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Missions and Missionaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

William John Benbow Carter diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230232297]
Identifier: MSS 681
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries, certificates, patriarchal blessings, and biographies. The diaries were kept while Carter served on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England and while he lived in St. George, Utah. The biographies are of family members.

Dates: 1877-1882
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William John Benbow Carter diaries

William John Benbow Carter diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316868]
Identifier: MSS SC 2048
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary. The record covers from March to July in 1879 when Carter was returning from his mission to England by ship and by rail. Also included are entries for February and March 1882 starting when Carter married Lottie R. Smith in St. George, Utah.

Dates: 1879-1882
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William John Benbow Carter diary

William John Benbow Carter missionary journals

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233636304]
Identifier: MSS 8258
Scope and Contents

Materials include missionary journals for Carter's service in the area of Nottingham, England. Includes descriptions of Carter's attempts to find his ancestors and relatives throughout England. The fifth journal includes a description of his return to Utah via Sydney, Australia, and his report to President John Taylor upon his return. The sixth journal includes notes Carter took on his genealogy during his missionary service. Dated 1877-1879.

Dates: 1877-1879
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William John Benbow Carter missionary journals

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