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MHans Jacobsen MadsenHHaannss JJaaccoobbsseenn

11884400––11990099

RReessiiddeennccee:: Ogden, Weber Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 4 May 1880MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Århus ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 14 October 1881DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Milo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 30 January 1840BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Harhøishuus, Rostrup, Ålborg amt,

DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Christensen, JacobMMootthheerr:: Hansdatter, Dorthea KersteinSSppoouussee:: Broome, Ann Elizabeth

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 4 March 1865MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Endowment House, Salt Lake

City, Salt Lake Co., UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 23 January 1909DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Ogden, Weber Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber

Co., Utah

Hans was baptized a member of The Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on

17 January 1856 by F. C. Klingbek. He immigrated tothe United States and settled in Marriott, WeberCounty, Utah.

At the April conference of 1880, Hans, a residentof Ogden, Weber County, Utah, was called to serve in

the Scandinavian Mission (see Conference Report,April 1880, 66). He arrived in Copenhagen on4 May 1880. After completing this mission, he de-parted from Copenhagen on 14 October 1881 aboardthe steamer Milo (see Jenson, History of the Scandi-navian Mission, 309).

Hans was one of the early settlers of WeberCounty. He was an associate of W. G. Childs in thelumber business. He was also involved in the cream-ery business with his sons. He served as superinten-dent of the Sunday Schools at Marriott and as firstcounselor in the Marriott Ward.

Hans died at his home on West Twelfth Streetin Ogden of severe stomach trouble on 23 January1909. He had been afflicted for some time with thecondition (see “Hans Madson Dies at Home onTwelfth Street,” Ogden Standard, 23 January1909).

The funeral was held at the Ogden Tabernacle.Elder David O. McKay was one of the speakers. Hanswas eulogized as “a man of splendid worth and onewho had been a benefactor of no mean importance inthe up building of the community in which he livedfor so many years.”

He was further characterized as “a man of splen-did accomplishments in every respect; kind, affec-tionate and manly in all the things that he undertookto do in life” (“Pioneer Is Laid to Rest,” Ogden Stan-dard, 27 January 1909). His wife and five childrenmourned his passing.

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Jacob Madsen11886600––11994422

RReessiiddeennccee:: Bloomington, Bear Lake Co., IdahoAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 14 June 1887MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Ålborg ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 30 May 1889DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Milo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 6 January 1860BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Ogden, Weber Co., UtahFFaatthheerr:: Christensen, JacobMMootthheerr:: Jensen, Dorthe (Dorothea) ChristineSSppoouussee:: Krogue, Mary Catherine

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 28 April 1887MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., Utah

DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 19 November 1942DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., Utah

In July 1868, Jacob was baptized a member ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

in Bloomington, Bear Lake County, Idaho, by Ben-jamin Brindle. He served in the Sixth Quorum of theSeventy and received his endowment on 28 April1887 in the Logan Temple (Lund, Scandinavian Ju-bilee Album, 159).

Near this time, he was called to serve a mission toScandinavia. He arrived in Copenhagen on 14 June1887 and was assigned to labor in the Ålborg Confer-ence. During this assignment, he served as president ofthe Ålborg Branch (see Lund, Scandinavian JubileeAlbum, 159). After completing this mission, Jacob de-parted from Copenhagen on 30 May 1889 aboard thesteamer Milo with 239 emigrating Latter-day Saintsand twelve other returning missionaries (see Jenson,History of the Scandinavian Mission, 304–5, 309).

After his arrival in the West, he moved to TetonValley in Wyoming, where he worked as a farmerand a cattleman. Jacob died in 1942 of causes inci-dent to age in Logan, Cache County, Utah, at ageeighty-two (see “Jacob Madsen,” Salt Lake Tribune,20 November 1942).

Mads Petersen Madsen11885566––11991177

RReessiiddeennccee:: Ephraim, Sanpete Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 1 November 1884MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Copenhagen ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 21 June 1886DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Otto

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 25 March 1856BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Ephraim, Sanpete Co., UtahFFaatthheerr:: Madsen, PeterMMootthheerr:: Nielsen, EllenSSppoouussee:: Nilsson (Olsen, Johnson), Josephine

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 26 June 1876MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Endowment House, Salt Lake

City, Salt Lake Co., UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 23 January 1917DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Ephraim, Sanpete Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Ephraim, Sanpete Co., Utah

Mads was baptized on 6 November 1864 atage eight. Soon after his baptism, the Black

Hawk War broke out. He was pierced by an arrowwhile playing outside Fort Ephraim (see History ofSanpete and Emery Counties, Utah, 328–29).

He received his endowment on 26 June 1876 inthe Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Eight yearslater, he was called to serve in the ScandinavianMission. He arrived in Copenhagen on 1 November1884 and was assigned to labor in the CopenhagenConference. During his missionary service, Mads wasmobbed on 12 February 1885 at a meeting in Kalund-borg, Holbæk amt, Denmark (see Jenson, ChurchChronology, 12 February 1885). He completed thismission and departed from Copenhagen on21 June 1886 aboard the steamer Otto with 290 emi-grating Latter-day Saints and 10 other returning mis-sionaries (see Jenson, History of the ScandinavianMission, 282–83, 297).

Mads returned to Ephraim, where he acquiredtwenty-five acres for farming purposes. Althoughhe supported his family through farming, he servedhis community as a justice of the peace. He was amember of a quorum of the seventy and a counselorin the YMMIA. He is remembered for doing templework for kindred dead in the Manti and St. Georgetemples (see History of Sanpete and Emery Coun-ties, Utah, 328–29). He died in 1917 in Ephraim atage sixty.

Soren MadsenSSøørreenn MMaaddsseenn

11882255––8877

RReessiiddeennccee:: Milton, Morgan Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 3 May 1882MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Århus Conference

DDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 4 April 1884DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Milo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 1 July 1825BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: True, Svenstrup, Randers amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Sørensen, MadsMMootthheerr:: Jensdatter, MarenSSppoouussee:: Hansen, Bertha Katherine

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 9 October 1855MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Trinitatis-Copenhagen,

Københavns amt, DenmarkSSppoouussee:: Sorensen, Amelia Margaretha

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: Before 1884MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Utah

DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 3 November 1887DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., Utah

On 9 February 1856, Soren was baptized amember of The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints in Denmark. Soon after his bap-tism, he and his family immigrated to America. By1860, they had crossed the plains and were residingin Utah (see Mountains Conquered, The Story ofMorgan, 333).

Soren obtained employment as a carpenter andmillwright. He built everything from furniture andbobsleds to barns. By 1861, he and his family were liv-ing in Morgan Valley, where he built an adobe homea mile north of Milton, Morgan County. His familyrecorded his enthusiasm for building, claiming thathe carried “a bushel of wheat on his back, walkedover the mountains to Salt Lake City to trade it for abrace and bit he needed for his carpentry work”(Mountains Conquered: The Story of Morgan, 333).

Soren was endowed on 16 November 1867 in theEndowment House in Salt Lake City. He was notcalled to serve a mission to Scandinavia until 1882.He arrived in Copenhagen on 3 May 1882 and wasassigned to labor in the Århus Conference. Aftercompleting this mission, Soren departed from Copen-hagen on 4 April 1884 aboard the steamer Milo witheighty-seven emigrating Latter-day Saints and fourother returning missionaries (see Jenson, History ofthe Scandinavian Mission, 267–68, 278).

He died of typhoid fever in 1887 in Logan at agesixty-two. He was a member of the Logan Sixth Ward(see “Soren Madsen,” Deseret Evening News, 17 Novem-ber 1887).

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Hans Olsen Magleby11883355––11990033

RReessiiddeennccee:: Moroni, Sanpete Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 1 September 1881MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Christiania and Copenhagen

conferencesDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 15 June 1883DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Pacific (Milo)

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 14 April 1835BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Dragør, Store Magleby (Amager island),

Københavns amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Magleby, Ole JensenMMootthheerr:: Heinsdatter, Johanna JanSSppoouussee:: Christensen (Roe), Gjertrud Marie

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 8 May 1859MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: aboard William Tapscott

SSppoouussee:: Svendsen, Elisa Marthine OlsenMMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 12 December 1863MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahSSppoouussee:: Larsen, Ane

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 8 May 1884MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 16 August 1903DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Monroe, Sevier Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Monroe, Sevier Co., Utah

While attending a trade school in Denmark,Hans listened to missionaries from The

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Heaccepted their gospel message and was baptized on24 October 1855 by Elder Thuesen. Soon after hisbaptism, he was ordained an elder and assigned to

labor as a missionary in Denmark and Norway forthree years. He was arrested several times in Norwayfor preaching Mormonism. In spring 1857, policeauthorities in Drammen, Buskerud amt/fylke, Nor-way, not only arrested him but took him from town totown in a two-wheeled carriage before setting himfree, so the people could see a captured Mormon.Rather than become discouraged, Hans kept preach-ing. He was imprisoned again on 28 November 1857and again on 15 February 1859. From prison, he wrote,“Today [February 18] it is two years since I was sittinghere the first time” (Journal of Hans Olsen Magleby).Hans was liberated on 9 March 1859 after paying afine of 150 speciedaler. In total, he was imprisonedseven times for the gospel’s sake (see “The Life Historyof Hans Olsen Magleby,” 20–36).

