Perpetual Emigration Fund
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perpetual-emigration-fund-265-467421
title:
Perpetual Emigration Fund
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The Perpetual Emigration Fund (PEF) was a 19th-century program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that provided economic assistance to emigrants seeking to join the main church community in the Salt Lake Valley and surrounding regions. The fund concept was launched in 1849, two years after the first Mormon pioneers arrived in Utah. In September 1850, based on proposals made in the church's general conference, the provisional government of the State of Deseret formally incorporate
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LDS Church emigration program
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_Emigration_Fund
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2024-03-06T06:59:10Z
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