By: Ardis E. Parshall - August 12, 2013 For the first hundred years of its missionary existence, the Church’s proselyting efforts were overwhelmingly focused on rural areas rather than on cities. “Country districts” were generally seen as less hostile to missionaries, and it was much easier for elders traveling without purse or scrip to find hospitality with families who were used to offering shelter to travelers than in cities whe...
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