Reopening of the Work in Japan

by Paul C. Andrus

(May 22nd, 2001) 

After world war II the First Presidency announced in the fall of 1947 the reopening of missionary work in Japan and called Edward L. Clissold of Honolulu to be the president of the Japanese Mission. Harrison T. Price, Wayne McDaniel, Paul C. Andrus, Raymond C, Price, younger brother of Harrison, and Koji Okauchi were called to the Japanese mission and labored in the Central Pacific Mission in Honolulu under President Melvyn Weenig while President Clissold went to Japan to get things started and made arrangements for the five missionaries to enter Japan. Prior to sailing for Japan a picture was taken of President Clissold's wife, Irene Clissold, and the five missionaries going to Japan. 

Ray Price is seated on the left of Sister Clissold and Ted Price is seated on her right. Standing left to right are Elders Okauchi, Andrus, and McDaniel. It might be interesting to know that all five of these missionaries were world war II veterans. Ted Price was a US Marine and fought in the Pacific, Ray Price was a paratrooper, Wayne McDaniel and Koji Okauchi had served in the US Army, and I had flown combat as a pilot in the US Army Air Corps against the Japanese troops in the Philippines. Ted and I were 23 and the others were 22 or 23. We were all very grateful that we were permitted to serve as missionaries for three years.

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