Composed of young missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the team played all over Australia and became widely known.
One Mormon Yankees squad played exhibition games against International teams preparing for the 1956 Summer Olympics, which were held in Australia that year.
President Liljenquist was referring to Elder Dunn and assigned him to organize a competitive team of missionaries.
During the peak of the Mormon Yankees' popularity, 1955-1960, the LDS Church in Australia tripled in size.
Spirit of the Game is a 2016 feature film which told the story of the Mormon Yankees, starring Aaron Jakubenko as DeLyle Condie.