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Mormon Church -- Missions -- Southern States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Southern States Mission records

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334333]
Identifier: MSS 1144
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten church records including minutes of meetings and newspaper clippings. Most of the items relate to the activies of the Mormon Church in Florida including the creation of the Florida Stake. The district clerk who recorded the minutes was Joseph S. Copeland.

Dates: 1937-1947

Darwin Engstrom mission journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232533593]
Identifier: MSS 7657
Scope and Contents

Contains the mission journal of Darwin Engstrom. The journal documents his train ride to the Southern States Mission, his visits with church members, and the cottage and fast meetings he attended. Entries date from between 1931 and 1932.

Dates: 1931-1932

Asahel Luther Fuller journal typescript

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2940
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1887-1888

George Facer Family Organization collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2358
Abstract

Contains diaries, books, and other documents related to the Facer family, life in 19th and early-20th century Utah, and the LDS Church.

Dates: 1883-2001

J. Warren Johnson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2275
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1895-1902

Joseph E. Rees scrapbook

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313139]
Identifier: MSS SC 1558
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook which contains newspaper clippings and handwritten letters. The clippings contain information on current events in Utah, on Mormonism, and on Mormon Church doctrine. An edition of the "Elders Journal," apublication of the Southern States Mission, is also included.

Dates: 1903-1904

Hugh Roberts journals

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2316
Scope and Contents

The collection contains the journals, notebooks, and documents of Hugh Roberts while serving a mission in the Southern States from April 1899 - July 1901. Typescripts of the collection have been made by Brian C. Roberts and are contained in the collection.

Dates: 1899-1902

Lewis Swensen missionary journal

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8031
Abstract

Account of Swensen's time serving in the LDS Southern States mission, 1897-1899, and published copy.

Dates: 1897-1899

James W. Wilson diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2364
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a handwritten diary. Wilson writes about his experiences and activities as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States Mission.

Dates: 1892-1895