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Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Scotland -- Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

William Eccles journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225538104]
Identifier: MSS 3313
Scope and Contents

Journal kept by Eccles while on a mission to Great Britain, serving mostly in the Scottish conference.

Dates: 1906

William Henderson journal

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233653325]
Identifier: MSS 8210
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a handwritten diary by Henderson, documenting the years 1885 to 1887 when he served as a missionary in the British Isles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He describes his journey from Utah to Liverpool with brother-in-law Anton Anderson, and he details his travels and ministry in Scotland, where he spent the entirety of his mission. Most of Henderson's religious, family, social, and tourist experiences as a missionary take place primarily in the southern part...
Dates: 1885-1887

Daniel S. MacFarlane journals

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231210995]
Identifier: MSS 1629
Scope and Contents

Three original missionary journals, photocopies of these items, and photocopies of a scriptural reference book and two death certificates. Macfarlane, a resident of Cedar City, Utah, describes his temporal and religious experiences while serving on this mission.

Dates: 1877-1929

Alexander Wright mission journal

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5863
Scope and Contents

Journal by Wright, March 1839 to January 1843, records his journey from Nauvoo, Illinois to the East Coast, his missionary efforts there and then his missionary labors in Scotland. He was one of the first missionaries to the country. It includes an account of his return on the Ship Sydney, and his activities in Altoona, Pennsylvania. His genealogy, financial accounts and some miscellaneous notations are included, including some work he performed on the Nauvoo Temple.

Dates: 1839-1843