He journeyed in 1859 aboard the William Tap-scott from Liverpool to America. Aboard ship, heworked as a cook (see Jenson, History of the Scandi-navian Mission, 140). He crossed the plains in CaptainGeorge Rowley’s handcart company (see Carter, OurPioneer Heritage, 14:323). On the trek across theplains, he served as a captain of a smaller group ofSaints within the larger company (see Jenson, Historyof the Scandinavian Mission, 144). After arriving inUtah, he received his endowment on 20 June 1862 inthe Endowment House in Salt Lake City.

Hans resided in Salt Lake City from 1859 to 1865before moving to Morgan, Morgan County, Utah.From Morgan, he moved to Brigham City, Box ElderCounty, and then in 1875 to Monroe, Sevier County,where he participated in the United Order (see Lund,Scandinavian Jubilee Album, 162).

In 1881, he accepted a mission call to Scandi-navia. He arrived in Copenhagen on 1 September 1881and was assigned to labor in the Christiania andCopenhagen conferences. After completing thismission, he departed from Copenhagen on 15June 1883. After arriving in Hull, England, he wentby train to Liverpool. On the steamship Nevada,which sailed from Liverpool on 20 June 1883, Hanswas the leader of 697 Latter-day Saints, includingtwenty-two returning missionaries (see Jenson, His-tory of the Scandinavian Mission, 144). The companyarrived in New York Harbor on 1 July 1883 and inOgden, Weber County, Utah, on 7 July 1883 (seeJenson, Church Chronology, 1 July 1883).

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On 5 March 1900, Hans was ordained a patriarchin the Sevier Stake by Anthon H. Lund. He served inthis capacity until his death on 16 August 1903 (seeWarnock, Memories of Sevier Stake, 95). In recallinghis devotion to the Church, one biographer wrote,“Elder Magleby was a man with marked ability and amost faithful servant of God” (Jenson, History of theScandinavian Mission, 126). Hans died in 1903 inMonroe at age sixty-eight.

Christian MagnusonKKrriissttiiaann CCaarrllssssoonn

11885577––11991133

RReessiiddeennccee:: South Cottonwood, Salt Lake Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 18 December 1891MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Stockholm ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 16 November 1893

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 16 January 1857BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Unsala, Huddinge, Stockholms län, SwedenFFaatthheerr:: Magnusson, Carl FrederickMMootthheerr:: Andersdotter, Anna LovisaSSppoouussee:: Pehrson (Peterson), Ingrid

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 21 November 1888MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., Utah

DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 20 March 1913DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Pleasant

Grove, Utah Co., Utah

Christian embraced the gospel of Jesus Christin his native land. He began his journey to

Utah on 15 June 1885 and settled in South Cotton-wood, Salt Lake County, Utah (see “Christian Mag-nuson Dies at Pleasant Grove,” Deseret News, 7 April1913). While a resident of that community, he ac-cepted a mission call to Scandinavia in 1891. He ar-rived in Copenhagen on 18 December 1891 and wasassigned to labor in the Stockholm Conference. Aftercompleting an honorable mission, he departed fromCopenhagen on 16 November 1893 with three otherreturning missionaries and twenty-one emigratingLatter-day Saints (see Jenson, History of the Scandi-navian Mission, 320–21, 333).

Returning to the States, he moved with his wife toPleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah. In March 1913,

Christian contracted bronchitis and lay in bed only afew days before succumbing to the illness. He died inhis home in Pleasant Grove at age fifty-six. His funeralwas held in the Lindon Ward chapel. His biographersaid of him, “[He] was an unassuming, honest and in-dustrious man, highly respected and loved by all whoknew him” (“Christian Magnuson Dies at PleasantGrove,” Deseret News, 7 April 1913).

Lawrence Christian MarigerLLoorreennzz CChhrriissttiiaann MMaarriiaaggeerr

11884488––11992211

RReessiiddeennccee:: Kanab, Kane Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 30 September 1879MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Ålborg ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 20 June 1881DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Hero

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 8 October 1848BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Vennebjerg, Hjørring amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Mariager, Jørgen SørensenMMootthheerr:: Madsdatter, ElsieSSppoouussee:: Stewart, Sarah Lucretia

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 11 January 1877MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: St. George Temple, St. George,

Washington Co., UtahSSppoouussee:: Farnsworth, Mary Melinda

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 15 February 1882MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: St. George Temple, St. George,

Washington Co., UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 14 February 1921DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake

City, Salt Lake Co., Utah

In 1856, the first Mormon missionaries came tothe Mariger home. To Lawrence, his mother,

and other siblings, the missionaries “appeared to bemen of God” (Mariger, “Lawrence Christian Mariger:Sketch of His Life,” 2). The father in the home, whowas a schoolteacher, did not agree, and it was notlong before religious differences led his mother toseek a divorce.

Lawrence moved with his mother to Hjørring,where he was baptized on 22 April 1860 near mid-night to avoid persecution. Soon after his baptism, heand his mother traveled to the seacoast using ficti-


tious names. Lawrence used the name of Jens Ander-sen. They boarded the steamer Waldemar bound forCopenhagen. From Copenhagen, they traveled toLiverpool, where they boarded the William Tapscottwith 731 other Latter-day Saints. They traveled insafety to America but were forced to remain aboardship for several days after docking due to an outbreakof smallpox (see Mariger, “Lawrence ChristianMariger: Sketch of His Life,” 3–4).

Upon being released from the quarantine in NewYork Harbor, the Marigers went by train and thenboat to Florence, Douglas County, Nebraska. There,they were outfitted for their journey across the plains.With a company of four hundred emigrating Latter-day Saints under the leadership of William Budge,Lawrence arrived in Salt Lake City on 5 October1860. Unfortunately, his mother died during the trek(see Mariger, “Lawrence Christian Mariger: Sketch ofHis Life,” 4).

Lawrence settled in Bountiful, Davis County,Utah, before moving to Virgin City, WashingtonCounty, in southern Utah (see Lund, ScandinavianJubilee Album, 165). He was employed as a mail car-rier from Cedar City, Iron County, to Santa Clara,Washington County. By 1868, he was working forthe railroad in the Bear River area of Wyoming.Later he worked in coal mines and a hotel (seeMariger, “Lawrence Christian Mariger: Sketch of HisLife,” 5).

By 1870, Lawrence purchased part of the GouldRanch. On the ranch, he grew sugarcane before mov-ing to Kanab, Kane County, where he operated astore (see Mariger, “Lawrence Christian Mariger:Sketch of His Life,” 5).

During this enterprising period of his life, he ac-cepted a mission call to Scandinavia. In 1879, he wasset apart for the mission by Elder Moses Thatcher. Hearrived in Copenhagen on 30 September 1879 andwas assigned to labor in the Ålborg Conference andlater the Hjørring Branch. His fondest memory on themission was finding his estranged father. He pennedof his father, “He embraced me, and shed tears, andwas very glad to see me. . . . He was very good to me,furnishing me fruit and other luxuries.” In his mission-ary journal, he penned a day-to-day account of hislabors. “Cold, long walks in bad weather, sometimes

hunger, were not his only enemies, lonesomeness forhome bothered him greatly.” On this mission, he bap-tized twenty-three converts but not his father (seeMariger, “Lawrence Christian Mariger: Sketch of HisLife,” 7–8). After completing an honorable mission,Lawrence departed from Copenhagen on 20 June1881 aboard the steamer Hero with 462 emigratingLatter-day Saints and many other returning mission-aries (see Jenson, History of the Scandinavian Mission,238–39, 255).

Upon reaching Utah, Lawrence learned that hisfamily was financially strapped and that his busi-ness partnership had been dissolved. He worked torectify the situation. He became the manager of theKanab Telegraph Office and formed another part-nership to market cattle (see Mariger, “LawrenceChristian Mariger: Sketch of His Life,” 8–9). As hestruggled to regain his financial security, he did notneglect his Church work. He served as a counselor inthe bishopric, superintendent of the Sunday School,and president of the YMMIA. He later served as aclerk and recorder for the Kanab Stake of Zion from1883 to 1887. From 1887 to 1895, he was bishop ofthe Kanab Ward (see Lund, Scandinavian JubileeAlbum, 165).

Lawrence was a county assessor and collector. Hewas also president of the Kanab Irrigation Company,superintendent of the Kanab Mercantile and Manu-facturing Company, and superintendent of theKanab Co-op Stock Company (see Lund, Scandina-vian Jubilee Album, 165).

As the years passed, antipolygamy legislationcaused havoc in his life. He was tried for unlawfulcohabitation but was released on lack of evidence.In 1891, he moved his family to Salt Lake City sothat family members could have a better opportu-nity for learning and culture. In Salt Lake, he en-tered into several business ventures—the mostsuccessful was the Utah Music Company. In spite ofthe success, he left Salt Lake City for a short time tohomestead in Lonetree, Uinta County, Wyoming.Frustrated by his experiences in Wyoming, he re-turned to Salt Lake City (see Mariger, “LawrenceChristian Mariger: Sketch of His Life,” 10–12).Lawrence died in 1921 in Salt Lake City at ageseventy-two.

