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Latter Day Saint missionaries -- England -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

John Steele papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 528
Scope and Contents Contains diaries, notes, correspondence, dictionaries, surveys, bonds, certificates, horoscopes, and military orders. The correspondence was to and from John Steele, other family members, and acquaintances. The materials document the activities of the Steele family, John's militia and Mormon Battalion activities, his missions to England and to the Indians, his migration to Utah, and his life in Utah and Nevada. Also included is a dictionary of the Southern Paiute language created by John...
Dates: 1816-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Steele papers

James E. Talmage letter to Joseph Langhorn

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233635918]
Identifier: MSS 3835
Scope and Contents

File contains a letter from James E. Talmage which was written in his capacity as president of the European Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on February 4, 1925. He writes to thank Joseph Langhorn for his public defense of the church and missionaries in Northampton, England.

Dates: 1925 February 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James E. Talmage letter to Joseph Langhorn

David Williams diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 186
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries kept while Williams was serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in England and Wales. Williams writes about his daily activities while on his mission. There are many gaps in the record.

Dates: 1887-1888
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / David Williams diaries

William Hubbard Winterton diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337286]
Identifier: MSS 483
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten diary, a chronology of the history of Great Britain, and genealogies of the Winterton family. The diary was kept weekly by Winterton in 1855 when he was serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nottingham, England.

Dates: 1855-1890
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Hubbard Winterton diary

Phineas Young papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2281
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typewritten autobiograpy, diary, biographies, and genealogies of Young's descendents. The diary covers the years 1856 and 1857 and document Young's mission to England. Young's atuboiography covers his life to 1857. Also included are two biographies of Young written by family members.

Dates: approximately 1856-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Phineas Young papers

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