samuel Brannan Called as Mission President

1847 August 7

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Called

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found

Released

Charles C. Rich Departed from Home as Mission President

1849 October 8 – 1850 November 4

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1850 November 4

Arrived at Home

George Q. Cannon Departed from Home as Mission President

1855 May 10 – 1858 January 19

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1858 January 19

Arrived at Home

John Luther Dalton Set Apart as Mission President

1892 August 11 – 1894 February 23

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Ended On 1894 February 23

Departed from the Field

Karl G. Maeser Set Apart as Mission President

1894 January 19 – August 17

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Ended On 1894 August 17

Released

Henry Smith Tanner Set Apart as Mission President

1894 August 13 – 1896 November 21

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Ended On 1896 November 21

Arrived at Home

Ephraim Hesmer Nye Set Apart as Mission President

1896 November 10 – 1901 May 31

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Ended On 1901 May 31

Arrived at Home

Joseph Eldridge Robinson Called as Mission President

1901 May 28 – 1919 April 21

Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

Ended On 1919 April 21

Released

Joseph W. McMurrin Set Apart as Mission President

1919 April 17 – 1932 January 1

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Ended On 1932 January 1

Released

Alonzo A. Hinckley Set Apart as Mission President

1932 January 21 – 1935 February 4

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Ended On 1935 February 4

Released

Nicolas G. Smith Set Apart as Mission President

1935 February 4 – 1937 August 4

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Ended On 1937 August 4

Arrived at Home

Wallace Aird Macdonald, Jr. Set Apart as Mission President

1937 June 18 – 1941 February 9

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Ended On 1941 February 9

Departed from the Field

Henry Hooper Blood Departed from Home as Mission President

1941 January 27 – 1942 June 19

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1942 June 19

Died in Position

Elijah Allen Set Apart as Mission President

1942 June 26 – 1946 May 1

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Ended On 1946 May 1

Released

Media

California Mission Map

California Mission Map

California Missionaries, 1901

California Missionaries, 1901

Missionaries of the California Mission

Missionaries of the California Mission

Missionaries at Conference in Arizona

Missionaries at Conference in Arizona

Arizona Conference, 1920

Arizona Conference, 1920

Los Angeles Conference

Los Angeles Conference

California Missionaries

California Missionaries

California Missionaries

California Missionaries

Missionaries in California

Missionaries in California

United States Mission Presidents

United States Mission Presidents

Missionaries in California

Missionaries in California

Sources

Adrian W. Cannon, Richard E. Turley Jr., and Chad M. Orton, eds., The journals of George Q. Cannon: Hawaiian Mission, 1850-1854 (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2014)

Adrian W. Cannon, Richard E. Turley Jr., and Chad M. Orton, eds., The journals of George Q. Cannon: Hawaiian Mission, 1850-1854 (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2014).

BYU Studies

Donald Q. Cannon, "George Q. Cannon and the British Mission", BYU Studies, 27, 1987, 1. Page 97-112.

California Los Angeles Mission general minutes, 1890-1933

California Los Angeles Mission general minutes, 1890-1933.

California Los Angeles Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1846-1973

California Los Angeles Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1846-1973.

California Mission letterpress copybook, 1905-1912

California Mission letterpress copybook, 1905-1912.

California Mission posters, 1894-1896

California Mission posters, 1894-1896.

Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977

Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977.

Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1941)

"California Mission", Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1941), Page 109-110. Read Transcript

First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918

FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918

Henry S. Tanner correspondence, 1895-1896, Church History Library

Henry S. Tanner correspondence, 1895-1896, Church History Library.

Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports

Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.

John L. Dalton journals, 1892-1894

John L. Dalton journals, 1892-1894.

Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)

Liahona, The Elders' journal

Liahona, The Elders' journal.

Millennial Star

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

Mormon Missionary Diaries, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University

Mormon Missionary Diaries, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.

Netherlands Amsterdam Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1841-1977

Netherlands Amsterdam Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1841-1977. Index, A-B.

Religious Studies in Latter-day Church History

Religious Studies in Latter-day Church History. California.

Ricketts, Norma B. "The 'Lost' Elders Who Reopened California Mission Identified," Mormon Life

Ricketts, Norma B. "The 'Lost' Elders Who Reopened California Mission Identified," Mormon Life, December 1984, Vol. 3, Page 18-19.

South Africa Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1853-1977

South Africa Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1853-1977.

Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978

Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978, Page 380.

Switzerland Zurich Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1850-1977

Switzerland Zurich Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1850-1977, Vol. 2, Index.

The Calimis: The official publication of the California Mission, 1921-1973

The Calimis: The official publication of the California Mission, 1921-1973.

The Journal of George Q. Cannon

The Journal of George Q. Cannon.

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