South American Mission

Date Formed
1925 October 8
Date Ended
1935 May 25
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
South-america
Organization Participants in Database
61

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.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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

1925 October 8

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Occurred On 1925 October 8
Formed

Melvin J. Ballard Set Apart as Mission President

1925 October 8 – 1926 July 15

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End Date Details

Ended On 1926 July 15
Arrived at Home

Karl Bruno Reinhold Stoof Set Apart as Mission President

1926 May 4 – 1935 August 22

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Ended On 1935 August 22
Departed from the Field

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

1935 May 25

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Occurred On 1935 May 25
Ended

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South American Mission Map
South American Mission Map
Argentina November 1947 Missionaries
Argentina November 1947 Missionaries
Missionaries Serving in Argentina 1947
Missionaries Serving in Argentina 1947