From the East: The History of the Latter-Day Saints in Asia, 1851-1996

From the East: The History of the Latter-Day Saints in Asia, 1851-1996 by Britsch, R. Lanier. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781573452687.

Twenty-five years in the making, From the East surveys the history the Church in Asia from its courageous beginnings in India and South Asia in the 1850s to its exciting expansion in Asia in the mid 1990s. An expert in Asian studies, Lanier Britsch shows the progress of the Church in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, and other Oriental lands. Brother Britsch looks at such aspects as early missionary work, statistics, Church organization, calling of General Authorities from Asia, and of course temple work in Asia.