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Erasmus Peter MarquardsonRRaassmmuuss PPeeddeerr MMaarrccuusssseenn

11884455––9933

RReessiiddeennccee:: Elsinore, Sevier Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 24 December 1884MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Århus and Copenhagen

conferencesDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 7 October 1886DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Milo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 2 January 1845BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Snarup, Krarup, Svendborg amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Rasmussen (Marquard), MarcusMMootthheerr:: Pedersdatter, KarenSSppoouussee:: Rosenquist, Nellie

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 6 June 1870MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Endowment House, Salt Lake

City, Salt Lake Co., UtahSSppoouussee:: Jensen, Petrine Marie

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 25 October 1883MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 31 March 1893DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Elsinore, Sevier Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Elsinore, Sevier Co., Utah

When his father died, Erasmus was one yearold. His mother joined with Mormonism in

1860 and his stepfather, Mads Jensen, joined in 1861.Erasmus was baptized on 21 October 1861. At an earlyage, he learned how to speak English and receiveda good education that prepared him to become ateacher. He also learned the trades of a printer anda surveyor (see Bitter, “Life Story of Erasmus PeterMarquardson,” 1).

In 1863, he and his family immigrated to theUnited States. From Liverpool to New York Harbor,they voyaged aboard the BS Kimball. They arrived inthe States as the Civil War raged. They quickly de-parted the northern states by train to Nebraska toavoid physical harm. They then traveled by wagon toSalt Lake City. Erasmus worked as a teamster as theyjourneyed across the plains (see Bitter, “Life Story ofErasmus Peter Marquardson,” 1).

He and his family settled in Fillmore, MillardCounty, Utah. In Fillmore and later Scipio, MillardCounty, Erasmus worked as an editor for the newspa-per and taught school. In Scipio, he met Nellie Rosen-quist. After their meeting, he was ordained a seventyon 6 January 1869 and was endowed on 10 May 1869in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. A yearlater, he and Nellie were sealed in the EndowmentHouse (see Bitter, “Life Story of Erasmus Peter Mar-quardson,” 2).

Erasmus supported his family by teaching andwriting. He and his wife knew much of sadness: threeof their first five children died as infants. Wanting achange, he and his family moved to Richfield, SevierCounty (see Bitter, “Life Story of Erasmus Peter Mar-quardson,” 2).

Erasmus was residing in Elsinore, Sevier County,when he accepted a mission call to Scandinavia. Hearrived in Copenhagen on 24 December 1884 andwas assigned to labor in the Århus Conference. Hewas later asked to serve in the Copenhagen MissionOffice and in the Copenhagen Branch. After twoyears of missionary service, Erasmus departed fromCopenhagen on 7 October 1886 aboard the steamerMilo with 103 emigrating Latter-day Saints andeight returning missionaries (see Jenson, History ofthe Scandinavian Mission, 283, 298).

He arrived in Salt Lake City on 1 November1886. From Salt Lake, he returned to his home in Elsi-nore. He worked as a farmer and merchandiser inElsinore. He served as the first counselor in the localbishopric after being ordained a high priest on 11 De-cember 1887 (see Bitter, “Life Story of Erasmus PeterMarquardson,” 4).

In September 1889, he was arrested for unlawfulcohabitation. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail andfined fifty-two dollars. After his release, he and hispartners purchased the Elsinore Capital Roller Mill.


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At the time, he was suffering from consumption. Hedied in 1893 at age forty-eight after being confinedto bed for three months because of heart trouble. Itwas a shock to his family (see Bitter, “Life Story ofErasmus Peter Marquardson,” 5–6).

John Edward MatsonJJoohhaann EEddvvaarrdd MMaattttssssoonn

11886622––11994455

RReessiiddeennccee:: Burton, Madison Co., IdahoAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 27 May 1892MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Göteborg ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 7 June 1894DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Bravo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 9 March 1862BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Trollhättan, Älvsborgs län, SwedenFFaatthheerr:: Mattsson, GustafMMootthheerr:: Johansdotter, Britta MariaSSppoouussee:: Kjelin, Anna Mathilda

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 8 April 1896MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 6 March 1945DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah

John’s parents joined The Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints in Sweden on

2 April 1864, which undoubtedly influenced John’sdecision to be baptized on 9 April 1872 in Sweden.John, his parents, and his younger brothers and sis-ters immigrated to the United States in June of 1869,crossing the Atlantic on the ship Wyoming. Twentyyears after he was baptized, he received his endow-ments in the Logan Temple on 29 April 1892. He ac-cepted a mission call to Scandinavia, arriving inCopenhagen on 27 May 1892. He was assigned tolabor in the Göteborg Conference. After completingan honorable mission, he departed from Copen-hagen on 7 June 1894 aboard the steamer Bravowith fifty-three emigrating Latter-day Saints andother returning missionaries (see Jenson, History ofthe Scandinavian Mission, 328–29, 337).

After his arrival in the States, he returned toIdaho. He became a resident of Rexburg, MadisonCounty. He held the position of bishop and ward

clerk and served as a member of the high council inthe Carbon Stake. He moved to Salt Lake City,where he resided for twenty years. John died in1945 at his home in Salt Lake City at age eighty-two (see “John Edward Matson,” Deseret News,7 March 1945).

Peter MatsonPPeerr MMåånnssssoonn

11885511––11991199

RReessiiddeennccee:: Mount Pleasant, Sanpete Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 20 April 1885MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Skåne ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 30 May 1887DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Argo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 3 March 1851BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Rosenhäll, Härslöv, Malmöhus län, SwedenFFaatthheerr:: Mattsson, MånsMMootthheerr:: Persdotter, MariaSSppoouussee:: Liljidahl, Mathilda

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 28 July 1873MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahSSppoouussee:: Rosenlund, Mary Maria

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 27 December 1877DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 1 March 1919DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Mount Pleasant, Sanpete Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Mount Pleasant, Sanpete Co., Utah

Peter was baptized a member of The Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on

22 May 1864 by P. T. Nystrom. He was age thirteen

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at the time. He was ordained a deacon, a priest, andan elder before being asked to labor as a localmissionary while yet a teenager. His missionaryassignments from 1869 to 1873 included presidingover the Malmö Branch and serving for six months inthe county of Blekinge and nine months in Hälsing-borg. He also labored in Kristianstad and surround-ing districts for six months (see Lund, ScandinavianJubilee Album, 161).

In 1873, Peter immigrated to Utah, where he wasendowed on 28 July 1873 in the Endowment House inSalt Lake City. He moved to Mount Pleasant, SanpeteCounty. In that community, he was ordained a sev-enty on 7 August 1884 (see Lund, Scandinavian Ju-bilee Album, 161). To support himself and his family,he worked as a shoemaker (see History of Sanpeteand Emery Counties, Utah, 258).

In 1885, Peter accepted a mission call to Scandi-navia. He arrived in Copenhagen on 20 April 1885and was assigned to preside over the KristianstadBranch and later the Skåne Conference (see Lund,Scandinavian Jubilee Album, 161). After completingan honorable mission, he departed from Copenhagenon 30 May 1887 aboard the steamer Argo with 138emigrating Latter-day Saints and ten other mis-sionaries (see Jenson, History of the ScandinavianMission, 302).

Returning to Mount Pleasant, Peter continued hiswork as a shoemaker before opening a creamery. Hewas secretary, treasurer, and manager of the cream-ery, which eventually carried dry goods, groceries,boots, shoes, and general merchandise (see History ofSanpete and Emery Counties, Utah, 258).

On 20 May 1890, Peter was ordained a highpriest and set apart as first counselor in the bishopricof the Mount Pleasant Ward. In December 1900,when the Sanpete Stake of Zion was divided into twostakes, Peter was chosen on 1 January 1901 to be acounselor to Christian N. Lund, president of the NorthSanpete Stake (see Lund, Scandinavian JubileeAlbum, 161).

He served as secretary of the Mount PleasantElectric Light Company and as a member of the citycouncil from 1894 to 1895. He was an ardent Repub-lican (see History of Sanpete and Emery Counties,Utah, 258).

On 14 June 1905, he returned to Copenhagen aspresident of the Swedish Mission. He served in thisassignment until 1908 (see Jenson, Latter-day Saint

Biographical Encyclopedia, 4:383). After returningto Sanpete, he continued his duties in the stake presi-dency until being honorably released on 14 Septem-ber 1914. He then fulfilled an assignment as stakeclerk until 1918 (see History of Sanpete and EmeryCounties, Utah, 258). Peter died in 1919 in MountPleasant at age sixty-seven.

Jonas Mattson11884433––11992233

RReessiiddeennccee:: Salina, Sevier Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 30 April 1889MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Stockholm ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 2 April 1891DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Volo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 15 November 1843BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Selbo, Tierp, Uppsala län, SwedenFFaatthheerr:: Jönsson, MattsMMootthheerr:: Jansdotter, Brita CajsaSSppoouussee:: Larson, Mariah Cajsa

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: Before 1870MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Sweden

DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 13 February 1923DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Salina, Sevier Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: East Side Cemetery, Salina, Sevier Co.,

Utah

In 1880, Jonas emigrated from Scandinavia toAmerica. Nine years after his arrival and while

living in Salina, Sevier County, Utah, he accepted amission call to Scandinavia. He arrived in Copen-hagen on 30 April 1889 and was assigned to labor inthe Stockholm Conference. After completing an hon-orable mission, he departed from Copenhagen on2 April 1891 aboard the steamer Volo with forty-three emigrating Latter-day Saints and other return-ing missionaries (see Jenson, History of theScandinavian Mission, 310, 312, 318).

