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Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Sweden -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Asa Herman Farley diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 353
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries mostly in Swedish. Farley writes about his missionary experiences in Sweden. Also included are his lists of expenses and some poems.

Dates: 1899-1902

Gustave Waldemar Forsberg photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8641
Scope and Contents

Materials include several photographs of the Forsberg family during the time that Gustave served as the mission president in Sweden. Materials also include other photographs taken in the US including photographs of Yellowstone National Park. Dated approximately 1925-1943.

Dates: approximately 1925-1943

John Peter Johnson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1957
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence, diaries, notebooks, patriarchal blessings, certificates, an autobiography, and genealogical materials. The correspondence are between Johnson and his wife, Hana, and were written while Johnson was on a mission for the Mormon Church in Sweden. The diaries were kept while Johnson was on his mission and after his return to Ogden, Utah. The certificates deal with Johnson's numerous callings in the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1872-1946

Ola Larson diaries and genealogies

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230363563]
Identifier: MSS 1719
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries, genealogies, and patriarchal blessings. The materials are partially autobiographical. Larson writes about his conversion to the Mormon Church, his activities in New Zealand, his mission to Sweden for the Mormon Church from 1899 to 1901, and his life in Logan, Utah. Larson was employed as a gardener and as a basket weaver.

Dates: 1894-1927

Bengt Mathias Ravsten diaries

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322106]
Identifier: MSS SC 2334
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary kept in Swedish. The bulk of the entries relate to the years 1863 and 1869 when Ravsten was serving as a missionary in his native Sweden.

Dates: 1863-1881