Missionaries on a Pilgrimage, or Pilgrims on a Mission? Elements of Pilgrimage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Missionary Experience

Authors

Elisha McIntyre, University of SydneyFollow
Daniel H. Olsen, Brigham Young UniversityFollow

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to consider the ways in which proselytizing missions by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are pilgrimage-like. After outlining the historical and theological background behind the Church’s missionary efforts and discuss how this missionary work is organized both practically and social, the similarities between Church missions and religious pilgrimage are compared based on six themes: journeying and the sacred, liminality, communitas, hardships, status, and change and failure.

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Recommended Citation

McIntyre, Elisha and Olsen, Daniel H. (2019) "Missionaries on a Pilgrimage, or Pilgrims on a Mission? Elements of Pilgrimage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Missionary Experience," International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage: Vol. 7: Iss. 3, Article 2.
doi:https://doi.org/10.21427/d8dc-bk05
Available at: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijrtp/vol7/iss3/2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21427/d8dc-bk05