Grace Bown, 4th beautiful daughter and 5thmissionary to serve from the family of Southgate Stake President James and Paula Bown’s family, entered the MTC on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 in final preparation for her 18-months of fulltime service to the Lord and His children in the Canada Winnipeg Mission, the only mission in the province of Manitoba.
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in Souris, Manitoba, petitioned the president of the Canadian Mission to send missionaries to Manitoba in 1897. The missionaries proselyted new church members there, although many of the converts emigrated to Alberta.
In 1910 the Winnipeg Sunday School was organized with 37 members. Church membership in the district grew to 197 by 1930, including those in the Winnipeg and Bergland, Ontario branches.
The Canada Winnipeg Mission was created in 1976 with about 4,200 members in four districts, including Saskatchewan and western Ontario. The Winnipeg Manitoba Stake was created in 1978.
Currently 4,639 members worship together in 13 congregations throughout Manitoba.
We pray Heavenly Father’s blessings upon this beautiful sister missionary and look forward to hearing of her experiences as one of the Lord’s army of men and women carrying the gospel to those prepared to hear His message.
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