Marjorie Newton
MARJORIE NEWTON is the author of Southern Cross Saints: The Mormons in Australia, published by the Institute for Polynesian Studies at BYU-Hawaii. A member oj the LDS Church in Australia for more than fifty years, she lives with her husband in Sydney, New South Wales.
“Almost Like Us”: The American Socialization of Australian Converts
Articles/Essays – Volume 24, No. 3
A few years ago I listened to a group of American missionaries who had just eaten an enormous meal at our table and were showing their appreciation by telling us how backward Australia is in…
Read moreMormonism Becomes a Mainline Religion: The Challenges: An Australian Viewpoint
Articles/Essays – Volume 24, No. 4
During a history of religion class I attended at Sydney University a few years ago, another student asked the lecturer when the Mormons first arrived in Australia. He didn’t know and, looking round, asked, “Does…
Read moreTowards 2000: Mormonism in Australia
Articles/Essays – Volume 29, No. 1
In April 1994 some sixty LDS professionals and business people from around Australia were invited to meet with the Pacific Area presidency in a Sydney conference unique to the Mormon church in this country. Quite…
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