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Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Hawaii

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Jane Elizabeth Hyde Molen diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239266122]
Identifier: MSS 9291
Scope and Contents

Materials include a compact disc labeled, "J. E. Molen Diary 1878-1881." Disc contains a copy of the missionary journal of Jane Elizabeth Hyde Molen during her mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Hawaiian Sandwich Islands. Dated from 1878 to 1881.

Dates: 1878-1881

Mormon Church in Hawaii

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318369]
Identifier: MSS SC 1962
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of correspondence, reports, histories, petitions, resolutions, and miscellaneous items relating to the Mormon Church in Hawaii. Most of the materials are associated with missionary work, and most date from the nineteenth century. A few items are in the Hawaiian language. One letter was written by the Mormon prophet, Brigham Young (1801-1877), and several letters are addressed to Daniel H. Wells, the Mormon apostle.

Dates: 1851-1976

Orson K. Whitney journal

 Digital Record
Identifier: VMSS76_S2_SS3_SSS2_B6_F34

Orson K. Whitney journal, 1854-1855

 Item — Box 6: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233283990], Folder: 34
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Missionary journal written by Whitney, giving a lengthy description of his journey from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles and an account of his life and activities in the Hawaiian Islands. Entries date from between May 6, 1854 and March 25, 1855.

Dates: 1854-1855

Henry P. Richards mission journal

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239115519]
Identifier: MSS 9523
Scope and Contents

Unpublished typed edition of the mission journal for Henry P. Richards' second mission to Hawaii from 1877 to 1879. Titled "The Extraordinary Life of a Traveling Elder" and compiled by Riley Moore Moffat in 2019. Includes an introduction and preface providing historical details about Richards, his journals, and his first mission to Hawaii from 1854 to 1857. Also includes some images, maps, and glossary of Hawaiian terms used in the journal.

Dates: 1877-1879; Publication: 2019

John Stillman Woodbury journal

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239115584]
Identifier: MSS 9531
Scope and Contents

The journal of John Stillman Woodbury, kept during his third mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Kauai, Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii). The journal recounts his daily activities, beginning June 1, 1879, and ending October 8, 1879.

Dates: 1879 June-October