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Mormon Missionary Diarists
Mormon missionary diarists are the missionaries who kept records in the form of diaries and journals recounting their activities on behalf of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in various parts of the world. Both male and female missionaries kept these diaries and were encouraged to do so by the church. Many of these documents have been donated to the Brigham Young University's (BYU) Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL), and since 2003, a large selection of these have been transcribed and digitized. Personal diaries Since the early days of the LDS Church, its leaders have encouraged the record-keeping of both individuals and as an organization. Personal record-keeping is considered to be a high priority, especially as an individual experiences "spiritual, cultural, social relationships, and personal growth". Because a mission is viewed as an "intensive spiritual experience, accompanied frequently by the gaining of new cultural and social insights", missionary jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missionary (LDS Church)
Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)—often referred to as Mormon missionaries—are volunteer representatives of the church who engage variously in Proselytism, proselytizing, church service, humanitarian aid, and community service. Missionaries of the church may be male (''Elder missionaries'') or female (''Sister missionaries'') and may serve on a full- or part-time basis, depending on the assignment. Missionaries are organized geographically into Mission (LDS Church), missions, which could be any one of the List of missions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 449 missions organized worldwide. This is one of the practices that the LDS Church is well-known for. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, reporting that it had more than 74,000 full-time missionaries and 31,000 service missionaries worldwide at the end of 2024. Most full-time LDS mission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and the largest List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement, denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. Founded during the Second Great Awakening, the church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations and built Temple (LDS Church), temples worldwide. According to the church, , it has over 17.5 million The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics, members, of which Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (United States), over 6.8 million live in the U.S. The church also reports over 109,000 Missionary (LDS Church), volunteer missionaries and 202 dedicated List of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, temples. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). BYU offers a variety of academic programs including those in the liberal arts, engineering, agriculture, management, physical and mathematical sciences, nursing, and law. Its undergraduate and graduate programs are organized into 11 colleges and schools at its main Provo campus, with some colleges and divisions defining their own admission standards. The university also administers four satellite campuses, one in BYU Jerusalem Center, Jerusalem, BYU Salt Lake Center, Salt Lake City, BYU Barlow Center, Washington, D.C., and BYU London Study Abroad Centre, London, while its parent organization the Church Educational System (CES) sponsors sister schools in Brigham Young Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold B
Harold may refer to: People * Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language * András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold" Arts and entertainment * ''Harold'' (film), a 2008 comedy film * ''Harold'', an 1876 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson * ''Harold, the Last of the Saxons'', an 1848 book by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton * '' Harold or the Norman Conquest'', an opera by Frederic Cowen * ''Harold'', an 1885 opera by Eduard Nápravník * Harold, a character from the cartoon ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' * Harold & Kumar, a US movie; Harold/Harry is the main actor in the show. Places ;In the United States * Alpine, Los Angeles County, California, an erstwhile settlement that was also known as Harold * Harold, Florida, an unincorporated community * Harold, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Harold, Missouri, an unincorporated communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyrum Smith
Hyrum Smith (February 9, 1800 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the older brother of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, and was killed with his brother at Carthage Jail where they were being held awaiting trial. Early life Hyrum Smith was born in Tunbridge, Vermont, the second son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith. Between the ages of 12 and 15, Smith briefly attended Moor's Charity School on the campus of Dartmouth College while his family lived in nearby Lebanon, New Hampshire. Church service Smith was a close advisor and confidant to his brother Joseph as the latter produced the Book of Mormon and established the Church of Christ. In June 1829, Smith was baptized in Seneca Lake, New York. He was one of the Eight Witnesses who swore to the reality of a set of golden plates inscribed with the Book of Mormon. He also said he sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James E
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' Music * James (band), a band from Manchester ** ''James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Thatcher
