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Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Missouri -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Sylvester H. Cox diary

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231055481]
Identifier: MSS 1373
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten diary. Cox writes about his daily activities while serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church in Missouri.

Dates: 1899-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Joel Ricks papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5878
Scope and Contents

Contains religious documents, notebooks, datebooks, diaries, clippings, and maps documenting Ricks' experience as a Mormon missionary in the American South. Materials date from between 1877 and 1939. Also includes a unique edition of The Book of Mormon and an 1877 diary chronicling Ricks' mission to St. Louis.

Dates: 1877-1939
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John Henry Standifird papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233283396]
Identifier: Vault MSS 44
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries and letters. Standifird writes about his life in Bountiful, St. George, Kanab, Panguitch, Manti, and Moab, Utah. He also lived in Taylor and Alpine, Arizona. He gives information on the Utah Expedition, 1857-1858, his work on the St. George and Manti temples, his mission for the Mormon Church in Missouri, and his daily life in Utah.

Dates: 1857-1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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