Religion: Mission to Europe

The made-in-America Mormons are making notable strides in the Old World.

Last week eleven chiefs of Mormon missions in Western Europe met in Frankfurt, Germany, to review the past and plan the future. Under their direction, some 3,500 missionaries fish for souls, and the number of souls is growing fast:

¶ In Britain last year the Mormon Church doubled its membership to 40,000; last month there were 1,200 baptisms.

¶ In France there were 1,000 conversions to Mormonism in 1960, with some 2,500 projected for this year; the number of missionaries has zoomed from...

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