A Centennial Celebration:
The History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan 1901-2001
 

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Shinji Takagi, History of the Church in Postwar Japan

This material is currently being edited for publication in the Journal of Mormon History. We express appreciation to the author and to the editors of that journal for allowing this information to be posted on this website in connection with the Japan Centennial Conference sponsored by the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History. For further information about the Mormon History Association, we invite you to visit its website at site.netopia.com/mhahome.
 
The Eagle and the Scattered Flock:
Church Beginnings in Occupied Japan, 1945–48. [PDF]99k
 
Riding on the Eagle's Wings:
The Japanese Mission under American Occupation, 1948–52 [PDF]110k


R. Lanier Britsch, History of the Church in Japan

Part 1: 1901 - The Establishment of the Japanese Mission

Part 2: 1901-1903 - Dedication of Japan; first baptisms

Part 3: 1903-1909 - Translation of the Book of Mormon

Part 4: 1909-1921 - Elder David O. McKay visits Japan

Part 5: 1923-1924 - The Closing of the Early Japan Mission

Part 6: 1924-1946: Mission closed; World War II

Part 7: 1947-1948: Japanese Mission Reopened

Part 8: 1948-1953: Elder Cowley visits; Korean War

Part 9: 1953-1955: Hilton A. Robertson's Presidency

Part 10: 1955-1962: Paul C. Andrus Presidency

Part 11: 1962-1965: Dwayne N. Andersen Presidency

Part 12: 1965 - The first temple excursion

Part 13: 1965-1968: Visits from Apostles

Part 14: 1968-1970: Mission divided; Expo '70

Part 15: 1970-1975: Tokyo Stake organized; General Authority visits

Part 16: 1975-1978: Tokyo Temple Announced; Elder Kikuchi Called

Part 17: 1978-1982: Church Growth; Tokyo Temple Dedicated

Part 18: 1982-1990: Asia Area; Temple Annex; Translation

Part 19: 1990-1996: Temple Work; Kobe Earthquake; 100,000 Members

Part 20: 1996-2000: Fukuoka Temple; Five New Stakes

 

Read much more about Japan, China, Korea, and other countries in "From the East: The History of the Latter-day Saints in Asia, 1851-1996", by R. Lanier Britsch. Order it at: http://deseretbook.com/ldsworld.tcl?sku=3397617
 

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