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. |
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Show 105, 1906, Fine Veiw, Trip in Contry near Bergen, Alesund April 24th in the p.m. with Pres. & a company of Elders, went up on a Hill above City where we had a fine View over surrounding Contry, & the North Sea beyond. at 8:30 att. mutual Conf. a good program was rendered, & the house was filled 25th In Company with Pres. Nielsen & many of the Elders, took a trip out in the Country by rail. To Fjosanger about 6 miles from Bergen This is a beautiful residence contry. close by is an old Wooden Church, said to have been built 700 years, it was very quint, & simple We got permission to enter, did so, & sang ‘Praise god from whom all blessings flow’ I also offered up prayer, name of church is Fantofle, returned, & took leave of Elders & some saints, who had asembled for a feast. & at 9 sailed on the boat Astraa for trandhjem, at noon on The. 26th was at Aalesund, a place where the people had during Winter raised a mob Against our Elders, me preceded, stoped- at a place called Molde, a fine tourist place. latter at Christiansand, & at abt 5 a.m. on the 27th arrived at Frandhjem @ prominent city abt. Centraly located, here the Authorities had arrested Pres. Niels Evansen for bab- 106, at Frandshjem, Case against Elders dismised, law men, Conf. tizing & fined him 500.00 Kroner & 2 local Brethren for administering the sacrement 50 Kn. each. our Brethren refused to pay & appealed, & was finaly dismised as no cause for Action. Prs. Evansen met us as also Br. Olsen & Jensen, took us to rooms rented for us, at 69 nedermillergade, during day met all the Elders & in p.m. was invited to a Family Olsens for Chocklate, a Daugther just having been babtized, latter, called on Sister Vidsoe & Gorden. Missionaries, & retired at 10. We had a very pleasant Voyage on sea from Christiansand. Weather Ideal for the North. 28th Sociated with & interogated the Elders. visited some Strangers, took Super with Sister Vidsoe & Gorden, & at at 8 p.m. att. 1st meeting of Conf. reports of Elders showed, some opposition, much indiferince. Yet many frinds 29th at 11 a.m. att. Sunday School Conf. but few children present. and only 3 shools in the Conf. with but few in att. mostly on act of predijuce, at 4 & 8 p.m. Geniral meeting held in a large fine Hall rented of the Working mens mission, in the 4 o clok meeting abt 150 & in the 8 o clok only abt 100 in attendance, all quiet though. |