Missions and Missionaries
Found in 1166 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Gledhill journal
George Albert Goates papers
Includes six original journals and other miscellaneous notebooks from his mission in the Samoan Islands, family research, genealogical data, and papers from his career.
Margaret Elizabeth Schutt Gordon papers
Collection contains the autobiography of Margaret Elizabeth Schutt Gordon. The collection dates from 1866-1954 and accounts her life on the frontier in both Utah and Alberta, as well as financial and family hardships, church service, and transcontinental travel. Provides insight into the experience of Mormon women in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Dated approximately 1866-1954.
Isaac Henry Grace journal and sketch
Holograph journal of Grace's Latter-day Saint Church Hawaiian mission and two typewritten biographical sketches (part duplicated, part photocopied) of Grace written by his great grandson, Steven Ostler.
Heber J. Grant letter to Miriam Taylor
Typewritten and signed letter dated September 24, 1920 and addressed to Miss Miriam Taylor of Provo, Utah. The letter informs Miss Taylor that she has been "selected as a missionary to labor in New Zealand" for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is expected to leave in November of 1920.
Heber J. Grant photograph albums of Japan
This collection consists of two albums of photographs of Japan, circa 1901. Included in the photographs are pictures of Heber J. Grant (1856-1945), Horace S. Ensign, Louis A. Kelsch (1856-1917), and Alma O. Taylor, a nineteen-year-old missionary.
Ephraim Green certificates
Printed and handwritten certificates. These items certify that Green is of good character and is travelling to Hawaii on a mission for the Mormon Church. Two of the manuscripts are signed by the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young.
Ephraim Green diary
Handwritten diary. The item documents Green's mission for the Mormon Church in Hawaii. He writes about his travels to and from Hawaii and the establishing of missionary activities there.
Alma Greenwood diary and scrapbook
Handwritten diary and scrapbook. The journal was kept from 1 Jan. to 31 Dec. 1883 when Greenwood was serving as a missionary in New Zealand. He reports on his daily activities in entries that are often lengthy and detailed. The scrapbook was created by Alma's wife, Florence Greenwood. It contains newspaper clippings from the 1880s that relate to Mormons, Utah, and to national happenings.
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.