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Contains newspaper clippings, letters, journals, and scouting papers of Rulon W. Doman. Most of the materials document his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Mexico or his service with the Boy Scouts of America. Dated 1922-1990.

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Diary kept by Melba Stevens Hall during her service as a missionary in the Mexican Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dated June 24, 1925 to August 11, 1927. At the time the Mexican Mission covered areas of Texas and Mexico. The diary includes a black and white family photograph.

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Contains slides of photos taken by Hawkins during his mission to Mexico between 1966-1968. Includes photographs of archaeological sites in Mexico including Chicen Itza, and photographs from Cinco de Mayo parade and Mormon ordinances. Materials dated approximately 1966-1968.

Abstract

This collection contains a personal history of Lafayette S. Kartchner, written 1975, and 39 journals spanning from 1928-1929, 1956-1991. Topics included in his history: his involvement in fighting at the Mexican border in 1916, his military service in France during World War I, his career as a U.S. Forest Ranger, his mission to the Mexican Mission for the LDS Church, and his family through the years.

Scope and Contents Contains folklore stories and accounts from missionaries or relatives and friends of missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, separated in 17 bound volumes with no inner chronological organization. The stories date back to the 1870s, and they were collected between 1958 and 1994. Includes accounts of missionaries' language mistakes, funny stories, miracles, songs, and experiences with the priesthood, the supernatural, or other people. The interviews for the accounts...