Missions and Missionaries
Found in 1166 Collections and/or Records:
Jesse Nathaniel Smith letter
Letter written by Jesse Nathaniel Smith discusses his mission life in Denmark. The letter is written to his cousin once removed, Samuel H.B. Smith.
John L. Smith papers
John Smith notebook
Notebook containing handwritten miscellaneous entries and a loose sheet both of which contain various handwritten genealogies of families in Logan, Utah. The notebook also contains notes on Mormon missionary activities in England in 1889-90 and four patriarchal blessings given by John Smith (1832-1911).
John Smith papers
Collection contains papers related to Smith's mission to Denmark, life in Utah with family, and his position as Presiding Patriarch of the LDS Church. Includes diaries, letters, articles containing references to John, his personal patriarchal blessing, sheep accounts, family history notes, and copies of patriarchal blessings pronounced by himself. Dated 1848-1962.
Kermit H. Smith papers
Contains materials related to the life of Kermit H. Smith, including a copy of his family's history (written in 2014), and materials from his 1949-1952 mission to Argentina. Includes letters, photographs, and other documents. Materials dated approximately 1949-1952 and 2014.
Samuel H. B. Smith diary
The collection consists of photocopies of Smith's mission diary, his autobiography, some correspondence, and records of ordinances performed in the Endowment House in the 1870s. Smith kept his diary while serving on a mission to Great Britain (1860-1863). He recorded the activities and experiences of missionary life and activities. The autobiography is brief and covers from Smith's birth to 1857.
Samuel H. B. Smith letter
Photocopy of a handwritten letter, addressed to George A. Smith, and dated 10 July 1860. Samuel Smith writes while he is on a mission for the Mormon Church. He tells about a visit with Joseph Smith (1832-1914), the first president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and seeing Emma Hale Smith Bidamon and her husband.
Samuel Harrison Smith diary
Photocopy of a typescript. Smith writes about his experiences as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Eastern United States and records the establishment of the "School of the Prophets."
Wilford E. Smith papers
Collection contains books written by Wilford E. Smith on both his life and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, scrapbooks of his wedding, war service and other greetings' correspondence, magazines, newsclippings, and other materials concerning his time as a mission president in Fiji, and reel to reel tapes of trips taken by Wilford E. and Ruth Smith. Materials date from between 1934 and 2000.