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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Southern States Mission

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1867 - 1971

Administrative History

The Southern States Mission (1867-1971) provided religious instruction for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts of Ohio.

Citation:
President Charles A. Callis and his contributions to the Southern States Mission, 1980:p. 15 (encompassed Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts of Ohio)

Deseret News 2001-2002 Church Almanac, 2000:p.428 (Southern States Mission; organized Nov. 1867; renamed to Georgia-South Carolina Mission in June 1971; renamed to Georgia Atlanta Mission on June 20, 1974)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Southern States Mission records

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334333]
Identifier: MSS 1144
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten church records including minutes of meetings and newspaper clippings. Most of the items relate to the activies of the Mormon Church in Florida including the creation of the Florida Stake. The district clerk who recorded the minutes was Joseph S. Copeland.

Dates: 1937-1947
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Southern States Mission records

Florence I. Christiansen mission papers, 1918-1979, bulk: 1918-1920

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9100 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, a diary and some weekly reporting books from Florence I. Christiansen's mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Western States Mission from 1918-1920. Also contains documents pertaining to the Florence's life history and her funeral service in Moreland, Idaho in 1979. All materials from between 1918-1979.

Dates: 1918-1979; Majority of material found within 1918-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9100, Gerald N. and Florence I. Christiansen mission papers

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