Men With a Mission: The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the British Isles, 1837-1841

In 1838 suffering from persecution hardship and uncertainty members of the Quorum of the Twelve must have been astonished at the revelation that said: And next spring let them depart to go over the great waters and there promulgate my gospel. Their adventures in the British Isles are a truly epic story in Latter-day Saint missionary work poignant powerful and inspiring. Men with a Mission is a carefully researched compelling account of that work taking us to such renowned places as the River Ribble John Benbow s picturesque farm and the docks of Liverpool. This is the story of how those courageous young leaders (their average age was thirty-one) preached published confronted devils and persecutors battled poverty walked great distances suffered homesickness and won the hearts and loyalty of those who became the British Saints.