South African Mission

Date Formed
1853 April 19
Date Ended
Unknown
Location Formed
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Location Ended
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Organization Type
Ecclesiastical
Organization Area
Africa
Organization Participants in Database
356

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

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Jesse Haven Departed from Home as Mission President

1852 September 15 – 1855 December 15

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Departed from Home
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Ended On 1855 December 15
Departed from the Field

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

1853 April 19

Date Details

Occurred On 1853 April 19
Formed

Ebenezer Clawson Richardson Set Apart as Mission President

1857 April 22 – 1858 April 27

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Set Apart
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Ended On 1858 April 27
Departed from the Field

William Fotheringham Set Apart as Mission President

1861 April 21 – 1864 March 20

Miner Grant Atwood Called as Mission President

1864 March 20 – 1865 November 8

End Date Details

Ended On 1865 November 8
Arrived at Home

Warren Harvey Lyon Set Apart as Mission President

1903 June 2 – 1906 February 27

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Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1906 February 27
Released

Henry Lee Steed Set Apart as Mission President

1908 January 30 – 1909 October

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Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1909 October
Released

Brigham Andrus Hendricks Set Apart as Mission President

1909 September 23 – 1911

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Ended On 1911
Released

Franklin Joseph West Hewlett Set Apart as Mission President

1911 July 26 – 1913 November 1

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Set Apart
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Ended On 1913 November 1
Departed from the Field

Nicolas G. Smith Set Apart as Mission President

1913 September 9 – 1921 March 11

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Ended On 1921 March 11
Departed from the Field

James Wyley Sessions Arrived in the Field as Mission President

1921 January 31 – 1926 May 30

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Arrived in the Field
Sources

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Ended On 1926 May 30
Departed from the Field

Samuel Martin Set Apart as Mission President

1926 April – 1929 February 4

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Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1929 February 4
Departed from the Field

Don McCarroll Dalton Set Apart as Mission President

1929 January 2 – 1935 July 14

End Date Details

Ended On 1935 July 14
Arrived at Home

LeGrand Pollard Backman Set Apart as Mission President

1935 January 15 – 1938 September 8

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Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1938 September 8
Arrived at Home

Richard Earl Folland Set Apart as Mission President

1938 March 26 – 1944 August

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End Date Details

Ended On 1944 August
Departed from the Field

June Bennion Sharp Set Apart as Mission President

1944 April 13 – 1948 October 8

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Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1948 October 8
Released

Evan Pettit Wright Set Apart as Mission President

1948 October 8 – 1952 November 7

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Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1952 November 7
Released

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

No dates given

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Start Date Not Found
Ended

Media
South African Mission Map
South African Mission Map
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