| 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 37, 1905, April, axident, Landing, Hotel, arrive in Denmark Kaptans name, Grant. Chif Steward J.M. Rigby. Doctor F. Frind, had 84 passengers & 1128 live Cattle, and merchandise. 2 Sunday had Service, by the Captaine & Collection, very little sea sickness, food was good & plenty no incident of note until last day when one of the men got a leg cut of in the Machinery, a most horible sight. 7th saw Irland in the Afternoon, & Wales on 8th in the Morning. I had on entering our Voiage selected Elder Gev. Hilton as Counciler & Elder Musser to take notes, we called the brethren together, & gave same instructions. and again at the end of the voyage, all was peace and good will. at 5:30 landed in Liverpool, where we were met by several Brethren, vit Nephi Andersen & Hicks. of Liverpool Office, who led us to Thomases Temperance Hotel 34 Norton Street. latter went to President Grants Office 10 Hollyroad. to register. 9th Sunday was quite sick so Kept bed & room all day, at evening Went to L.D.S meeting, 10th Monday met at Office 10 Hollyroad for instruction at 2:30 took train Grimby, arr. At 7 & at once went onboard a Danish Steamer Botnier Kaptains Name Koford. 11th Tuesday Sea was rough & I was sick all day 12th arrived at Esbjerg Denmark. at 8. a.m. 38, arrive Kopenhagan, Read. by Fjeldsted, Start for Sweeden at 11:45 took train for Kopenhagan where we arrived at 8:15 all well, in axident or ill will there were 9 of us. To the Skandinavian Mission vit myself to preside over the mission S. Swendsen to Edith Nord Stjernen, Jeppe Jepesen, Christian Jensen, A.P. Nielsen, Orson Poulsen, Victor, Madsen to lead the choir in Kopenhagan and A. Sequist & David Stohl for Sweden. Was Kindly received by Prisident C.D. Fjeldsted to whom I presented my apointment. to preside & release him. He also read to me his release, which stated for him to turn over when convenient for us both. I told him I was ready, he said he was not. he was now riding the big horse and when he was done with it I could take hold. 13 & 14th cleaned up. wrote Letters, & made ready for trip over Norway & Sweden which president Fjeldsted had planed, to attend Conferences 15th took train at 11 am. for Gotheberg Sweden where we arrived at 6:45, was received at Stat. by President A. Eliason & other Elders, was taken to a Brother Aug. Hensen in #18 Land veidsgaten, a very fine Family here we stayed wile in Gotheberg, at 8 pm. Conf Concerned. with Singing, prayer, Singing, welcome by the President & report from Brances. |
