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Church work -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Ora Card correspondence, 1884-1906

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1543 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence in the form of letters predominately written to Zina Presendia Young Williams Card by Charles Ora Card and Oliver Boardman Huntington. The dates on the letters range from 1884 to 1906 and the locations from which the letters were sent include Cardston, Canada; Logan, Utah; and Springville, Utah. Includes topics of family, business enterprises, and work within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Dates: 1884-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1543, Charles Ora Card papers

LaVorn and Beatrice Sparks mission papers, approximately 1986-1990

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2224 Series 4
Scope and Contents Materials include papers from the Sparks' time as missionaries working in the Family-to-Family Book of Mormon program. In addition to their missionary work they purchased Books of Mormon and distributed them with their testimonies pasted in the cover to many international missions. There are responses regarding their Book of Mormon donations from recipients, missionaries, and mission presidents. The responses are both personal and adminstrative in nature. Dates range approximately...
Dates: Other: approximately 1986-1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2224, Beatrice Sparks papers

Lorin Farrar Wheelwright religious papers, circa 1952-1977

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3164 Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains Wheelwright's religious papers, circa 1952-1964. This includes Wheelwright's Sunday School General Board activities, Instructor activities, stake and ward leadership callings, and lesson outlines. The Sunday School General Board activities include conventions, correspondences, and conferences concerning teaching. The Instructor was a Mormon magazine production in which Wheelwright collected and had dealings of correspondences, manuscripts, and reports with The Church of Jesus...
Dates: circa 1952-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3164, Lorin Farrar Wheelwright papers

Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen journals, 1951-2010, bulk: bulk 1971-2010

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8819 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains journals written by Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen. The journals from 1989 to 2000 contain daily accounts of Marva's personal life. Journals written before and after those dates do not have as many entries and are nonconsecutive. Entries include stories that involve family members, friends, service, church meetings, and work, and are mostly set in Utah. Dated 1951-2010, bulk 1971-2010.

Dates: 1951-2010; Majority of material found within 1971-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8819, Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen papers

Missionary folklore : the call, the opening, and the very beginning / Lindsay Williams, 2012

 Item — Box 379: [Barcode: 31197233609558], Folder: 9
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4768
Scope and Contents

Paper discusses the various steps in receiving and going on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Paper was turned in by BYU student Lindsay Williams a student of Eric Eliason in 2012.

Dates: 2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

Office of the President records on Church organizations , 1965

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1086 Series 8 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains letters and memos between President Wilkinson and leaders of the Church discussing Church organizations and BYU issues. Also contains reports on activities of church organizations such as missions and auxiliaries. Dated 1964-1965.

Dates: 1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1086, Office of the President records / Office of the President records

Office of the President records on Church organizations, 1964-1965

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1086 Series 7 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains letters and memos between President Wilkinson and leaders of the Church discussing Church organizations and BYU issues. Also contains reports on activities of church organizations. Dated 1964 to 1965.

Dates: 1964-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1086, Office of the President records / Office of the President records

Office of the President records on Church organizations, 1965-1966

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1086 Series 9 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains letters and memos between President Wilkinson and leaders of the Church discussing Church organizations and BYU issues. Also contains reports on activities of church organizations such as missions and auxiliaries. Dated 1965-1966.

Dates: 1965-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1086, Office of the President records / Office of the President records

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