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Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Samoa

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Smoot journals and letter, 1889-1892

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3315 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains journals and a letter created and collected by Smoot during his service as a Latter-day Saint missionary in Samoa and Tonga between 1889 and 1892. Also includes transcriptions of the journals prepared by Loretta Nixon.

Dates: 1889-1892
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3315, Brigham Smoot family papers

Abinadi Olsen papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231063261]
Identifier: MSS 1454
Scope and Contents

Holographs with typescript copies. Collection includes journals written during Olsen's mission to Samoa, a manuscript titled "History of Abinadi Olsen" written in 1931 by Olsen and reprinted in 1974; an anecdote titled "A missionary experience"; and a letter by Rulon Killian.

Dates: 1895-1898; 1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Abinadi Olsen papers

Alfred Kay and Louise A. Randall collection on Mormon missionaries in American Samoa

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197233616264]
Identifier: MSS 8027
Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to missionary work in American Samoa. Includes instructional DVDs from the Church, Alfred Kay Randall’s mission journal from 1982-1983, books on the history of the Samoa Apia Mission and general Mormon missionary work in Samoa, booklets on the work of the Randalls, and CDs with videos on them. Dated 1982-2010.

Dates: 1982-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Alfred Kay and Louise A. Randall collection on Mormon missionaries in American Samoa

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