British Mormon History 
Towards a More Fully Representative History of the British Mormon Experience [3], by Chris Ralph
(0)PART THREE: A Disrespectful Racket. For most early British converts the painful discovery that they had not been fully informed concerning the true nature of what Fanny Stenhouse called “practical Mormonism”, did not take place until they arrived in America, by which time there was little realistic opportunity of turning back. However, some British members… Read More ›
Towards a More Fully Representative History of the British Mormon Experience – Part 2
Author: Christopher Ralph (Part 1) PART TWO: The Spectre of Spiritual Wifery. Much has been made by the LDS church of Charles Dickens’ visit to the emigrant ship, “Amazon”, in 1863, as part of his “Uncommercial Traveller” series of commissioned articles. Dickens expressed genuine surprise that the Mormon emigrants on board were such a well… Read More ›
Towards a More Fully Representative History of the British Mormon Experience
With the upcoming Mormon Pageant in Preston, England, it’s a wonderful opportunity to consider a more complete account of the lives of those first British Latter-Day Saint converts. I believe that the more information one has about an event or period in history then the better one can understand what really occurred. Just like being… Read More ›
