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Siam

Founded

1854 April 6

Closed

1854 August 12

Elam Luddington, Levi Savage Jr., Chauncey W. West, and Benjamin F. Dewey were called at a special conference held 28 and 29 August 1852 to serve in China, Siam, Australia, and India. Of the four men called to Siam, only Elam Luddington actually served in the country. The others spent several months laboring in India and Burma before returning home. Elder Luddington served four months in Bangkok before leaving for Hong Kong and then back to California. He arrived home in Utah in 1855.

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Chauncey Walker West Called as President

1852 August 28 – 1855 July 21 See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1852 August 28

Called

Ended On 1855 July 21

Arrived at Home

Elam Luddington Called as President

1852 October 16 – 1854 August 12 See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1852 October 16

Set Apart

Ended On 1854 August 12

Departed from Field

Mission Founded

1854 April 6

Mission Closed

1854 August 12

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Siam (1854 - 1854) Profile

Sources

Mission

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

"Siam Mission", Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1941), Page 794.
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Mormon Newsroom Facts and Statistics: Thailand

Mormon Newsroom Facts and Statistics: Thailand.

R. Lanier Britsch, From the Far East: The History of the Latter-day Saints in Asia, 1851-1996 (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1998), 32-33

R. Lanier Britsch, From the Far East: The History of the Latter-day Saints in Asia, 1851-1996 (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1998), 32-33.

Reed B. Haslam, The Light Breaks on Southeast Asia (Sandy, Utah: HTown Publishing, 2012

Reed B. Haslam, The Light Breaks on Southeast Asia (Sandy, Utah: HTown Publishing, 2012.

Siam Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1852-1855

Siam Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1852-1855.

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