Moses Thatcher (February 2, 1842 – August 22, 1909) was an apostle and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was one of only a few members of the Quorum of the Twelve to be dropped from the Quorum but to remain in good standing in the church and retain the priesthood office of apostle. Early life Thatcher was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, to Hezekiah Thatcher and Alena Kitchen. The Thatcher family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1843, and moved to Macedonia, Illinois, and later to Nauvoo. Together, with the main body of the church, they began their trek westward in 1846 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in September 1847. Hezekiah and Alena, with seven of their eight living children (including Thatcher), departed for California in 1849, seeking to acquire wealth through the Gold Rush. They returned to Utah Territory in 1857. Thatcher served a mission for the church at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mormon Missionary Diarists (Asia And Middle East)
This is part of the list of Mormon missionary diarists, covering diarists who served full-time missions in Asia and the Middle East. {, class="wikitable" !Country !Name !Mission !Years Served !Notes , - , India (Hindustan) , Skelton, Robert H. , , 1852–1856 , , - , Japan , Ivie, Lloyd O. , , 1911–1914 , , - , Japan , Lee, Lafayette Cox and A. Pearl Mortensen Lee , , 1915–1919 , couple married in 1915, then called to serve mission together , - , Japan , Taylor, Alma O. , , 1901–1910 , , - , Middle East , Booth, Joseph Wilford , Turkey; Armenia , 1898–1902; 1903–1909; 1921–1928 , , - , Thailand (Siam) , Savage Jr., Levi{{cite archive, collection=Mormon Missionary Diaries, institution=Brigham Young University, item=Levi Savage Jr. diary, item-url=https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/levi-savage-jr/, item-id=MSS 417, box=, first=Levi, last=Savage Jr., series=, fonds=, type=Diary, date=1852-1855, page=, pages=, file=, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mormon Missionary Diarists (Europe)
This is part of the list of Mormon missionary diarists, covering diarists who served full-time missions in Europe. {, class="wikitable" !Country/Region !Name !Mission !Years Served !Notes , - , British Isles , Brown, Lorenzo , Leeds Conference , 1875–1876 , , - , British Isles , Hale Jr., Alma Helaman , Ireland , 1889–1891 , , - , British Isles , Knight, Amanda Inez , Cheltenham Conference , 1898–1900 , first female missionary to serve unaccompanied by a husband , - , British Isles , Lyman, Albert Robison , Leeds Conference , 1899–1900 , , - , British Isles; Great Britain , Paxman, James Walter , London Conference , 1883–1886; 1926–1927 , called to serve (1883–1886); voluntary mission with wife (1926–1927) , - , British Isles , Richards, Stayner , Newcastle Conference; British Mission , 1908–1910; 1950–1952 , called to serve (1908–1910); mission president Mission president is a Priesthood (LDS Church), priesthood leadership position in the Churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mormon Missionary Diarists (North America)
This is part of the list of Mormon missionary diarists, covering diarists who served full-time missions in North America. {, class="wikitable" !Country/Region !Name !Mission !Years Served !Notes , - , Mexico , Thatcher, Moses , , 1879–1881 , , - , Mexico , Young, Feramorz Little , , 1880–1881 , , - , United States , Boyle, Henry Green , San Bernardino California; Southern States , 1855–1857; 1867–1869 , collection only has diaries from San Bernardino, Southern States missions, served missions continuously for rest of his life , - , United States , Jensen, Louis Reuben , Southern States , 1898–1899 , , - , United States , Butler, Alma , Northwestern States , 1910–1912 , , - , United States , Duffin, James Gledhill , Southern States , 1887–1889 , , - , United States , Elton, David Horton , Southern States , 1898–1901 , , - , United States , Fairbanks, John B. , Southern States , 1881–1883 , , - , United States , Flake, Osmer Dennis , Southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mormon Missionary Diarists (Pacific)
This is part of the list of Mormon missionary diarists, covering diarists who served full-time missions in the Pacific. {, class="wikitable" !Country/Region !Name !Mission !Years Served !Notes , - , New Zealand , Erekson, William Benbow , Bay of Islands District, Auckland District , 1899–1902 , , - , New Zealand , Greenwood, Alma , Auckland District, Wellington District , 1882–1884 , , - , New Zealand , Kirkham, Francis Washington , Waikato District , 1896–1899 , , - , New Zealand , Markham, Joseph , Bay of Islands District , 1892–1897 , , - , New Zealand , Ottley, Sidney James , Hawkes Bay District; New Zealand Mission , 1912–1916; 1951–1955 , served as mission president (1951–1955) , - , New Zealand , Reeve, Emma Elizabeth , , 1902–1904 , , - , New Zealand , Scott, Rouzelle Eugene , , 1893–1896 , , - , New Zealand , Taylor, George Shepherd , , 1884–1888; 1920–1924 , served as mission president (1920–1924) , - , New Zealand , To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century Mormon Missionaries
The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). It was the 9th century of the 2nd millennium. It was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was Abolitionism, abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanded beyond its British homeland for the first time during the 19th century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, France, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Catholic Church, in response to the growing influence and power of modernism, secularism and materialism, formed the First Vatican Council in the late 19th century to deal with such problems an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
