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 77, 1905, Prins Carl of Den. goes to Norway, Visit Slagelse Nov 22nd Recd. & inspected weekly reports. read some at ev. attended meeting. 23rd Assisted same with hymnbook, went to see departure of the Danish Prins Carl for Norway, where he was chosen King. Visited Art Museum, wrote Letter to J. G. Nielsen in Kristiania (who reported his healt very poor.) gave him leave to return anytime 24th Was bussy with corespondence , hymnbook. & at ev. att. Relief Society meeting, spoke. 25th Rotine buisness & reading 26th Sunday att. S. School & 2 & 6 p.m. meeting & Spoke 27th Rotine work. & prayer meeting at ev at Axtel Jensens 28th Rotine & work on tracts. at ev. meeting. The 29 litle Hall was packed. many attentive Strangers present. Abt. 9 o clok. 15 Missionaries arrived 4 of which was for Sweden. I spoke. 30th American Thanksgiving day. was bussy with new Elders, instructing & assigning them Dec. 1st Several Elders left. went with same in town in p.m. Visited at Elder Niels Andersens whosse Wife was quite sick. at ev. att. Preisthood meeting 2nd Rotine work. helped in Office wote to 1st Presidency, & others, prepared for a trip to Ingland 3rd Sunday, took Train for Slagelse, a Branch of Kopenhagen Conf. arr. at 10 am. was met by Elders Nielsen, Jorgensen, & Sister Otto, att. regular meeting. at 2. & Relief S. meeting at 4 pm. but few Strangers 78, Odense, Visit with Pres. Hansen among his Relatives, Veile present, but a good Spirrit, I spoke in both meetings 4th took train at 10 & in Company with 4 Elders from Kopenhagen went to Odense. Aarhus Conf. was met by Pres. Hansen & The Elders there, was met by Pres. H consulted over affairs, & placed 3 new Elders in Aarhus Conf. at 8 p.m. att. meeting in Hall. many Strangers present, & a good Spirrit, stayed with a Widower Hansen. 5th Went with Pres. Hansen out to Visit with his relatives, not in the Church, vit Mrs. Hansen, & Mads Larsen, also Inspected Lunde Creamary at Lunde was met by Pres. Hansens Wife, at. Ev. was met at Oritsler Stat by her Father who took us to her Brother Knud. M. Hansen 6th Inspected another Creamary, visited with several frinds of the Hansen Family, & out to K.M. Knudsen for the night, was well recd. & Kindly Treated by all. found a very friendly Spirrit in general to out people, As for the Creamery Plants. they were not much different from ours. at home in U.S. 7th after further Visits, took Train for Odense, where a large Hall was rented & at 8 held meeting, a good Audience present. Pres. Hansen & I spoke 8th took train for Veile, was met by Elders Jensen & Gregersen at quarters, at ev. visited Sister Camille & with Pres. Hansen stoped with my Brother Christian 9th Spent most time with my folks. recd & answered |