In July 1837, Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde stepped onto British soil as the first authorized Latter-day Saint missionaries to the British Isles. What began as a small apostolic mission in Preston, Lancashire, became one of the most remarkable chapters in Church history. Within months they baptized over a thousand souls. By 1840 the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles—led by Brigham Young—united in Preston for the first time outside North America, launching a harvest that would forever change the Church.
This landmark volume, published for the 150th anniversary, traces the full 150-year story: the apostolic foundation, the British gathering to Zion, the remarkable growth in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, the challenges of war and depression, and the modern awakening that produced temples, stakes, and a thriving Latter-day Saint community across the Isles.
Richly documented and spiritually uplifting, Truth Will Prevail celebrates the faith of early British converts, the sacrifices of those who gathered to America, and the strength of today’s British Saints who now build Zion in their own land. For Kimball family descendants—especially those connected to Heber C. Kimball—this book is a powerful witness that the Lord’s promise “Truth Will Prevail” has been gloriously fulfilled.
In July 1837, Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde stepped onto British soil as the first authorized Latter-day Saint missionaries to the British Isles. What began as a small apostolic mission in Preston, Lancashire, became one of the most remarkable chapters in Church history. Within months they baptized over a thousand souls. By 1840 the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles—led by Brigham Young—united in Preston for the first time outside North America, launching a harvest that would forever change the Church.
This landmark volume, published for the 150th anniversary, traces the full 150-year story: the apostolic foundation, the British gathering to Zion, the remarkable growth in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, the challenges of war and depression, and the modern awakening that produced temples, stakes, and a thriving Latter-day Saint community across the Isles.
Richly documented and spiritually uplifting, Truth Will Prevail celebrates the faith of early British converts, the sacrifices of those who gathered to America, and the strength of today’s British Saints who now build Zion in their own land. For Kimball family descendants—especially those connected to Heber C. Kimball—this book is a powerful witness that the Lord’s promise “Truth Will Prevail” has been gloriously fulfilled.
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