South African

Alternate Names
Cape of Good Hope
Founded
1853 April 19

Organized 19 April 1853. Closed 12 April 1865. Reorganized 25 July 1903.

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Jesse Haven Called as President

1852 September 15 – 1855 December 15  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1852 September 15
Departed from Home
Ended On 1855 December 15
Departed from Field

Mission Founded

1853 April 19

Ebenezer Clawson Richardson Called as President

1857 April 22 – 1858 April 27  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1857 April 22
Set Apart
Ended On 1858 April 27
Departed from Field

William Fotheringham Called as President

1861 April 21 – 1864 March 20  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1861 April 21
Set Apart
Ended On 1864 March 20
Released

Miner Grant Atwood Called as President

1864 March 20 – 1865 November 8  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1864 March 20
Called
Ended On 1865 November 8
Arrived at Home

Warren Harvey Lyon Called as President

1903 June 2 – 1906 February 27  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1903 June 2
Set Apart
Ended On 1906 February 27
Released

Henry Lee Steed Called as President

1908 January 30 – 1909 October  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1908 January 30
Set Apart
Ended On 1909 October
Released

Brigham Andrus Hendricks Called as President

1909 September 23 – 1911  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1909 September 23
Set Apart
Ended On 1911
Released

Franklin Joseph West Hewlett Called as President

1911 July 26 – 1913 November 1  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1911 July 26
Set Apart
Ended On 1913 November 1
Departed from Field

Nicholas Groesbeck Smith Called as President

1913 September 9 – 1921 March 11  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1913 September 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1921 March 11
Departed from Field

Headquarters move

1918

The mission home moved from 7 Bridge Street, Woodstock, Cape Colony to Cumorah, Main Road, Mowbray, Cape Colony in 1918.

Date Details

Occurred On 1918

James Wyley Sessions Called as President

1921 January 31 – 1926 May 30  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1921 January 31
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1926 May 30
Departed from Field

Samuel Martin Called as President

1926 April – 1929 February 4  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1926 April
Set Apart
Ended On 1929 February 4
Departed from Field

Don McCarroll Dalton Called as President

1929 January 2 – 1935 July 14  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1929 January 2
Set Apart
Ended On 1935 July 14
Arrived at Home

LeGrand Pollard Backman Called as President

1935 January 15 – 1938 September 8  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1935 January 15
Set Apart
Ended On 1938 September 8
Arrived at Home

Richard Earl Folland Called as President

1938 March 26 – 1944 August  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1938 March 26
Set Apart
Ended On 1944 August
Departed from Field

June Bennion Sharp Called as President

1944 April 13 – 1948 October 8  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1944 April 13
Set Apart
Ended On 1948 October 8
Released

Evan Pettit Wright Called as President

1948 October 8 – 1952 November 7  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1948 October 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1952 November 7
Released
Media
Mission Conference, June 1911
Mission Conference, June 1911
Mission Conference, June 1912
Mission Conference, June 1912
Mission Conference, February 1913
Mission Conference, February 1913
South African Missionaries Collage
South African Missionaries Collage
Mission Conference, Dec 1922 - Jan 1923
Mission Conference, Dec 1922 - Jan 1923
Mission Conference, February 1914
Mission Conference, February 1914
Cumorah Baseball Team
Cumorah Baseball Team
Mission Conference, Dec 1923 - Jan 1924
Mission Conference, Dec 1923 - Jan 1924
Letters from Across the Sea
Letters from Across the Sea
Mission Conference, January 1909
Mission Conference, January 1909
Mission Conference, December 1914
Mission Conference, December 1914
Mission Conference, August 1913
Mission Conference, August 1913
Mission Conference, January 1917
Mission Conference, January 1917
Christmas Eve 1912
Christmas Eve 1912
Gathered for a Meal
Gathered for a Meal
Missionaries and Locals at King Williamstown
Missionaries and Locals at King Williamstown
Cumorah Quintette - Tour of South African Theatres
Cumorah Quintette - Tour of South African Theatres
South African Mission Map
South African Mission Map

Sources

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