| 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 49, 1905, June, Grant & Co. in Aalborg, Grant obe in Frederikshavn, Grant obe. go to Gotheburg Sweeden 28th at 8:27 am. took train for Aalborg, an. at 1 pm. put up at Grand Hotel, in the p.m. President J. Plowman & Simonson took us out in the park, & on a high place from where we had a fine view of City & surrounding contry, here we sang, “we thank thee o god for a prophet.” at 8 pm. had a large meeting over 200 in attendance again I interpreted for President Grant who was the principal Speaker, returned to Hotel satisfied. 29th at 10 am. had a priesthood meeting, there beeing 15 or 16 Elders present. Pres. Grant spoke for 1 hour. The burden of his speech being Work. & exemplary life, at 12:53 took train for Frederikshavn, arrived at 4 p.m. took rooms at Temperance Hotel Thornborg & Super at a Bro. Niels S. Petersen, also breakfeast the following day. free of charge, at 8 p.m. had meeting in the Branch Hall. a nice place. full House, Presid. Grant again spoke with much freedom & I also intrepreted there. & bore my own testimony the brethren Iabring here was S.M. Petersen in charge, & G.S. Soresen, Lars C. Larsen & N.C. Andersen 30th at 10 am took both for Gotheborg, arriv. @ 4 pm. was met by Conf. President Eliasen. & Newrin & others, stoped at Conf. Office, at night attended meeting, In the p.m. President Eliasen 50, July, Grant on to Kristiania, my Impression, Visit ward of Elders in Beautiful Gotheborg, Emigration provided 2 Hacks & drove trough the parks meeting was lightly attended & hard to speak. 1st a Bro. Aug. Hansen. took the the Party 8 in all on a Steamer playing on the Bay to a lovly resort. here he took us out on a Sail boat for for a 2 hours trip & back to resort & gave us Dinner, At 7 p.m. President Grant & Daugthers left for Christiaina by Train. My assotiation with President Grant was very pleasant. we had much confidential talk. found him a very broadminded Man Honarable & Philantrophic & a hard worker. Fast day, attended meetings at 1 & 6 p.m. also went with the Elders abt the parks. & out on a churchyard and where 2 Elders are burried, where we had a Photo taken of 4 of us by the monument. President Eliasen, Myself, Newrine, & Andersen. Elder Sundberg handling the instrument Gotheberg is nice in Winter, but in Summer it with its lovly parks & Statly buildings is Beautifull. 3rd took train for Kopenhagen, arr. Safe @ 6 p.m. Br. Frederiksen & Wife, also Elders returning P.T. Pertersen, Danielsen & Olsen took train for Esbjerg bound for Utah. read. Letter from home & others, wrote some & at ev. att. Meeting & spoke. & remembered Independence day |
