Organized on 8 October 1925 after successful letters from Wilhelm Freidrichs whom had asked for the Church to send missionaries to Buenos Aires. The first missionaries arrived 6 December 1925. Led by Elder Melvin J. Ballard they began missionary work in South America.
Renamed the Argentine Mission in May 1935 when the Brazilian Mission was created.
Formed in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1925 October 8
Melvin J. Ballard Set Apart as Mission President
1925 October 8 – 1926 July 15
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Set Apart
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Arrived at Home
Karl Bruno Reinhold Stoof Set Apart as Mission President
1926 May 4 – 1935 August 22
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Set Apart
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Departed from the Field
Ended in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1935 May 25
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Successor
Media
South American Mission Map 1925
Argentina November 1947 Missionaries
Missionaries Serving in Argentina 1947