Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Denmark -- Diaries
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Jens C. Gasberg journal
Journal written by Jens C. Gasberg in Danish between 1865 and 1911. Entries describe activities, missionary service for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, courtship, journey to Brigham City, Utah, family events, trial for polygamy, and other topics. Also includes inserted photographs, newspaper clippings, and other material. Collection also includes an English translation of the journal.
Christen Jensen day book
Handwritten diary by Jensen describing his experiences while serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church in Denmark. Also includes a list of accounts of contributions to the church. Diary kept during Jensen's missionary service between 1878 and 1881.
Niels Christian Jensen mission diary
Contains a digital file of the mission diary of Niels Christian Jensen. The file is in Danish.
Peter Madsen diary
Kanute Swensen diaries
Handwritten diaries with bound photostat copies of the items. The first two volumes, covering the years 1857 to 1868, are in Danish, while the remainder are in English. Also included is a typewritten translation into English of the diaries for the years 1857 and 1858 when Swensen was serving a mission for the Mormon Church in Denmark. Swensen writes about his immigration to Utah and his life in Pleasant Grove.
Herman Thorup journal
Typewritten transcript of Herman Thorup's journal for the period of 1879 to 1929; documents his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Denmark, as well as his life in Salt Lake City, Utah; his arrest, trial, and imprisonment for "unlawful cohabitation"; his work as a florist and nurseryman; the impact of the Edmunds Tucker Act; Utah politics; his own political activities; his volunteer work; and his family and spiritual life.