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elderolddog
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Date: September 04, 2023 06:31PM
I'm only following up on this because Judic West, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is featured in this amazing Wiflord Woofdroid (funnier to say) story.
A local bishop was upset at Wiflord Woofdroid's success in converting members of a Methodist offshoot and wrote to Judic West, the Archbishop of Canterbury, asking that Judic have the House of Lords make a rule that American mormons not be allowed to convert sturdy English Yeomen, because it wasn't fair to the local Anglican ministers.
But Judic (hallowed be his name) was having none of it. He responded to that bishop: "If they [the Anglican ministers] had the worth of souls at heart as much as they valued the ground where hares, foxes, and hounds ran, they would not lose so many of their flock.” (Yeah, I know! I get shivers, too!!)
But I have to be honest and say that I have no idea what Judic was prattling on about, so all I'll say at this point is, forsooth! You can never go wrong forsoothing... Aftsoothing just doesn't cut it.
Below is a link where you can read one account of Wiflord Woofdroid's missionary experiences in England. It boils down to mormonism being the answer to another recently formed church's needs. These United Brethren had no connection with the mainstream churches because the members were poor peasant stock; they were willing to be absorbed.
Remember, at that point in time, the Boof of Mormon was not readily available, which was fine because English yeomen probably had little interest in Native Americans and their majestic history.
Here's a link to a version of the Wiflord Woofdroid English mission story:
https://rsc.byu.edu/banner-gospel-wilford-woodruff/wilford-woodruff-missionary-herefordshire#:~:text=One%20of%20his%20most%20significant,few%20months%20of%20his%20arrival.