Las Vegas Mission
Founded 1855 Closed 1857
Mission Summary
The mission was established as both a colonization effort and a means to proselyte among the Native Americans of the Las Vegas Springs area.
Sources
Las Vegas Mission record book, 1855 April-1857 March, Church History Library.
Contains a daily journal, minutes to meetings, records of Indians baptized, names of members, and an account of labor donated on public works at the Mormon colony in Las Vegas.
Andrew Jensen, comp., "History of Las Vegas Mission," in Nevada State Historical Society Papers (Reno, Nev: Nevada Historical Society, 1913-1926): 117-284.
This is a typescript of the manuscript history linked above.
Wesley R. Law, "Mormon Indian Missions - 1855," Master's thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959.
Includes a chapter on the Las Vegas Mission.