| Description |
Hand-written diary of James Miller Christensen (name changed from Jens Moller Christensen). Document contains memoirs from 1846 to 1904 and diary entries from 1904 to 1914. Christensen provides information about his childhood in Denmark, conversion to Mormonism, mission service, emigration to the United States, and overland migration to Utah with the Leonard G. Rice Company in 1867. Later memoirs contain information about his experience with plural marriage and advice he received from Brigham Young regarding the practice of the United Order in Moroni, Utah, and handling business affairs. Throughout the account, he provides information detailing his farming and ranching enterprises. In 1904, Christensen records his travel east to preside over the Scandinavian Mission, and, while en-route, he describes his stops at the Louisiana Fair Exposition and Nauvoo, Illiniois. Thereafter, the bulk of the diary contains information pertaining to the day-to-day affairs of presiding over the Scandinavian Mission. |
| Biographical/Historical Note |
James Miller Christensen was born in Denmark, converted to Mormonism, and migrated to Utah with the Leonard G. Rice Company in 1867. He settled in Moroni, Utah, where he farmed, ranched, practiced polygamy, and participated in a failed attempt at the United Order. By 1893, Christensen and both of his wives had moved to Salt Lake City. He served three missions to Scandinavia and, during the final, presided over the Scandinavian Mission. |
| OCR Text |
Show 33, visit., Moroni, Sheep agreement., Temple Vision 8th at 2 pm took train for Manti, Visited Soren Nielsen & Mrs. C.D. Nielsen relatives, 9th called at N.J. Provostgards @ Brother in law, he gave me a fine Ring for memory, took me to Ephraim, where I visited with Brinholt, J Sorensen, Mrs. Andersen very sick, & S. Petersen where I stayed over night, called on C. Kjeldsen on 10th & took Train for Moroni, Visited Creamary that day, & gave instructions abt. same. 11th went again in Creamery, and during the day met Br. Young & my son James. They being partners in Sheep buisness, and having near 3000 head of mine, or exactly Sept. 1st 1904-2794 head They, to Keep them as long as they run sheep pay 2.11 of Wool pr. Head. & 10% increase anualy & increase to be added to stock every year & quality of Sheep Keept up. During the day I visited old friends, among them Aunt Karoline Andersen, who stated that she saw her dead husband in the Temple at Manti by the Babtismal fond with a girl by his side, for whom, she Aunt, was going to be babtized that day. In the Evening in member of frinds abt. 70 in member met at my sons place, by invitation from him, to give me a Kindly Greeting and a hearty goodbye, speches was made by Bishop Bradley & Councilers & many others, 34, Conf at Mt. Pleasant, formell calls, set apart, left for Mission who seemingly did not Keep thier flowers until after dead. It was a very injoiable affiar showing that my life & Labor in that City for over 20 years was not forgoten but apriciated. 12th Went to Mt Pleasant to Conf. was invited by President C. N. Lund of north Sanpete Stake. (an old friend. & fellow Missionary in our younger days.) to Dinner, here I met President A.H. Lund, and Frederic Christensen of Fairwen. who was going to Kopenhagen to Edit the Star. on the 13th took leave of my son & Family & took train for Salt Lake. stoped over at Nephi, called at the Sisters Sorensens, old freinds & Crediters. arrived safe at 6 p.m. in Salt Lake, from that day to the 22. was a round of calls & Visits of frinds. on the 19th I had my Family, Son, Daugthers, Imployees, Bishop & Counciler Ashton, & some missionaryes at my place, in the evening, it being a Sunday & Stake Conference during the day. 21st was with others set apart. for my mission and having made all arrangement, left my buisness in the hands of my old Imployees. vit my Son Lorenzo, C.N. Rasmusen, E. Barrel, & Hans Christensen, my Son Lorenzo being in charge 23rd took final leave of family, and at 3:45 pm. took train for Omaha over Origen Short Line & Union Pacific R. Road. to Omaha. |