He returned to Salina, where he served as the firstcounselor to Bishop James S. Jensen of the SalinaWard. He also served as a ward teacher. From 1901 to1902, he served as the town president of Salina. Hisbiographer said of him, “He has been a generous giverto the needy and has aided his community in everystep of its progress” (“Honored Pioneer Called to Re-ward,” Salina Sun, 16 February 1923).

In 1923 at age seventy-nine, Jonas died suddenlyat his home before medical aid could be summoned.His funeral services were held in the Salina SecondWard chapel (see “Honored Pioneer Called to Re-ward,” Salina Sun, 16 February 1923).

Matts Swen MattsonMMaattttss SSvveennssssoonn

11883366––11991111

RReessiiddeennccee:: St. Charles, Bear Lake Co., IdahoAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 1 November 1884MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Skåne ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 7 October 1886DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Milo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 12 January 1836BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Rippa, Åhus, Kristianstads län, SwedenFFaatthheerr:: Mattsson, SvenMMootthheerr:: Olsdotter, HannaSSppoouussee:: Nielsen, Caroline

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 4 October 1869MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Brigham City, Box Elder Co.,

UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 8 September 1911DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Blackfoot, Bingham Co., IdahoBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: St. Charles, Bear Lake Co., Idaho

Matts’s father was a gentleman farmer and amember of the Riksdag, the main legis-

lative body in Sweden. Despite his family’s wealth,Matts served as an apprentice to a dyer for four years,1852–56. By 1859, he was working in a wool factory

in Lund, Malmöhus län, Sweden (see Wahlstrom, “ABrief Story of the Mattson Family,” 1).

It was not until 1865 in Simrishamn, Kristianstadslän, that Matts learned of The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints. He accepted the gospel messageand was baptized on 26 March 1866 by Andrew J.Miller. He was ordained a priest on 25 August 1866and an elder on 22 February 1867 by John Fagerberg.Soon after these ordinations, he was called to serve alocal mission. He labored in the Lund (Malmöhus län),Karlskrona (Blekinge län), and Växjö (Kronobergs län)branches. During this mission, he converted his ex-tended family (see Wahlstrom, “A Brief Story of theMattson Family,” 2–3).

Matts, along with family members, immigratedto Utah in 1869 and settled in Brigham City, BoxElder County. Soon after his marriage in 1869,Matts and his bride moved to St. Charles, Bear LakeCounty, Idaho (see Lund, Scandinavian JubileeAlbum, 160).

In 1884, Matts accepted a mission call to Scandi-navia. He was set apart for his mission by WilfordWoodruff and Franklin D. Richards. He arrived inCopenhagen on 1 November 1884 and was assignedto labor in the Skåne Conference. During this mission,he was mobbed in Åbyholm, Sweden, on 8 Febru-ary 1885 (see Jenson, Church Chronology, 8 Feb-ruary 1885). Those who had listened to him preachhurled stones in his direction. After Matts was hit andbleeding, he dabbed some of his blood on a little girlstanding nearby. The mob rushed to the little girl tosee if she had been hurt, and in the confusion Mattsescaped further abuse (see Wahlstrom, “A Brief Storyof the Mattson Family,” 3–4).

The mobbing didn’t stop his preaching. Before heleft the mission field, he penned, “I spoke in 54 meet-ings, baptized 8 persons, lodged in 400 differentplaces and traveled 8,000 miles” (Wahlstrom, “ABrief Story of the Mattson Family,” 5). After complet-ing an honorable mission, Matts departed fromCopenhagen on 7 October 1886 aboard the steamerMilo with 103 emigrating Latter-day Saints andseven other returning missionaries (see Jenson, His-tory of the Scandinavian Mission, 298).

Aboard ship, he met a Swedish girl whom hewished to marry under the law of plural marriage.His first wife would not consent to another wife, so

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the issue was dropped (see Webb, “History ofMatts S. Mattson,” 1). Matts settled into a routine inSt. Charles that varied little. He labored as ateacher and a priest for twenty-five years (seeLund, Scandinavian Jubilee Album, 160). His faith-ful activities also included being a Sunday Schoollibrarian and a janitor of the meetinghouse. He col-lected two thousand dollars for the construction ofthe Logan Temple and for the ScandinavianMission building fund (see Wahlstrom, “A BriefStory of the Mattson Family,” 5).

About a year before his death, Matts becamevery absentminded and often wandered off. Becauseit was feared that he would become lost, he wasplaced in a hospital in Blackfoot, Bingham County,Idaho, where he died in 1911 at age seventy-five (seeWebb, “History of Matts S. Mattson,” 1).

Christian Meyer11884455––11991199

RReessiiddeennccee:: Vermillion, Sevier Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 14 November 1890MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Stockholm and Århus conferences,

also Germany and SwitzerlandDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 22 September 1892

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 1 November 1845BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Åbenrå, Åbenrå amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Meyer, ChristianMMootthheerr:: Hintz, Margaretha ChristineSSppoouussee:: Peterson, Ingrid Jenson

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 22 November 1874MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Vamdrup, Ribe amt, Denmark

SSppoouussee:: Nielsen (Anderson), Elise JorgineMMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 23 September 1896MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 27 August 1919DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Sigurd, Sevier Co., Utah

On 28 February 1877, Christian was bap-tized a member of The Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter-day Saints. He soon immigrated tothe United States to join Latter-day Saints residingin Utah. He settled in Sigurd, Sevier County, in1879. He was endowed on 6 December 1882 in the

Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Two yearslater, he was ordained a seventy on 12 October1884 by Jens F. Mortenson (see Warnock, Memoriesof Sevier Stake, 361).

While a resident of Vermillion, Sevier County,Christian accepted a mission call to Scandinavia in1890. He arrived in Copenhagen on 14 Novem-ber 1890 and was assigned to labor in the StockholmConference. During this mission, he also labored inGermany, Switzerland, and the Århus Conferencebefore departing from Copenhagen on 22 Septem-ber 1892 with twenty-one emigrating Latter-daySaints. He was one of three returning missionariesaboard the steamer sharing the responsibility of thesafety and comfort of the Saints (see Jenson, History ofthe Scandinavian Mission, 317, 326).

On 25 June 1893, seventies residing in the SevierCounty towns of Salina, Redmond, Aurora, and Ver-million were organized into the 107th Quorum of theSeventy. Christian was called to be a president of thatquorum. From 1895 to 1902, he served as secondcounselor to Bishop John Dåstrup of the Sigurd Ward.He was superintendent of the local Sunday School forseveral years, until 1901. It was said of him, “His Sun-day School members loved him” (Warnock, Memoriesof Sevier Stake, 361). Christian died in 1919 in SaltLake City at age seventy-three.

Andrew Niels MichaelsenAAnnddeerrss MMaarriiuuss NNiieellsseenn

11885500––8899

RReessiiddeennccee:: Mayfield, Sanpete Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 28 September 1886MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Copenhagen ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 19 July 1888DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Cato

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 22 November 1850BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Dyrehavegård, Lyngby, Københavns

amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Nielsen, Jens MichaelMMootthheerr:: Andersen, MarthaSSppoouussee:: Anderson, Sarah Christina

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 7 December 1874MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Endowment House, Salt Lake

City, Salt Lake Co., Utah

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DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 20 August 1889DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Mayfield, Sanpete Co., Utah

Andrew was baptized a member of The Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on

18 October 1864 in Copenhagen before immigratingto America and settling in Utah. Five years after hisarrival in the Salt Lake Valley, he was endowed on27 September 1869 in the Endowment House (seeLund, Scandinavian Jubilee Album, 165).

He settled in Gunnison, Sanpete County, wherehe was ordained an elder in 1869 by Alonzo L.Raleigh. He was ordained a seventy in 1884 by CarlOlson. Two years after this ordination, he accepted amission call to Scandinavia. He arrived in Copen-hagen on 28 September 1886 and was assigned tolabor in the Copenhagen Conference—principally onthe islands of Lolland and Falster in Maribo amt (seeLund, Scandinavian Jubilee Album, 165; MichaelsenDiary, 1887–1888; Bitton, Guide to Mormon Diariesand Autobiographies, 239).

While serving on these isles, he kept a diary.Most of his diary entries record weather patterns,travels, and gospel conversations. In one conversa-tion, Andrew explained that “the Lord had pre-served the holy writings found in the Bible, whichshould be our guide,” but the man listening becameangry and “wished to hear no more.” Andrew alsowrote of becoming ill on his mission, “I still feel sick,believe it to be chills and fever.” His last entry was,“Got letter from home” (Diary of Andrew NielsMichaelsen, 1887–1888; Bitton, Guide to MormonDiaries and Autobiographies, 239).

After completing an honorable mission, Andrewdeparted from Copenhagen on 19 July 1888 aboardthe steamer Cato with 113 emigrating Latter-daySaints and three other returning missionaries (seeJenson, History of the Scandinavian Mission,299–300, 306). One year later he died in Mayfield,Sanpete County, Utah, at age thirty-eight.

Peter MickelsonPPeeddeerr AAnnddeerrsseenn

11883377––11992244

RReessiiddeennccee:: Manti, Sanpete Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 6 May 1884

MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Copenhagen ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 6 June 1884DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Panther

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 19 April 1837BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Ønslev, Maribo amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Mikklesen, AndreasMMootthheerr:: Pedersdatter, KarenSSppoouussee:: Jenson, Maria Christina Rath

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 24 November 1866MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Manti, Sanpete Co., Utah

DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 5 March 1924DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Ephraim, Sanpete Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Manti, Sanpete Co., Utah

Peter was baptized a member of The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by

P. C. Nielsen on 28 March 1862. He immigrated toAmerica in 1863 and settled in Manti, SanpeteCounty, Utah. While residing in that small commu-nity, he met Maria Rath, who had married Louis (Lars)Jensen and was the mother of four children. Soon afterhis arrival in Manti, Maria became a widow. Peter, abachelor, offered to marry Maria and move her familyto a larger home. She accepted his offer (see corre-spondence from Diana Rasmussen, 26 Novem-ber 2001).

