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Missions and Missionaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 1165 Collections and/or Records:

Alma Johnson diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 589
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries for the years 1883-1885 and 1894-1896. Johnson kept these records while serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Great Britain. Two of the volumes are about the first mission while four are about the second.

Dates: 1883-1896

August J. Johnson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3166
Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection consists of the personal records of August J. Johnson while he was serving an Eastern States Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1908-1910. It includes journals, some of which appear to be duplicates, correspondence with family members, expense records, a photograph album, hymn books, and missionary record form books. In addition there are a few items dated later in his life. The Photo Album is photocopied in the collection; the original...
Dates: 1908-1970

B. Asael Johnson notes

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 130
Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes probably kept sometime around 1901. The collection includes a handwritten copy of "A Rarotongan Vobaculary with English Renderings" by M. W. Davis parts one, two, and three in two notebooks, two notebooks on the Rarotongan vocabulary, and a missionary handbook giving standard Mormon Church ordinances in English and Rarotongan. The materials were created to aid Mormon missionary work in Rarotonga.

Dates: 1901

Bengt Johnson autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306844]
Identifier: MSS SC 917
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a holograph autobiography. Bengt Johnson Sr. was a Swedish convert to the Mormon Church and was baptized in 1854. He came to Utah in 1862 and settled in Provo. His account largely tells of his adjustment to Mormonism.

Dates: 1910

Chasta Johnson family history

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197221961268]
Identifier: MSS 8460
Scope and Contents

Contains a family history written by Chasta Johnson. It outlines her ancestors' experiences joining the Church in England, moving to America, their struggle with persecution, pioneer expedition, and missionary work. She discusses how many of her relatives were the first Mormon missionaries to circumnavigate the globe, spending much of their time in Calcutta. Materials are dated approximately 1930-1950.

Dates: Approximately 1930-1950

Gustaf Henry Johnson diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 883
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a diary kept by Johonson from 1905 to 1906 while serving on a mission to Sweden. His record tells about church meetings, proselyting activities, and conduct of the missionaries.

Dates: 1905-1906

James Johnson diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322841]
Identifier: MSS SC 2615
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary kept by Johnson while serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in Denmark. Johnson writes about spiritual experiences, meeting Mormon Church leaders, and the missionary work.

Dates: 1900-1902

James Johnson photograph album

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197227330286]
Identifier: MSS 2731
Scope and Contents Contains 71 photographs of James Johnson's mission to Denmark, 1900-1902, and Mormon missionaries serving in Denmark during the same time period. Photographers include N. C. Madsen (Aalborg, Denmark), Junker Jensen (Kjobenhavn, Denmark), Fred Eckardt (Aarhus, Denmark), Hermansen (Aarhus, Denmark), Emil Clausen (Kobenhavn, Denmark), Chr. Ganderun (Holbaek, Denmark), W. H. Parkinson (Bradford, Denmark), Atelier Dagmar (Kobenhavn, Denmark), Steen-Mollers Eftf. (Saeby, Denmark), Severine...
Dates: approximately 1900-1902

John Peter Johnson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1957
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence, diaries, notebooks, patriarchal blessings, certificates, an autobiography, and genealogical materials. The correspondence are between Johnson and his wife, Hana, and were written while Johnson was on a mission for the Mormon Church in Sweden. The diaries were kept while Johnson was on his mission and after his return to Ogden, Utah. The certificates deal with Johnson's numerous callings in the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1872-1946

Joseph Ellis Johnson diary and biographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230345743]
Identifier: MSS 960
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a diary and two biographies. Johnson kept the diary from 1886 to 1887 while serving on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States. Also included are two biographies of Johnson by family members.

Dates: 1886-1963