BIBFRAME Work

Title

Planting the acorn

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Grover, Mark L. (author )

Subject

• Latter Day Saints--South America--History (LCSH)
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--South America--History. (LCSH)
• Latter Day Saint missionaries--South America--History (LCSH)

Language

• eng

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• DDC: 266.93/32098 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: BX8617.S63 G765 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was not established in any part of South America until a hundred years after the restoration of the Church. In 1925 Elders Melvin J. Ballard, Rulon S. Wells, and Rey L. Pratt dedicated South America for the preaching of the gospel and organized the South American Mission. This book examines the beginning of the Church in South America and the different approaches to missionary work during this period. As Elder Ballard accurately predicted, "The work of the Lord will grow slowly for a time here just as an oak grows slowly from an acorn. . . . The South American Mission will be a power in the Church." South American members now represent over 25 percent of all Church members worldwide"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Taking the gospel south -- Ephraim or the world -- Planting the acorn -- Establishing a presence -- Reinhold Stoof : the surprise choice -- Attempting to fulfill ancient prophecy -- Fulfilling the mandate in Brazil -- Going beyond -- Dividing into two -- Becoming the oak.

Authorized Access Point

Grover, Mark L. Planting the acorn

Geographic Coverage

• South America

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:11:39.398705+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23923290

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: bibframe-2-6-0
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc