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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Southwestern States Mission

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1898 - 1904

Administrative history

The Southwestern States Mission (1898-1904) provided religious instruction for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arkansas, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma Territory, and Indian Territory.

Citation:
Deseret News 2001-2002 church almanac, 2000: page 427-428 (Indian Territory Mission renamed as the Southwestern States Mission on March 29, 1898; renamed Central States Mission April 4, 1904)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church History, via WWW, April 6, 2016 (Central States Mission, founded 1898; previous mission name: Southwestern States; the Southwestern States Mission was renamed from the Indian Territory Mission in 1898; its name was changed again in 1904 to the Central States Mission and headquarters were moved from St. John, Kansas to Independence, Missouri; the boundaries remained unchanged when the Indian Territory mission became the Southwestern States Mission in 1898; the mission included Arkansas, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma Territory, and Indian Territory; the territory of Oklahoma was added to the Indian Territory Mission in 1894; then the states of Arkansas and Kansas were added in 1895; finally, Texas came within the boundaries of the mission in 1897; this necessitated a name change to the Southwestern States Mission in March 1898)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Alma Theodore Madsen mission papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9254
Scope and Contents

Included are diaries, notebooks, and photographs related to the missionary service of Alma Theodore Madsen in the Southwestern States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The diary encompasses entries dating from July to October 1902. Also included is a book for reporting missionary statistics, dated from November 1900 to May 1901. The donor as well donated two photocopied photographs and a brief note with information about Madsen. Dated approximately 1900-1902.

Dates: approximately 1900-1902