
Church History Biographical Database
Missionary work had been conducted in the region during the early Church period, but the Southern States mission wasn't officially organized until the April Conference of 1876 when John Brown and several others were called to open the southern states of the U.S. to missionary work.
The mission would shrink between 1893 and 1902 losing: Maryland (1893), Arkansas (1895), Texas (1897), West Virginia (1902), North Carolina (1902), Kentucky (1902), and Tennessee (1902). Although it would gain a few of these states back when the Middle States Mission closed in 1903.
Formed in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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Occurred On 1876 April 8
Henry Green Boyle Set Apart as Mission President
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Ended On 1877 November 13
John Morgan Set Apart as Mission President
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Ended On 1888 January 4
William Spry Called as Mission President
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Ended On 1891 August 13
J. Golden Kimball Set Apart as Mission President
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Ended On 1894 May 23
Elias Smith Kimball Set Apart as Mission President
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Ended On 1898 June 27
Benjamin Erastus Rich Set Apart as Mission President
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Ended On 1902 July 3
Ephraim Hesmer Nye Called as Mission President
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Ended On 1903 May 15
Nathan John Harris Called as Mission President
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Ended On 1903 August 7
Benjamin Erastus Rich Called as Mission President
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Ended On 1908 August 8
Charles A. Callis Set Apart as Mission President
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Ended On 1934 February 3
LeGrand Richards Set Apart as Mission President
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Ended On 1937 June 19
Merrill Daniel Clayson Set Apart as Mission President
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Ended On 1940 August 4
William Porter Whitaker Set Apart as Mission President
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Ended On 1943 September 10
Heber Meeks Set Apart as Mission President
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Ended On 1948 April 22



