Peter accepted a mission call to Scandinavia in1884. He arrived in Copenhagen on 6 May 1884 andwas assigned to labor in the Copenhagen Conference.Due to poor health, he departed Copenhagen onemonth later. He accompanied seventy-one emigratingLatter-day Saints and other returning missionariesaboard the steamer Panther (see Jenson, History of theScandinavian Mission, 279, 282–83).

Family tradition holds that one cause of hismedical difficulties was that as a baby he was acci-dentally dropped by his mother, which resulted inone leg being shorter than the other (see correspon-dence from Diana Rasmussen, 26 November 2001).He was an active Church worker and assisted in thebuilding of two temples, one in Manti and the other inSt. George. He was a member of Westenskow brassand string band. He died at the home of his daughter,Christine Anderson, in Ephraim on 5 March 1924 of astroke. He was eighty-six.

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Niels Thorup MikkelsonNNiieellss MMiikkkkeellsseenn

11885500––11992266

RReessiiddeennccee:: Fountain Green, Sanpete Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 1 December 1885MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Århus and Ålborg conferencesDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 29 September 1887DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Bravo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 31 January 1850BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Thaarup, Sønder Vinge, Viborg amt,

DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Villumsen, MikkelMMootthheerr:: Jensdatter, MarenSSppoouussee:: Nielsen, Dorothea (Diantha) Marie

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 11 August 1881MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 15 February 1926DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Fountain Green, Sanpete Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Fountain Green Cemetery, Fountain

Green, Sanpete Co., Utah

Niels was the fifth child of a poor family liv-ing in Denmark. At age nine he left home

seeking employment. For four years he labored atvarious jobs and received little pay. At age four-teen, he was confirmed a member of the LutheranChurch. At age twenty-two, he enlisted in theDanish army as a dragoon. He served in the militaryfrom 25 January 1872 to 28 September 1873. Forthe next three years, he was employed by a phar-macist. Niels then moved to Skaføgård, where hebecame an overseer of stables and head coachmanfor Prime Minister Estrup from July 1876 to Novem-ber 1879 (see Jenson, History of the ScandinavianMission, 294).

While employed by the prime minister, he wasbaptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 8 June 1879 at Randers, Denmark.Soon after his baptism, he was invited to serve alocal mission. To accept this assignment, he had toleave his employ. The prime minister offered himland and horses if he would remain his coachman,but Niels declined (see Jenson, History of the Scan-dinavian Mission, 294).

After being ordained a priest by Niels Wilhelm-sen, he labored as a local missionary from Novem-ber 1879 to June 1881. He then immigrated to the SaltLake Valley, arriving in July 1881 (see Jenson, Historyof the Scandinavian Mission, 294). Niels received hisendowment on 11 August 1881 in the EndowmentHouse in Salt Lake City.

He then settled in Fountain Green, SanpeteCounty, Utah, where he accepted another mission callto Denmark. Upon arriving in Copenhagen on1 December 1885, Niels was first appointed to labor inthe Århus Conference. However, before his missionended he was serving as president of the Ålborg Con-ference. After completing an honorable mission, hedeparted from Copenhagen on 29 September 1887aboard the steamer Bravo with eighty-eight emigrat-ing Latter-day Saints and other elders (see Jenson,History of the Scandinavian Mission, 295, 303).

He fulfilled a third mission to Scandinavia from1903 to 1905, laboring in the Danish counties ofÅlborg, Århus, Vejle, and Randers. During his threemissions, he baptized approximately twenty converts.Of great importance to Niels was the baptism of two ofhis brothers and one sister, who not only received thegospel but also immigrated to Utah (see Jenson, Historyof the Scandinavian Mission, 294).

During the last years of his life, Niels had “templework uppermost in his mind” (Mikkelson, “Biographi-cal Sketch of Brother Niels Mikkelson,” 2). He died in1926 in Fountain Green at age seventy-six—“an activeand faithful member of the Fountain Green Ward”(Lund, Scandinavian Jubilee Album, 166).

Hans Peter Miller11886655––11994455

RReessiiddeennccee:: Richfield, Sevier Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 27 May 1889MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Copenhagen and Ålborg

conferencesDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 14 May 1891DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Volo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 3 April 1865BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Richfield, Sevier Co., UtahFFaatthheerr:: Møller (Miller), Hans Peter HansenMMootthheerr:: Larsen, Caroline Margrethe (Margaret)

Christina

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SSppoouussee:: Christensen, Emma Annette AgnesMMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 14 November 1883MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: St. George Temple, St. George,

Washington Co., UtahSSppoouussee:: Lazenby, Sarah Ann

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 26 June 1907MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Manti Temple, Manti, Sanpete

Co., UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 9 November 1945DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Venice, Sevier Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Richfield Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier

Co., Utah

When Hans was a baby, his parents were ad-vised to leave Richfield, Sevier County,

due to Indian problems. They took their children toMount Pleasant, Sanpete County, where they re-mained for six years. In Mount Pleasant, Hansreceived a serious head blow from an awl, resulting ina speech impediment “which [was] a great trial anddrawback to me,” wrote Hans. This was one of a seriesof childhood accidents that he endured (see Miller,“Record of the Life of Hans Peter Miller,” 1).

His family returned to Richfield in 1871 (seeMiller, “Record of the Life of Hans Peter Miller,” 1).Hans was baptized on 5 October 1873 in that commu-nity by Jorgen Smith. In 1875, he received hispatriarchal blessing, which told him, “Thou shalt havea numerous posterity” (Washburn, “Hans Peter Miller,1865–1945,” 36). He was endowed on 23 June 1880in the St. George Temple and married three yearslater in the same temple.

Hans accepted a mission call to Scandinavia in1889, leaving behind his wife and two small daughters.His first son was born the day he docked in Liverpool(see Miller, “Record of the Life of Hans Peter Miller,”3). He arrived in Copenhagen on 27 May 1889 andwas assigned to labor in the Copenhagen and Ålborgconferences. Although his preaching was successful,he did not baptize one person. After completing anhonorable mission, he departed from Copenhagen on14 May 1891 aboard the steamer Volo with twenty-four emigrating Latter-day Saints and other returningmissionaries bound for England (see Jenson, History ofthe Scandinavian Mission, 310, 313, 318). At Liverpool,England, he boarded the Wisconsin, which arrived inNew York Harbor on 3 June 1891 (see Washburn,“Hans Peter Miller, 1865–1945,” 36).

During his absence in Europe, his father built hima house. He and his family lived in the home duringthe winter months. They lived on the farm in the sum-mer months (see Miller, “Record of the Life of HansPeter Miller,” 3).

In 1928, Hans was thrown out the back of a truck.He was rushed to the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City,where they discovered that he had fractured his headand nearly broken his neck. “This made it impossiblefor me to turn my head or look up without becomingdizzy,” he wrote. This condition lasted almost fiveyears. He viewed his son’s acceptance of a mission callto Germany as what healed his chronic dizziness.When his son was set apart by Elder George AlbertSmith, he was told, “Young man, you are worryingabout something at home. Don’t worry any more,everything at home is alright” (Miller, “Record of theLife of Hans Peter Miller,” 2). Hans claimed thatprophetic announcement was given at the same timehis health was restored.

In his later years, Hans did much temple workfor the dead in the St. George Temple (see Miller“Record of the Life of Hans Peter Miller,” 2). How-ever, after reviewing the Venice Ward records, itappears that “he never held a position or talked in achurch meeting.” His daughter said, “Papa was toobashful to talk in public” (Washburn, “Hans PeterMiller, 1865–1945,” 36). After a long illness, Hansdied in 1945 at his home in Venice, Sevier County,at age eighty.

Lars Christian MillerLLaarrss CChhrriissttiiaann MMøølllleerr

11885511––11993311

RReessiiddeennccee:: Newton, Cache Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 18 September 1891MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: North Schleswig, Germany; Århus

ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 8 June 1893DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Bravo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 10 February 1851BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Skovminde, Højslev, Viborg amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Møller, Christian LarsenMMootthheerr:: Jensdatter, Dorthea

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SSppoouussee:: Petersen, Cathinca Theresa BoletteMMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 11 October 1878MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Endowment House, Salt Lake

City, Salt Lake Co., UtahSSppoouussee:: Hansen, Lena Johanne

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 12 January 1887MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., Utah

DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 19 January 1931DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Newton, Cache Co., Utah

Lars’s education was limited to studying booksat home. He labored in milling, masonry, car-

pentry, harness making, and farming. He was appren-ticed to a rock mason and a shoemaker before beinginducted into the Danish navy as a sailor. “The noise ofthe guns and the roaring of the sea developed a roar-ing sound in his ears which never left him and at timeswas very annoying” (“Lars Christian Miller,” 1). Hesailed over much of the world on the Otto Volmer.Seeing America “changed his ideas and dreams forthe future. He set his heart on someday coming to thisland of opportunity,” wrote his biographer (Chris-tensen, “The History of the Lars Christian Miller Fam-ily,” 1).

