Life — March 30, 1911 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Explanation for Modern Readers This page from *Life* magazine critiques Mormon missionaries recruiting in Great Britain. The left article sarcastically defends Mormon emigration to America, claiming there are ~320 American missionaries in Britain converting people (especially women) to Mormonism. The writer questions whether these conversions are genuine or if Mormons are exploiting vulnerable populations for "degradation." The piece suggests the British government should expel Mormon missionaries rather than treat them as legitimate religious teachers. The small cartoon on the right ("Taking Himself Seriously") depicts a man with surveying equipment, likely satirizing grandiose pretension—possibly referencing someone associated with Mormon expansion or land claims. The mountain landscape photograph at top appears to illustrate the Mormon-settled frontier regions in America.