Founded in 1845 with the arrival of Dan Jones, a native of Wales and fluent in the Welsh language, to preside over the Welsh Mission as he had been called by the Prophet Joseph Smith before the martyrdom. After several thousand Welsh Saints had emigrated to Utah by 1864, it became a Conference of the British Mission. Wales became a District of the Bristol Conference in 1907. in 1919, the headquarters for the Bristol Conference were relocated to Cardiff, Wales. In 1921, the Welsh Conference of the British Mission was reestablished with headquarters in Cardiff.
Missionaries Arrive in North Wales
Henry Royle and Frederick Cook organize a Branch in Overton, Flintshire, Wales.
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Occurred On 1840 October
Apostles Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball visit Wales
First Apostles of the Restoration to visit Wales. They stayed and preached in Hawarden, Flintshire. Brigham Young reported, "we did lay hands on one young man that was quite low with a fever. We rebuked his fever and he got well. We laid our hands on a woman that had very bad eyes. She immediately recovered."
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Started On 1840 October 31
Ended On 1840 November 1
Missionaries Arrive in South Wales 1840-41
Early Missionaries preaching across the Welsh Border from Herefordshire and Gloucestershire include: James Palmer, John Needham, and Richard Steele.
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Occurred On 1840 November
First Elder assigned to preach in Wales full-time.
William Henshaw assigned by Wilford Woodruff to preach to Sister Mary Ann Lewis Henshaw's family and friends near Merthyr Tydfil.
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Occurred On 1843 February 19
Dan Jones Called as President
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Started On 1845 February 15
Ended On 1849 February 25
Mission Founded
William Samuel Phillips Called as President
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Started On 1849
Ended On 1854 January
Book of Mormon published in the Welsh language
Translated, printed, and published by John S. Davis with the assistance of Mary Deer in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
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Occurred On 1852 April 6
Dan Jones Called as President
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Started On 1852 August 28
Ended On 1856 April 19
Daniel Daniels Called as President
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Started On 1856 March 29
Ended On 1858 June
Benjamin Pearce Evans Called as President
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Started On 1857 December 19
Ended On 1861 June 25
Thomas Evans Jeremy Called as President
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Started On 1860 September 22
Ended On 1864 October 21
Mission Closed
