The growth and distribution of the Latter Saint Church [sic] in Wales, 1840-1860 by Ratcliffe, M, Ratcliffe, Michael

“…The distribution of Mormon congregations is discussed in relation to denominationalism throughout Wales, with the purpose of explaining a primarily urban-industrial distribution, concentrated in the valleys of Monmouthshire and eastern Glamorgan.</p> <p>The thesis concludes with a review of methods of diffusion, followed by a discussion of reasons for Mormonism's decline in the 1850s and 1860s.…”