Mexican Mission

Date Formed

1879 November 16

Location Formed

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Organization Type

Ecclesiastical

Organization Area

North-america

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The first Latter-Day Saints to Mexico, led by Daniel W. Jones, were sent in 1875 with the newly translated Trozos Selectos del Libro de Mormon. Jones was accompanied by Helaman Pratt, Wiley C. Jones, Anthony W. Ivins, and James Z. Stewart.

The mission was officially organized on 16 November 1879. While also teaching in Mexico, missionaries were also sent to Mexican populations living in Arizona, California and New Mexico.

The mission closed on 1 June 1889 due to troubles with polygamy. The Mormon Colonies in Northern Mexico (founded in 1885) remained. On 8 June 1901 the Mexican Mission was reorganized. As a result of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1917) missionary work was hampered and Latter-Day Saints, both missionaries and colonists, were evacuated in 1912. Local Mexican members remained. At the end of the war (1917) both missionaries and colonists returned.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Moses Thatcher Set Apart as Mission President

1879 October 10 – 1880 February 4

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

1879 November 16

James Zebulon Stewart Set Apart as Mission President

1880 February 4 – December 5

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Moses Thatcher Arrived in the Field as Mission President

1880 December 5 – 1881 August 6

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August Heinrich Friedrich Wilcken Set Apart as Mission President

1881 September 11 – 1883 April 22

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Anthony W. Ivins Set Apart as Mission President

1883 April 15 – 1884 April 4

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Helaman Pratt Called as Mission President

1884 March 28 – 1885

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Heinrich Carlos Ferdinand Eyring Called as Mission President

1887 October – 1888 December 21

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Ammon Meshach Tenney Departed from Home as Mission President

1887 November 30 – 1888 December 1

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David John Rogers Called as Mission President

1888 December 21 – 1889 June 6

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Ammon Meshach Tenney Set Apart as Mission President

1901 June 8 – 1903 March 2

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Hyrum Smith Harris Called as Mission President

1903 February 8 – 1904 May 15

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Talma Emerson Pomeroy Set Apart as Mission President

1904 May 23 – 1905 August 25

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Hyrum Smith Harris Set Apart as Mission President

1905 September 18 – 1907 October 1

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Rey Lucero Pratt Set Apart as Mission President

1907 September 29 – 1925 October 13

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Kenneth Haymore Called as Mission President

1925 October 13 – 1926 September 14

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Rey Lucero Pratt Arrived in the Field as Mission President

1926 September 6 – 1931 April 14

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Antoine R. Ivins Set Apart as Mission President

1931 August 5 – 1934 February 28

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Harold Wilcken Pratt Set Apart as Mission President

1934 January 13 – 1938 October 24

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Ami Lorenzo Anderson Set Apart as Mission President

1938 August 8 – 1942 August 13

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Arwell Lee Pierce Departed from Home as Mission President

1942 August 13 – 1950 October 12

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Ami L. Anderson interview: Salt Lake City, Utah, 1973, Church History Library

Ami L. Anderson interview: Salt Lake City, Utah, 1973, Church History Library.

Ammon M. Tenney: Mormon missionary to the Indians

Winn Whiting Smiley, Ammon M. Tenney: Mormon missionary to the Indians, Vol. 13.

Anthony W. Ivins collection

Anthony Woodward Ivins, Anthony W. Ivins collection.

BYU Studies

F. LaMond Tullis, "Early Mormon Exploration and Missionary Activities in Mexico", BYU Studies, 22, 1982, 3. Page 289-310.

Colorado Denver South Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1896 - 1977

Colorado Denver South Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1896 - 1977.

Cowboy Apostle: the diaries of Anthony W. Ivins

Elizabeth Oberdick Anderson, Cowboy Apostle: the diaries of Anthony W. Ivins.

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

"Mexican Mission", Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1941), Page 493-496. Read Transcript

Evangelio Restaurado

Evangelio Restaurado.

First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918

First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.

FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918

Global Histories

Henry Eyring reminiscences, circa 1896

Henry Eyring reminiscences, circa 1896, Page 27-29. Read Transcript

James Z. Stewart papers, 1873-1927, Church History Library

"Dedication of the Land of Mexico", James Z. Stewart papers, 1873-1927, Church History Library, 7, Page 36.

Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)

"Pratt, Rey Lucero", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 4, Page 348.

Libro de Mormon (1886)

Libro de Mormon (1886).

Mexican Mission general minutes, 1887-1940, Church History Library

Mexican Mission general minutes, 1887-1940, Church History Library.

Mexican Mission history, 1874-1977

Mexican Mission history, 1874-1977, Page 305.

Mexican Mission history, 1874-1977, Church History Library

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.

Mormon Newsroom Facts and Statistics: Mexico

Mormon Newsroom Facts and Statistics: Mexico.

Moses Thatcher diary, 1883 July-August; 1884 October-November, Church History Library

Moses Thatcher diary, 1883 July-August; 1884 October-November, Church History Library.

Rey L. Pratt papers, 1901-1959, Church History Library

Rey L. Pratt papers, 1901-1959, Church History Library.

Salt Lake Telegram

The Springville Herald

Trozos Selectos del Libro de Mormon (1875)

Trozos Selectos del Libro de Mormon (1875).