| 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 61, 1905, Explain Church rule, English Fleet in Harbor Sept. 5th the Saints, who considering a person that will work where a strike exist, as the greatest Criminal in the World, & not willing to sustain such as members in the church. 6th rcd.. Letter from home & other places also Photoes of home & new Baby, born since my leaving home, wrote several Letters & in the evening attended Meeting, at close requested the Saints to remain, here explained to them the nesasaty of accepting a member in a Branch when properly recomended from another Branch & While we have a perfect night to exercise our Vote ought not to use it against a Church rule. Arrived Misionarris, Sister Ane Otto & Br. N.P. Nielsen both from Logan. 7 Att. to introductions, apointments, writing several Letters, examined & consulted abt. Hymnbook abt. to be published, & att. quire meeting 8th Att. to Officework. & assisted Elder Chistensen on matters pertaning to hymnbook. at 8 pm. att. Releive Soceity meeting good Spirit. 9th att. to Officework. in p.m. took a boatride around the English fleet. then in the Harber. at Ev. Tivoli 10th Sunday, att. Sund. School. & Meetings at 2 & 6 pm. good house, attentive & good Spirit 11th Att. to Office work. visited sick & made ready for a round Conf. trip. at ev. had a special Super 62, Conf. Trip, at Frederik # hald, veiw Forts, at Frederik Stad, at Kistiaina Sept 11th as an acknowledgement to the Brethren who so Kindly done the work conected with repairing & Painting the Hall. 12th at 11 a.m. took train for Gotheborg - Sweden arr.. at 6:45, was met by Pres. A. Eliasen, stayed over night 13th @ 7:15 took Train for Frederikshald Norway. arr. at 1 p.m. was met by Pres. J. Carlsen & Brr. Edman, in p.m. took a walk abt town & looke at Forts, & saw the place where King Carl 12th of Sweden was Killed, had a very hard rain at night had an attentive Audience Hall full of people, & spoke for 1 hour, all apearently well recd. 14 Took train at 10 a.m. for Frederikstad, arr. at 1 p.m. looked over town saw the prison where many of our Elders was imprisoned in Earley days, & many old time relicks, at night att. meeting, had a good atten. in a nice hall. many Strangers, spoek part of time here Elder James Erikson presided & Elder Stockset was colaberer, 15th at 8:15 in Com. with Elders Erikson & Elders from Frederikshald took Train for Chirstiania arr. at 11 am Took hack for Conf. Office Pres. Torgesen had gone to meet us & missed us, in Afternoon was bussey to inspect building, books, & talk over conditions in the Conf. at 8:15 p.m. att. a fine concert goten up by the Quire |
