Latter Day Saints -- French Polynesia -- Tahiti (Island) -- History
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Grant Lee Benson papers
Lesson outlines, notes, scriptural references, grammar and vocabulary words, word lists, publications, patriarchal blessings, and correspondence. Most of the materials relate to the Tahitian language and Benson's attempts to master it and use it in his missionary work.
Eugene M. Cannon diaries
Handwritten diaries in ink and pencil. Cannon writes about his first mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tahiti starting in 1893 and about his activities in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also included are notes on the Tahitian language.
Caroline Barnes Crosby autobiography and diary
C. J. Hansen diary
Handwritten diary. Hansen writes about his experiences in Tahiti and in other members of the Society Islands as a missionary for the Mormon Church. There are many gaps in the record and many entries describe the activities of several days.