From companions to their husbands to certified proselytizers, women have long had a place in the Church's mission field.
Articles in this series:
‘They Can Bear Testimony, They Can Teach’
Pioneering Efforts of the First Single Sister Missionaries
Inez Knight served in Great Britain for twenty-six months, usually with a companion but at times on her own, as the first single woman called on an LDS mission.
Elizabeth McCune Helped Pave the Way for Sister Missionaries
In February 1897, Elizabeth McCune prepared for a visit to England, France, and Italy. While sightseeing was on her agenda, she also sought a spiritual purpose for the trip.
The First Woman to Serve a Mission Without Her Husband
After toughing out one mission to the Sandwich Islands after her husband returned to Utah, Mildred Randall was called in 1873 to again teach at the plantation school in Laie, Hawaii, while Alfred stayed home.
Women Shared Gospel Long Before Receiving Mission Calls
Decades before women were called to preach the gospel as full-time missionaries, women all over the British Mission passed out literature and shared their testimonies on their own time.
Louisa Barnes Pratt Nurtured Saints in French Polynesia
Louisa Barnes Pratt, one of the first women missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in French Polynesia, served with her husband and four daughters on the island of Tubuai from 1851 to 1852.
“It is [a woman’s] privilege and duty to warn all, both men and women, of what God is doing in these last days, so far as they have the opportunity,—and invite all to come and submit themselves to the gospel of Christ.”
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