Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Virginia -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Ephraim Harper missionary journals
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225536892]
Identifier: MSS 3181
Scope and Contents
Thomas Ephraim Harper served as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Southern States Mission (1884-1887) working largely in Virginia and West Virginia Harper gives a detailed account of his missionary experiences, including run-ins with anti-Mormon mobs. The transcription includes title page, preface, guide to the editorial procedures used, 12 illustrations, transcripts of the journals, and photocopies of the items. Also included in the collection is a life sketch of Thomas Harper,...
Dates:
1884-1887
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ellis Seymour Heninger diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 967
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary including miscellaneous inspirational materials copied from other sources. Heninger's journal covers from November 1899 through December 1900 and tells about his activities and experiences while serving in Virginia as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The second diary covers the time from January to August 1901 and also tells about Heninger's missionary activities.
Dates:
1899-1901
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Homer Woolf diaries
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1775
Scope and Contents
Two handwritten diaries by Homer Woolf, one typewritten biography of his wife Loila Woolf by Annie B. W. Rasmussen, and one typewritten autobiography by Eva Elmina Penrod Sabin. Homer Woolf talks about his temporal and spiritual experiences while serving in Virginia.
Dates:
1887-1889
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections