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* '''May 11 - October 10''' - Excerpts from the Diary of Mr. Hyo Won Eu from 1955.<ref>[http://www.tparents.org/Library/Unification/Talks/Eu/Eu-550000.htm Excerpts from the Diary of Mr. Hyo Won Eu from 1955] Translated by Rev. David Kwanil Hwang, From Tong-il Segye, July 1980</ref>
 
* '''May 11 - October 10''' - Excerpts from the Diary of Mr. Hyo Won Eu from 1955.<ref>[http://www.tparents.org/Library/Unification/Talks/Eu/Eu-550000.htm Excerpts from the Diary of Mr. Hyo Won Eu from 1955] Translated by Rev. David Kwanil Hwang, From Tong-il Segye, July 1980</ref>
  

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1950

  • He is liberated from the labor camp by UN troops that had advanced into North Korea in the Korean War. After that he spends 40 days searching for his disciples.

1951

  • January 28 - He arrives in Pusan, South Korea.

1952

  • May 10 - The first version of Moon's teachings are published, Wolli Wonbon. It was co-written with Hyo Won Eu, one of the first disciples.[1][2]

1953

  • Moon changes his birth name Yong Myung to Sun Myung. Yong means dragon. Myung means bright.[3]
  • Wolli Won Bon[4] organized with the help Mr. Eu and Won Pil Kim and initially distributed to the members in the form of hand written notes.[5]

1954

  • March - Moon and his followers move to Seoul.
  • May 1 - Founding of the Unification Church, or The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity.[6]

1955

  • Birth of son Hee Jin.
  • Moon is brought up on charges of 'Bigamy and Draft Dodging' and exonerated.[5]
  • May 11 - October 10 - Excerpts from the Diary of Mr. Hyo Won Eu from 1955.[7]

1957

  • July - Pioneer Unification Church missionaries are sent out to 116 cities and towns throughout Korea.
  • August 15 - Publication of Wolli Haesul (Explanation of the Divine Principle), prepared by Hyo Won Eu.[8]

1958

  • Missionaries are sent to Japan.

1959

  • Missionaries are sent to the United States, and then Europe.
  • Divorce from his wife Choi Sunkil.

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