Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation, Inc.

This collection represents selected works from the Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation, Inc., established in 1992 and active through 2024.

According to its 1992 charter:

"The Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation is a nonsectarian organization dedicated to collecting and preserving information related to the Mormon experience in western Missouri during the l830's.

The purposes of MMFF are stated in the Bylaws as follows:

1. To promote the research, documentation, verification, renovation and restoration of
events and sites associated with the Missouri Mormon Frontier.
2. To preserve documents, photographs, artifacts, sites and other historical memorabilia
associated with that period.
3. To facilitate the gathering and preservation of genealogical information from the affected geographical area."

As stated in the Bylaws, MMFF was a nonsectarian (nondenominational) entity, whose works, including those collected on this website, may or may not represent the teachings of the Restoration Churches, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Background

MMFF studied the history of Restoration Churches, tracing their origins to Joseph Smith, Jr. The church established itself in Missouri in 1831 and maintained a presence in the state until the Mormon Wars in late 1838, when the majority of its members were forced to leave Missouri and relocate to Illinois. MMFF's study covered the history of various Restoration Churches, with roots to this time period, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as the Mormons), Community of Christ (formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or RLDS), Church of Christ (Temple Lot), Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, among others.

It is important to note that the views represented in the archived information may not necessarily reflect the teachings of the individual Restoration Churches.

Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation, Inc. Collections