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North Carolina Charlotte Mission

  • United States information: North Carolina

    The first known missionary to enter North Carolina was Jedediah M. Grant. On 18 May 1838, he reported that he had preached for six months in Stokes, Surrey and Rockingham counties and baptized four people. By 4 February 1840, Grant's brother, Joshua Grant Jr., and Francis G. Bishop joined him. They baptized another six or eight people. Missionaries also began work in other parts of the state. Before Jedediah Grant left, on 12 July 1845, he had organized a conference of 200 members in seven branches.
    Published: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010

  • Obituaries

    Mildred Harris Bradley, 88, who served with her husband, Ralph O. Bradley, when he presided over the North Carolina Charlotte Mission from 1982-85 and as temple president of the Washington D.C. Temple from 1993-96, died Nov. 5, 2009, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
    Published: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009

  • Missionary moments: So many questions

    In 1967, Norm and Linda Lindsay weren't members of the Church. While living near Washington, D.C., though, he worked on the professional staff of the Boy Scouts of America's National Capital Area Council with two Church members named Lee Ison and Lee Fenstad.
    Published: Saturday, May 9, 2009

  • New mission presidents

    Six new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service about July 1, 2009.
    Published: Saturday, April 18, 2009

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