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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Scandinavian Mission

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1850 - 1905

Administrative history

The Scandinavian Mission (1850-1905) was a proselyting mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints covering Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. It was renamed the Danish-Norwegian Mission when the Swedish Mission was created.

Citation:
Johannes Johansson missionary diary, 1885-1888 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Scandinavian Mission)

Church History Biographical Database, via WWW, March 26, 2022 (Scandinavian Mission; founded 1850 May 11; Erastus Snow called as first mission president; covered Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden; headquarters in Copenhagen; closed 1905 July 1 (renamed Danish-Norwegian Mission when Swedish Mission was created))

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Johannes Johansson missionary diary

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309350]
Identifier: MSS SC 1185
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary (262 pages) written in Swedish by Johannes Johansson while he was serving as a missionary in the Scandinavian Mission in Sweden. Details his travels and proselyting activity. Also includes transcriptions of letters he received while in Sweden. Dated May 1885 to April 1888.

Dates: 1885-1888
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Johannes Johansson missionary diary

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