Lars converted to Mormonism and was baptizedon 25 March 1876 by Theodore Christensen. Thegreatest obstacle he faced after his baptism was end-ing his habit of chewing tobacco. He came with hisfamily to America in 1877 and arrived in Salt LakeCity on 5 October 1877. He settled in Logan, CacheCounty, Utah, where he worked on the Utah North-ern Railroad and did masonry work (see “Lars Christ-ian Miller,” 1).

After his marriage to Theresa Petersen, he ob-tained land on the flood plain of the Logan River.From there, he and his wife moved to Newton, CacheCounty, where Lars purchased ranch land and fortyacres of farmland. He was reported to be the best gar-dener in Newton (see Christensen, “The History of theLars Christian Miller Family,” 3).

While residing in that community, he accepted amission call to Scandinavia in 1891. He arrived inCopenhagen on 18 September 1891 and was assignedto labor in the Århus Conference. In January 1892,he walked to Christiansfeld (in the Prussian provinceof Schelswig-Holstein, Germany), a locale abouttwenty-two miles across the national border line.Finding no one willing to show him hospitality, he

stayed in a hotel for the night. He had the same expe-rience in what is now Haderslev amt (established in1920, then part of Schelswig-Holstein, Germany) andso he returned to Fredericia, Vejle amt, Denmark (seeJenson, History of the Scandinavian Mission,320, 322).

On this mission, he acquired family names thatlater became the source of much temple work (see“Daybook of Alder L. C. Moller, Mission to Denmark,1891–93”). After completing an honorable mission, hedeparted from Copenhagen on 8 June 1893 aboardthe steamer Bravo with a few returning missionariesand 105 emigrating Latter-day Saints (see Jenson,History of the Scandinavian Mission, 332).

Returning to Newton, he served as a ward librar-ian for twenty years. His family reported, “He read hisBible every night and he read till sleep and tirednesswon out.” Lars became ill in December 1930. He wastaken to the William Budge Memorial Hospital inLogan, Cache County, where he suffered intensely forthree weeks before his death in 1931 at age seventy-nine (see “Lars Christian Miller,” 1).

Christian Hans MonsonCChhrriisstteenn HHaannsseenn

11883377––9966

RReessiiddeennccee:: Richmond, Cache Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 20 November 1878MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Göteborg ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 5 July 1880DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Cato

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 16 June 1837BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Stora Boeplads, Tune, Smaalenes amt

(now Østfold fylke), NorwayFFaatthheerr:: Monsen, HansMMootthheerr:: Nielsdatter, BerteSSppoouussee:: Kruetzback (Kredsbank), Nielsene Olsen

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 29 June 1858MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Lehi, Utah Co., Utah

SSppoouussee:: Peterson, Anna CatherineMMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 26 April 1861MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahSSppoouussee:: Mansson, Ellen Persson

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 16 March 1867MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

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SSppoouussee:: Olsen, Karen MariaMMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 2 May 1870

SSppoouussee:: Jenson, Elna (Ella)MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 5 January 1874MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Endowment House, Salt Lake

City, Salt Lake Co., UtahSSppoouussee:: Jacobsson, Wendla (Vendla)

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 15 March 1883MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 23 September 1896DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Richmond, Cache Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Richmond, Cache Co., Utah

Christian’s father was a woodcutter by trade.He was industrious and hardworking, and

he expected everyone around him to be the same. Hehad a violent temper, and Christian recalled being“mortally afraid” of his walking cane. However, whenhis father was in good humor, Christian enjoyed sit-ting and talking to him as he smoked his long-stemmed pipe (see Skidmore, “Biographical Sketch ofthe Life of My Father Christian Hans Monson as IKnew Him,” 1).

Christian was baptized on 4 April 1853 by SvendLarsen. At the time, he was an employee of theFredrikstad prison. He recalled carrying meals to theelders who were imprisoned for preaching. An elderasked Christian why he abused and tormented them,for “so persecuted they the Christ and his followers.”The prisoners set Christian to thinking. One nightduring the winter of 1852, he released his prisoners.Together they walked to the fjord, where Christianwas secretly baptized, after which the elders returnedto their prison cell (see Skidmore, “BiographicalSketch of the Life of my Father Christian Hans Mon-son as I Knew Him,” 2; Skidmore and Horne, “Immi-grant Pioneers: Christian Hans Monson,” Daughters ofUtah Pioneers, Lesson for October 1984, 41–53;Roberts, “Love Is Its own Reward,” New Era, February1978, 6–7).

Christian was whipped by his father for beingbaptized and told never to return. He left home andlabored as a local missionary in Drammen, Buskerudamt, Norway. At that time, he was five feet nineinches and weighed 190 pounds. He had blue eyes, afair complexion, brown hair, and a beard (see Skid-more and Horne, “Immigrant Pioneers: Christian HansMonson,” Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Lesson forOctober 1984, 41–44).

He was ordained an elder on 8 September 1856.He began his emigration to America on 9 August1857. He voyaged from Liverpool to the UnitedStates aboard the Westmoreland. He crossed theplains in the Christian Christiansen handcart com-pany to reach the Salt Lake Valley (see Jenson, His-tory of the Scandinavian Mission, 236). Christiansettled in Lehi, Utah County, before moving toLogan, Cache County, and finally Richmond, CacheCounty. He was called from Richmond to serve as aguard in Echo Canyon during the Utah War (seeEsshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1042).After the threat of war passed, he was endowed on26 October 1861 in the Endowment House in SaltLake City.

He married Nielsene Kruetzback, a widow four-teen years his senior. This marriage ended in divorce.After the divorce, Christian accepted a mission call toScandinavia in 1878. He arrived in Copenhagen on20 November 1878 and was assigned to labor in theGöteborg Conference. After completing an honor-able mission, he departed from Copenhagen on5 July 1880 aboard the steamer Cato with 346 emi-grating Latter-day Saints and other returning mis-sionaries (see Jenson, History of the ScandinavianMission, 243).

On 23 June 1888, the First District Court ofOgden sentenced Christian to six months’ imprison-ment and a one-hundred-dollar fine for unlawful co-habitation. He was discharged from the penitentiaryon 23 December 1888 (see Jenson, Church Chronol-ogy, 23 June 1888; 23 December, 1888).

After his discharge, he served as president ofthe Thirty-ninth Quorum of the Seventy and as atemple worker in St. George. He is remembered asa pioneer builder and lumberman. He is creditedwith assisting in the construction of the Salt Lake,St. George, Manti, and Logan temples (see Skidmoreand Horne, “Immigrant Pioneers: Christian HansMonson,” Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Lesson forOctober, 1984, 49–50).

In his later years, he moved to Franklin County,Idaho, where he set up a lumber mill that he operateduntil his health failed. Christian died in 1896 fromjaundice and gallstones in Richmond at age fifty-nine (see Skidmore and Horne, “Immigrant Pioneers:Christian Hans Monson,” Daughters of Utah Pioneers,Lesson for October 1984, 51).

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Jeppa MonsonJJeeppppaa MMåånnssssoonn

11884422––11993399

RReessiiddeennccee:: St. Charles, Bear Lake Co., IdahoAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 12 September 1882MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Göteborg and Skåne conferencesDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 9 June 1884DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Milo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 17 December 1842BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Bästekille #4, Södra Mellby,

Kristianstads län, SwedenFFaatthheerr:: Jeppsson, MånsMMootthheerr:: Rasmusdotter, ElgenaSSppoouussee:: Mattson, Nellie (Nilla)

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 30 October 1871MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Endowment House, Salt Lake

City, Salt Lake Co., UtahSSppoouussee:: Olson, Augusta

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 26 August 1926DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 1 October 1939DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Smithfield, Cache Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Smithfield, Cache Co., Utah

Jeppa was an only child. His mother diedwhen he was seventeen months old. He

attended common schools near his home and assis-ted his father as a farm laborer. By age twenty-fourhe was self-employed, working on a number offarms. After becoming acquainted with his futurebride, he became interested in Mormonism, likelywhile visiting the Mattsson home (see Eberling,“Life Histories of Jeppa and Nellie Marie Mon-son,” 1).

He was baptized on 15 September 1870 by An-ders Berlin. He was the only one of his family to joinThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Heimmigrated to Utah in 1871 with the Mattsson family.He and Nellie Mattsson were endowed and sealed foreternity on 30 October 1871 by Joseph F. Smith (seeEberling, “Life Histories of Jeppa and Nellie MarieMonson,” 2).

They settled in St. Charles, Bear Lake County,Idaho, where they purchased twenty acres of farm-land for $12.50. Jeppa built a one-room home ontheir property. He became a successful farmer and

stock raiser in the Bear Lake Valley (see Eberling,“Life Histories of Jeppa and Nellie Marie Monson,”2–3).

After eleven years of residing in the UnitedStates, he accepted a mission call to Scandinavia in1882. He was set apart for this mission by Joseph F.Smith. He arrived in Copenhagen on 12 September1882 and was assigned to labor in the GöteborgConference and later the Skåne Conference. Aftercompleting this mission, Jeppa departed from Copen-hagen on 9 June 1884 aboard the steamer Milo with531 emigrating Latter-day Saints and 24 other mis-sionaries (see Jenson, History of the ScandinavianMission, 279).

