The Field is White: Harvest in the Three Counties of England - Hardcover

Carol Wilkinson; Cynthia Doxey Green

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 194439415X ISBN 13: 9781944394158

Publisher: Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book Company, 2017

Synopsis

Explore the story of Church growth initiated by Wilford Woodruff's missionary efforts in the mid-1800s in the "Three Counties of England," the three agrarian counties near the southeastern corner of Wales: Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, and Worcestershire.

Learn how the religious, socioeconomic, and political background prepared people in this part of England to accept the restored gospel. Read about the efforts of American and British missionaries as well as the lives of some of the early converts, both those who emigrated and those who stayed i England. In this regional history, discover how current Church members in this area have forged links with the legacy left to them from this amazing time of harvest.

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About the Author

Carol Wilkinson is an associate professor of teacher education at Brigham Young University and taught for ten years as a religion transfer professor for the Department of Church History and Doctrine. She received her BEd from Durham University, England. an MS and EdD from Brigham Young University. She has written several published works including The Restoration of Gadfield Elm Chapel, Mormon Baptismal Site in Chatburn, England; Temple Symbolism of the Body; and Run and Not be Weary. A native of England, she erved in the England Bristol Mission, spending eleven months in the There Counties of England.

Cynthia Doxey Green is a former associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University. Her articles can be found in academic journals and books such as Regional Studies in Church History and Strengthening Our Families: An In-depth Look at the Proclamation on the family. Her research and teaching focused on family history and British emigration. Since her marriage to Richard A. Green and subsequent move to North Carolina, she has continued doing family history research and speaking at local and national genealogy conferences and societies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book Company
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 194439415X
• ISBN 13: 9781944394158
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216