Missionary Efforts in the 19th Century Utah Part 1

MRM’s Bill McKeever interviews associate Aaron Shafovaloff about ministries and missions efforts in Utah during the 19th century. A new series.

Overview:

Aaron Shafovaloff discusses the historical missionary efforts of Christians in Utah, emphasizing the long-standing tradition of evangelism in the region.
He is digitizing historical resources related to these efforts and making them available on the MRM website.
The focus is on creating an index of online Christian historical sources on Mormonism to provide access to primary materials.
Aaron highlights a pamphlet by Josiah McClain, a Presbyterian, which details the history of Utah and the role of Christians in the area.
The pamphlet discusses Captain James Bridger’s exploration of the Great Salt Lake region in the early 1820s and the subsequent settlement by Mormons in 1847.
The discussion includes the establishment of churches and places of worship by Mormons as they settled in the region.
Aaron encourages Christians in Utah to learn about their own missionary history.
The episode sets the stage for further exploration of the first Christian missionaries in Utah and their efforts to evangelize Latter-day Saints.
The next episode will continue discussing McClain’s pamphlet and the 19th-century Christian missionary efforts in Utah.

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