Returning to St. Charles, he was asked to serve aspresident of the Fourth Quorum of Elders until 18 July1886 when he was ordained a seventy by MosiahBooth. After this ordination, he returned to Scandi-navia to serve another missionary assignment. He wasset apart by Heber J. Grant on 5 August 1898. Hearrived in Copenhagen on 28 August 1898 and wasappointed to again labor in the Skåne Conference. Hedeparted from Copenhagen on 22 July 1900 (seeJenson, History of the Scandinavian Mission, 367,369, 380).

Returning to St. Charles, he was called to be apresident of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy. Thenon 8 February 1904, he was ordained a high priestand set apart as a member of the high council of theBear Lake Stake (see Eberling, “Life Histories ofJeppa and Nellie Marie Monson,” 6). Jeppa resided inSt. Charles for nearly forty-four years before movingto Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, in 1915 (see Jen-son, History of the Scandinavian Mission, 268). Onereason for the move was to live near the Logan Tem-ple. He is remembered for contributing to the im-provement of the Logan Tabernacle and the buildingof the Logan Third Ward chapel. He was proud ofbeing the oldest resident of Smithfield. After break-ing his hip, Jeppa died in 1939 in Smithfield at ageninety-six (see Eberling, “Life Histories of Jeppa andNellie Marie Monson,” 7).

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Mons MonsonMMöönnss BBeennggttssssoonn

11885500––11991100

RReessiiddeennccee:: Moroni, Sanpete Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 7 November 1883MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Stockholm ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 20 August 1885DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Cato

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 18 March 1850BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Lund Stadsförsamling, Malmöhus län,

SwedenFFaatthheerr:: Monsson, BengtMMootthheerr:: Petersdotter, AnnaSSppoouussee:: Syme, Janet

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 6 November 1872MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Endowment House, Salt Lake

City, Salt Lake Co., UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 18 April 1910DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Moroni, Sanpete Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Moroni, Sanpete Co., Utah

Mons came with his family to America in1854. For a time, they resided in Keokuk,

Lee County, Iowa, before crossing the plains to Utah.The family located in Spanish Fork, Utah County. Byfall 1860, they had moved to Moroni, SanpeteCounty, where they resided on a small farm oftwenty-five acres (History of Sanpete and EmeryCounties, Utah, 423). Mons was baptized in Moroni on7 June 1861.

In his youth, he learned the trade of cabinet-making, and through his industry he acquired a two-hundred-acre farm about three miles outside Moroni

and a fine residence in the city. Although he helpedestablish a Mormon colony in Arizona in 1876, he hadreturned to Moroni by 1883, when he accepted a mis-sion call to Scandinavia (History of Sanpete andEmery Counties, Utah, 423). He arrived in Copen-hagen on 7 November 1883 and was assigned to laborin the Stockholm Conference. He labored in Swedenand northern Finland. After completing an honorablemission, Mons departed from Copenhagen on 20 Aug-ust 1885 aboard the steamer Cato (see Jenson, Historyof the Scandinavian Mission, 274, 291).

Returning to the States, he became active in pol-itics, serving as chairman of the Democratic Party inMoroni for three years. He held the offices of consta-ble, justice of the peace, and mayor of the city at var-ious times in his life. In November 1896, he waselected treasurer of Sanpete County (History of San-pete and Emery Counties, Utah, 424).

Mons is remembered as contributing three thou-sand dollars towards the building of an opera housein Moroni. The building seated five hundred people.Traveling stock companies often presented playsthere, and the building was also used for politicalrallies, public meetings, and Church events. It wasconsidered one of the most popular and beautifultheaters in southern Utah (see Carter, Our PioneerHeritage, 8:476). Mons died in 1910 in Moroni atage sixty.

Nils Monson11886677––11993388

RReessiiddeennccee:: Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 5 November 1892MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Skåne ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 20 September 1894DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Thorsa

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 12 February 1867BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Boke, Vittskövle, Kristianstads län, SwedenFFaatthheerr:: Jönsson, MonsMMootthheerr:: Lundgren, Botilla LarsdotterSSppoouussee:: Söderberg, Agnes Charlotte

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 25 March 1897MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake

City, Salt Lake Co., UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 26 August 1938DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., Utah

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At age thirteen, Nils immigrated to Americawith his parents. While a resident of Pleas-

ant Grove, Utah County, Utah, he accepted a missioncall to Scandinavia in 1892. He arrived in Copen-hagen on 5 November 1892 and was assigned to laborin the Skåne Conference, where he worked with hisbrother Olof for four months. The brothers enjoyedvisiting relatives, especially their uncle Bengt Jons-son. Uncles, aunts, and cousins welcomed them andwere receptive to their message but did not join theChurch. After completing an honorable mission, hedeparted from Copenhagen on 20 September 1894aboard the steamer Thorsa with thirty-one emigrat-ing Latter-day Saints and two returning missionaries(see Jenson, History of the Scandinavian Mission,328–29, 337).

While residing in East Jordan, Salt LakeCounty, Nils accepted a second mission call to Scan-dinavia in 1898. He arrived in Copenhagen on16 May 1898. After two years of missionary service,he departed from Copenhagen bound for Americaon 2 July 1900 (see Jenson, History of the Scandina-vian Mission, 367, 380).

Upon returning to the States, Nils purchased afarm in the Manila Ward. For a time, he and hisfamily lived in Box Elder County. Then, they movedto Manila, Daggett County. He built a home,planted his acreage in fruit, and became an or-chardist. He hired many of the youth in Manila topick berries. During this otherwise more prosperoustime in his life, he and his wife separated (see Olsen,The Call of Zion, 56–58).

He was ordained a high priest before his death.He died in 1938 at his home in Salt Lake City of aninternal hemorrhage at age seventy-one. Funeralservices were held in the Manila chapel (see “NielsMonson,” Deseret News, 29 August 1938). He diedintestate, leaving property valued at $2,400 (seeOlsen, The Call of Zion, 56–58).

Olof MonsonOOllaa MMåånnssssoonn

11885577––11994400

RReessiiddeennccee:: Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 1 November 1891MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Skåne ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 8 June 1893DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Bravo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 6 April 1857BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Olseröd, Maglehem, Kristianstads län,

SwedenFFaatthheerr:: Jönsson, MånsMMootthheerr:: Larsdotter, BotillaSSppoouussee:: Jacobsen, Johanna Hannah

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 24 December 1885MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., Utah

SSppoouussee:: Gardelius, Alfrida Anna CharlottaMMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 1 April 1896

DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 19 January 1940DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., Utah

Olof was baptized a member of The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Malmö,

Sweden, on 19 May 1875 by P. Frojd. The branchrecords indicate he emigrated the next year, leavingfor America on 7 September 1876 (Malmö BranchRecords 0082942 Item 3, Book 1678, entries 82–Dand 222–C).

Olof was a resident of Pleasant Grove, UtahCounty, Utah, when he accepted a mission call toScandinavia in 1891. He arrived in Copenhagen on1 November 1891 and was assigned to labor in theSkåne Conference. After completing an honorablemission, he departed from Copenhagen on 8 June1893 aboard the steamer Bravo (see Jenson, Historyof the Scandinavian Mission, 460, 483).

On 14 August 1912, Olof arrived in Sweden toserve a second mission. From 1913 to 1914, he was pres-ident of the Skåne Conference (see Jenson, History ofthe Scandinavian Mission, 460, 483). His final missionwas served in the Pacific Northwest. He died in 1940at his temporary residence, 717 East First South Street,in Salt Lake City at age 82 (“Olof Monson,” DeseretNews, 20 January 1940).

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Christian J. MortensenCChhrriissttiiaann JJøørrggeennsseenn

11886600––11993377

RReessiiddeennccee:: Salina, Sevier Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 30 April 1889MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Ålborg ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 17 October 1889DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Cameo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 29 January 1860BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Emb, Hjørring amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Jørgensen, Niels PeterMMootthheerr:: Hansdatter, Mette MarieSSppoouussee:: Dåstrup, Emiline

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 26 January 1887MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: St George Temple, St. George,

Washington Co., UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 27 December 1937DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Salina, Sevier Co., Utah

Christian immigrated with his mother andstepfather to Utah. He attended the

Brigham Young Academy before teaching school inRichfield, Sevier County, Utah. Due to his stepfather’sdeath in 1886, he was forced to leave teaching andtake over the family farm to support his youngerbrothers and sisters (see Warnock, Memories of SevierStake, 471).

He was ordained a seventy on 19 October 1884and set apart as a president of the Thirty-sixth Quo-rum of the Seventy on 21 February 1885 (seeWarnock, Memories of Sevier Stake, 123). He left thisposition to accept a mission call to Scandinavia in1889. He arrived in Copenhagen on 30 April 1889and was assigned to labor in the Ålborg Conference.After completing a brief mission, he departed fromCopenhagen on 17 October 1889 aboard the steamerCameo (see Jenson, History of the Scandinavian Mis-sion, 310–12).

On 25 June 1893, when ordained seventies in theSevier County towns of Salina, Redmond, Aurora, andVermillion were organized into the 107th Quorum ofthe Seventy, Christian was called to join them (seeJenson, Church Chronology, 25 June, 1893). He wasordained a high priest on 8 December 1907 byDavid O. McKay (see Warnock, Memories of SevierStake, 471). He died in 1937 in Salina, Sevier County,at age seventy-seven.

