The Inspiring Conversion Story of a British War Spy


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It was a spring Sunday around the middle of World War I when Edith Papworth boarded a double decker bus in London. As they drove on, a sign over the door of a big building caught her eye: "The Mormon Message to the World." "Mormon." The word sparked recognition. Her parents had warned her to be wary of those people. But for some reason, she couldn't pull her gaze away from that sign... Working as a Secret Emissary The young sixteen-year old had recently moved to London to work in the War Office. Although she started as a typist, soon Edith and another young woman were chosen for secret missions: transporting military messages to British forces in German-occupied France. While she considered it a "thrilling" opportunity, Edith came to understand the dangers involved. Some of her fellow workers in the War Office had been imprisoned and killed. The pair was given some rules for their own safety. Chew up the messages and swallow them if you're captured by the Germans. Do not open and...

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