“The Church in Its Canadian Setting,” Ensign, Sept. 1988, 44–45
The Church in Canada
The Church in Its Canadian Setting
Historical Sites
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Mt. Pleasant—Joseph Smith preached to Freeman Nickerson’s family here. Canada was the only place outside the United States where the Prophet served as a missionary.
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Kingston, Sydenham (and Loughborough township), Ernesttown (near present-day Bath)—Areas where the Young brothers taught friends and acquaintances after Brigham and Phineas had traveled to Canada to help convert their brother Joseph.
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Elgin, Crosby, Westport, Portland—Areas where John E. Page met with missionary success on his Canadian missions. Elgin was referred to by some Saints as “Little Nauvoo” because some members gathered here before emigrating to the U.S. to join the main body of the Church in Nauvoo, Illinois.
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Toronto—Home area for early converts John Taylor, Joseph Fielding, and others who would be instrumental in opening missionary work in the British Isles. Site of first Canadian stake outside Alberta, organized in 1960 while President Thomas S. Monson, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, was serving as mission president here.
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Cardston—First LDS settlement in Alberta, and site of first LDS temple outside U.S. or its possessions. It was followed within the next twenty-five years by a number of other small LDS communities in surrounding areas, towns like Aetna, Mountain View, Beazer, Leavitt, Kimball, Magrath, Stirling, Raymond, Taber, Glenwood, and Hill Spring.
Stakes
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1. Brampton Ontario |
12. Edmonton Alberta Riverbend |
23. Ottawa Ontario |
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2. Calgary Alberta |
13. Ft. Macleod Alberta |
24. Raymond Alberta |
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3. Calgary Alberta North |
14. Hamilton Ontario |
25. Red Deer Alberta |
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4. Calgary Alberta South |
15. Kitchener Ontario |
26. Saskatoon Saskatchewan |
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5. Calgary Alberta West |
16. Lethbridge Alberta |
27. Taber Alberta |
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6. Cardston Alberta |
17. Lethbridge Alberta East |
28. Toronto Ontario |
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7. Cardston Alberta West |
18. London Ontario |
29. Vancouver British Columbia |
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8. Cranbrook British Columbia |
19. Magrath Alberta |
30. Vancouver British Columbia South |
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9. Dartmouth Nova Scotia |
20. Montreal Quebec |
31. Vernon British Columbia |
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10. Edmonton Alberta Bonnie Doon |
21. Montreal Quebec Mt. Royale |
32. Victoria British Columbia |
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11. Edmonton Alberta Millwoods |
22. Oshawa Ontario |
33. Winnipeg Manitoba |
Missions
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A. Canada Calgary |
C. Canada Montreal |
E. Canada Vancouver |
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B. Canada Halifax |
D. Canada Toronto |
F. Canada Winnipeg |