Danish Mission History

October 1849 - Elder Erastus Snow called to open work in Scandinavia
14 June 1850 - Erastus Snow, John E. Forsgren and George Dykes arrive in Copenhagen. (Peter O Hansen arrived a month earlier)
12 August 1850 First Danish ConvertBaptism.
11 May 1850 - The Scandinavian Mission Organized (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Fareos? Iceland?)
1851 - Book of Mormon Translated
1 July 1905 - The Scandinavian Mission (Denmark, Norway, Fareos? Iceland?)
1 April 1920 - The Danish Mission (Denmark, Fareos? Iceland?)
November 1961 - Language Training Mission Started
10 June 1970 - The Denmark Mission (Denmark, Fareos? Iceland?)
4 October 1973 - Sisters Transfered from Denmark
20 June 1974 - The Denmark Copenhagen Mission (Denmark, Fareos?)
20 April 1975 - The Denmark Copenhagen Mission (Denmark,Iceland, Fareos?)
May 1976 Last Group Leaves LTM-Ricks
3 June 1976 First Group at LTM-Provo
Sep 1978 - LTM renamed Missionary Training Center - MTC
January 1982 - Sisters back in Denmark
The first 4 sister missionaries to return to Denmark were Debra Alleman, Lori Gonter, Christine Cooley and Kathleen Mower. They entered the MTC November 1981 and arrived in Copenhagen January of 1982 along with 4 other Elders.
2 April 1982 Mission time reduced to 18 months.
26 November 1984 - Mission time increased back to 24 months.