Organized 15 December 1896 as the Colorado Mission. The name changed to the Western States Mission on 1 April 1907.
John Law Blyth Called as President
Ernst Albert Tietjen Called as President
Alex F McDonald Jr. Called as President
John Whittaker Taylor Called as President
Mission Founded
Missionaries Arrive
John W. Taylor arrives in Denver with three other missionaries. At the time, the mission comprised only the State of Colorado.
Boundary Change
Nebraska, North and South Dakota were transferred to the Colorado Mission.
Joseph Alexander McRae Called as President
Mission Name Change
Due to the mission expanding well beyond the borders of the state of Colorado, the mission was renamed the Western States Mission.
John Lester Herrick Called as President
Headquarters Move
The mission home moved from 622 W Sixth Street, Denver, Colorado, to 242 Broadway, Denver, Colorado.
John Miner Knight Called as President
Headquarters Move
The mission home was moved to 538 East Seventh Ave., Denver, Colorado.
Boundary Change
At a conference held in Minneapolis the North Central States Mission is established. The states of North and South Dakota were removed from the Western States Mission to the North Central States Mission with the exception of South Dakota's Black Hills region.
Elias Smith Woodruff Called as President
Boundary Change
The mission was comprised of parts of the states of Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Joseph John Daynes Jr. Called as President
William West Seegmiller Called as President
Elbert Raine Curtis Called as President
Albert Lewis Elggren Called as President
