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To the Peripheries of Mormondom: The Apostolic Around-the-world Journey of David O. Mckay, 1920...

ISBN: 9781607810100 | 1607810107
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ of Utah Pr
Pub. Date: 10/1/2011

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SummaryTable of Contents
The year-long fact-finding mission of apostle David O. McKay and his traveling companion Hugh J. Cannon to places historian Leonard J. Arrington has called the "geographic and organizational periphery" of Mormondom was one of the most significant moments of the twentieth century for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While the contemporary LDS church has grown to become a global presence, the early decades of the last century found missionaries struggling to gain converts abroad. Cannon's rich and vivid account of his and McKay's ... MORE
Editor's Prefacep. ix
Introduction: Around the World with Elderp. xix
Photographic Essayp. xxxiii
Accepting the Apostolic Callp. 1
Crossing the Pacific Oceanp. 6
Arriving in the Islands of Japanp. 18
Touring the Japan Missionp. 19
Dedicating the Chinese Realmp. 25
Exploring the Interior of Chinap. 32
... MOREp. 39
Calling on Hawaii and Kauaip. 46
Steaming the South Pacificp. 53
Staying in the Society Islandsp. 59
Sightseeing in Rarotongap. 64
Discovering New Zealandp. 68
Meandering through Melanesiap. 76
Stopping over in Western Samoap. 82
Resting in American Samoap. 88
Surveying Sauniatup. 95
Observing in Tongap. 101
Returning to New Zealandp. 107
Inspecting Australiap. 112
Traveling up the Malay Peninsulap. 120
Investigating Indiap. 126
Wandering in Egyptp. 132
Worshiping in the Holy Landp. 139
Returning Home to Utahp. 147
Coming Bull Circlep. 155
Chronology of LDS Missions Visited by Elder David O. McKay and Hugh J. Cannon, 1920-1921p. 159
List of Hugh J. Cannon's Deseret News "Around the World" Articles, 1920-1922p. 164
List of Elder David O. McKay's Diaries, Conference Notebooks, and Family Correspondence, 1920-1921p. 166
Notesp. 169
Bibliographyp. 233
Indexp. 239
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