Latter Day Saint missionaries -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Francis Asbury Hammond papers
Collection — Box 7: [Barcode: 31197233598173]
Identifier: MSS 18
Scope and Contents
Collection contains materials related to Hammond dealing with the early settlement of San Juan County in southern Utah and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) business of the San Juan Stake which comprised a large portion of southern Utah as well as parts of Colorado and Arizona. The collection includes personal and family correspondence, ecclesiastical correspondence, and journals. Personal and family correspondence relates to pioneer life in southern Utah in...
Dates:
approximately 1851-1937
Orson Hyde autobiography and funeral
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232484490]
Identifier: MSS 444
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copy of an autobiography. Hyde writes about his early life and religious experiences. He tells about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the many missions he served for that faith. He also recounts his experiences with the first president of the Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), and his activities in Kirtland, Ohio. Also included is a typewritten copy of the funeral for Hyde in Spring City, Utah on 1 Dec. 1878. A eulogy of him was given by the...
Dates:
approximately 1842-1878
John Andreas Widtsoe letter to Francis W. Kirkham
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230349786]
Identifier: MSS 4058
Abstract
A letter from John A. Widtsoe to Francis W. Kirkham in Salt Lake City, 1943.
Dates:
1943