Person in LDS History: Wallace Toronto

Under Communist rule, Czechoslovakia's Most Wanted Man was LDS Mission President Wallace Toronto!

Mary Jane Woodger

Most Wanted Man Was LDS Mission Pres? (Mary Jane Woodger)

After the Communists led a coup in Czechoslavakia and installed a friendly government there, their Most Wanted Man was LDS Mission President Wallace Toronto. While

RickB January 30, 2024

How Mormons Survived Hitler's Invasion of Czechoslavakia

Mary Jane Woodger

How Czech Mormons Survived Hitler’s Invasion (Mary Jane Woodger)

How did the Church react when Hitler took over Czechoslavakia? Wallace Toronto was mission president and his biography Mary Jane Woodger details the escapate plans

RickB January 29, 2024

Mary Jane Woodger

Mission President or Spy? True Story of Wallace Toronto (Mary Jane Woodger 1 of 4)

Was Wallace Toronto a mission president or spy? Wallace served as mission president in Czechoslovakia during both the Nazi and Communist regimes. Dr Mary Jane

RickB January 26, 2024

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Rick Bennett, Host of Gospel Tangents

Rick Bennett is the friendly, independent historian at the heart of Gospel Tangents LDS Podcast: The Best Source for Mormon History, Science, and Theology. When he isn't interviewing Mormon scholars, prophets, and others, he is teaching math and statistics at Utah Valley University. He also freelances as a research biostatistician in the fields of Dermatology and Traumatic Brian Injuries, as well as in the network television/cable T.V. industries as a sports statistician. Rick holds a Master of Statistics Degree from the University of Utah.

Person in LDS History: Wallace Toronto

Most Wanted Man Was LDS Mission Pres? (Mary Jane Woodger)

How Czech Mormons Survived Hitler’s Invasion (Mary Jane Woodger)

Mission President or Spy? True Story of Wallace Toronto (Mary Jane Woodger 1 of 4)

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