God has never seemed to feel a restriction in time or geography to accomplish His purposes. Rather, He calls those whom He has prepared and who are willing to serve. Thus, His Old Testament prophets came from Egypt, Babylon, and points between, including Canaan, Israel, and Judah. New Testament Apostles were from Judea, Galilee, and nearby areas, but they traveled throughout the known world before their deaths, preaching the gospel of the Son of God.

The Reformers who paved the way for an eventual restoration were European. The political and religious climate in the New England area of the United States in the early nineteenth century was the perfect place for that restoration-religious fervor, a new country with room for a new church to grow, and a country that was on the verge of growing to become the dominant force in the world for the next two hundred years or more. Had the Lord called a prophet from Jerusalem, He would have kept very busy just keeping His chosen ones alive through all the political and military upheaval and activity of that region.