Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Southern States Mission
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 34 Collections and/or Records:
Nathaniel Henry Felt Jr. missionary journal
Contains Nathaniel Felt's missionary journal from his Mormon mission to the Southern States, and a typescript of the journal. Entries date from between 1901 and 1903.
Florence I. Christiansen mission papers, 1918-1979, bulk: 1918-1920
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.
Asahel Luther Fuller journal typescript
The collection contains a typescript with annotations of Asahel Luther Fuller's first Southern States Mission journal, 14 February 1887 - 31 December 1887, and a typescript of his second Southern States Mission journal, 1 January 1888 - 19 February 1888.
Gerald N. Christiansen mission papers, 1909-1967, bulk: 1918-1920
Contains photographs, diaries, an account book, an address book and weekly reporting missionary books from Gerald N. Christiansen's mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Northwestern States Mission from 1918-1920. Also contains a few documents from various points in Gerald N. Christiansen's life dated 1909-1967.
Frank S. Griffin papers
Contains eight journals and record books produced by Frank S. Griffin documenting his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to North Carolina in the Southern States Mission. Materials date from approximately 1913 to 1915.
Thomas William Gunn mission diaries
Thomas Ephraim Harper missionary journals
Warren Milton Hughes church papers
Includes his Latter-day Saint infant blessing certificate, patriarchal blessing received from Presiding Patriarch Hyrum G. Smith, high priest ordination certificate, and a poem. Also includes pictorial priesthood lineage card for Cecil I. Birmingham, who ordained Hughes to be a high priest. Poem appears to be from Hughes's mission in the Southern States in the early 1920s, and contains humorous references to other missionaries.
J. Warren Johnson papers
The collection contains the journals of J. Warren Johnson before and after his mission to the Southern States during the years 1895-1899. It also contains the journals while he was serving as a Mutual Improvement Missionary in Wasatch County, Utah. The Journals are organized chronologically. The collection contains material on the Southern States Mission during the years 1895-1899 and of the Mutual Improvement Program along the Wasatch front from 1901-1902.
Joseph and Emma R. Facer autograph books, circa 1891-1908
Contains the autograph books of Emma Richards Facer and Joseph Facer, used between 1891 and 1908.
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