Ephraim Jorgen Mortensen11886600––11994499

RReessiiddeennccee:: Sanford, Conejos Co., ColoradoAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 14 June 1887MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Copenhagen Conference (finished

his mission in England)

BBiirrtthhddaattee:: 22 April 1860BBiirrtthh ppllaaccee:: Parowan, Iron Co., UtahFFaatthheerr:: Mortensen, Anders J.MMootthheerr:: Anderson, ChristineSSppoouussee:: Jones, Elizabeth Ann

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 2 June 1880MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: St. George, Washington Co.,

UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 19 March 1949DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Mesa, Maricopa Co., ArizonaBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona

Ephraim was baptized by John Eyre on8 March 1868. He was ordained a deacon at

about age fourteen. He engaged in farming and rais-ing sheep. On occasion he did some freighting to themining camps.

On 2 June 1880, Ephraim was married to Eliza-beth Ann Jones in the St. George Temple. On22 April 1884, the family decided to move to Colo-rado. Accompanied by Anders Mortensen,William H. Lyman, and William C. McGregor, allfrom Parowan; Joseph Barton of Paragonah; andJoseph Smith of Cedar City, they departed by way ofFremont Pass over the mountains to the Sevier River.They then went to the East Fork of the Sevier River,through Grass Valley, to Dirty Devil Creek and thencrossed the Colorado River at Halls Ferry on a small

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ferryboat just large enough for one wagon and fourhorses. After crossing the Colorado River, they pro-ceeded to Bluff City. The journey was completed inabout three weeks. They remained at Bluff City forone month due to high water and on about 15 Junestarted for the San Luis Valley. Due to the high water,many bridges had been washed out. They finallyreached Manassa on July 4th and stayed there untilfall. His family then went to Richfield, where theybuilt a small log house. In the winter of 1885, theymoved to Sanford, where they built the third house inthat town.

In the early spring, Ephraim received a missioncall. He departed on 23 May 1887, the first missionaryto leave from Sanford. He labored in Copenhagen forabout four months and was then transferred to theNewcastle Conference in England. He received a re-lease from his mission on 25 May 1889. He spent a fewdays visiting Saints and friends and made a trip toManchester, his wife’s birthplace. He finally leftLiverpool on the steamer Wisconsin on 23 June 1887and arrived home in Sanford on 12 July.

In the spring of 1888, the family moved the East-dale, Costilla County, Colorado. There he served asfirst assistant in the Sunday School presidency, sec-ond counselor in the bishopric, alternate member ofthe high council, and superintendent of the EastdaleSunday School presidency.

In 1908, the town and all the land were sold to theGrant Company. The family moved to Sanford andthen on 19 May 1911 moved to Mesa, Arizona, andstarted a dairy business. In 1916, he bought a retailmilk route and moved to Phoenix and then back toMesa in 1920, where he farmed for two years and thenworked on the temple as the building project began.During his later years, Ephraim worked as a janitor atthe Mesa First Ward Chapel and did temple work. Hedied in 1949 in Mesa at eighty-eight.

Lars MortensenLLaarrss MMoorrtteenn AAnnddeerrsseenn

11883311––11991122

RReessiiddeennccee:: Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 7 December 1881MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Copenhagen ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 11 May 1883DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Bravo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 29 December 1831BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Melby, Frederiksborg amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Mortensen, AndersMMootthheerr:: Olsdatter, DortheSSppoouussee:: Olsen, Mary (Marie) Madsen

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 23 September 1861MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahSSppoouussee:: Jensen, Susannah Mary

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 15 December 1873MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 25 March 1912DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham

City, Box Elder Co., Utah

In his youth, Lars learned the trade of black-smithing. He gained employment in a foundry

or steel mill called Valse Varket. When he wasbaptized on 6 June 1858 by Rasmus Jensen, fellowemployees ridiculed him. Determined to leave thehecklers, he and his widowed mother, with a com-pany of Scandinavian Latter-day Saints numbering565, crossed the North Sea in a steamer on13 May 1861. They docked at Grimsby, England,

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until they were able to board a train bound forLiverpool. At Liverpool they boarded the Monarchof the Sea and crossed the Atlantic Ocean (seeWagstaff, “Lars Mortensen,” 1; Mortensen, “LarsAnderson Mortensen [1831–1912], Danish Emigrantof 1861,” 1).

Lars and his mother were welcomed in New YorkHarbor by Elder Erastus Snow. They then journeyedby rail to Nebraska and walked most of the way fromFlorence, Douglas County, Nebraska, to the Salt LakeValley (see Wagstaff, “Lars Mortensen,” 2; Mortensen,“Lars Anderson Mortensen [1831–1912], Danish Emi-grant of 1861,” 1).

By the time they reached Salt Lake City, Larswas suffering from mountain fever. After his recov-ery, he married and established a home in BrighamCity, Box Elder County. He worked in the co-opblacksmith shop until the cooperative plan was dis-continued. He then acquired the shop equipmentand opened a new business called Mortensen andOlsen. Lars Olsen was his partner in the business.After a few years, the partnership was dissolved, andLars worked the shop alone (see Mortensen, “LarsAnderson Mortensen [1831–1912], Danish Emigrantof 1861,” 2)

Needing diversion, he played in the BrighamCity Brass Band. His instrument rested on his leftshoulder and wound around his body down to hiswaist on the right side, with a great bell above hishead. In addition to playing with the band, Larsenjoyed inventing. He invented a one-horsepowernail-cutting machine. He was considered a “first-class locksmith, blacksmith and wheelwright” (seeMortensen, “Lars Anderson Mortensen [1831–1912],Danish Emigrant of 1861,” 2–3).

He interrupted his professions to accept a mis-sion call to Scandinavia. He sailed across the At-lantic on the steamer Nevada and arrived inCopenhagen on 7 December 1881. He was assignedto labor in the Copenhagen Conference, where hebaptized seven converts. During this mission, one ofhis sons died. He was offered a release at the time, but“preferred [to] stay and finish his mission”(Mortensen, “A Brief History of the Life of LarsMortensen, Senior,” 3). He visited the old foundrywhere he had worked in his youth, and was onceagain offered a position.

He kept a very terse account of his daily mis-sionary labors. A typical account reads, “In Copen-hagen for meeting. I spoke. The emigrants left”(Mortensen, “Lars Mortensen’s Mission, November 15,1881–June 3, 1883”). After completing an honorablemission, he departed from Copenhagen on 11 May1883 aboard the steamer Bravo with twelve emi-grating Latter-day Saints and four other missionar-ies (see Jenson, History of the Scandinavian Mission,269). A son wrote of him, “When he left home for hismission his hair was heavy, curly and black. Butwhen he returned [he was only in his fifty-secondyear] it had turned completely white” (Mortensen,“Lars Anderson Mortensen [1831–1912], Danish Emi-grant of 1861,” 4).

A few years after returning to the States, on17 December 1887, the First District Court of Ogdensentenced him to four months’ imprisonment and topay a $150 fine for unlawful cohabitation. During hisconfinement, he was allowed to work his blacksmithtrade (see Mortensen, “Lars Anderson Mortensen[1831–1912], Danish Emigrant of 1861,” 4–5). He wasdischarged from the penitentiary on 28 April 1888(see Jenson, Church Chronology, 17 December 1887;28 April, 1888).

The remainder of his life was spent working on alittle farm and in his shop. In the winter of 1911–12, hecontracted heart problems. Lars died in 1912 atBrigham City at age eighty. In his obituary, it wassaid of him, “He owed no man a dollar when he quithis life” (Mortensen, “Lars Anderson Mortensen[1831–1912], Danish Emigrant of 1861,” 5).

Niels Christian Mortensen11883344––9988

RReessiiddeennccee:: Huntsville, Weber Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 13 November 1883MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Århus ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 20 August 1885DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Cato

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 4 July 1834BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Højby, Holbæk amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Nielsen, MortenMMootthheerr:: Andersdatter, Inger

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SSppoouussee:: Christensen, MarianeMMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 1864MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Huntsville, Weber Co., Utah

SSppoouussee:: Christensen, Thora Emeline (Emilia)DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 26 September 1898DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Huntsville, Weber Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Huntsville, Weber Co., Utah

In 1859, Niels was baptized by Hans Peter Lund.He labored as a local missionary in Denmark

from 1856 to 1864 before immigrating to America. Hecrossed the plains in the John Smith IndependentCompany (Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men ofUtah, 605).

He settled in Huntsville, Weber County, Utah.For many years, he acted as second counselor toBishop Francis A. Hammond of the Huntsville Ward.During those years, he became known as the leadingbusinessman in Ogden Valley. He was the first buttermerchant in the valley. He sold his butter and eggs tomarkets in Salt Lake City (see Jenson, Latter-daySaint Biographical Encyclopedia, 2:340).

Niels served a mission to Scandinavia from 1883to 1885. He arrived in Copenhagen on 13 November1883 and was assigned to labor in the Århus Confer-ence. After completing this mission, he departedfrom Copenhagen on 20 August 1885, aboard thesteamer Cato as the leader of 95 emigrating Latter-day Saints. Aboard the steamer Wisconsin thatdeparted from Liverpool bound for America on28 August 1885 he served as assistant to J. W. Thorn-ley (see Jenson, History of the Scandinavian Mission,274–75, 291).

After returning to the States, Niels was arrestedfor violating the Edmunds-Tucker law. He was impris-oned and fined three hundred dollars. His concern atthat time was that his unusually heavy head of hairwould be cut off, and he would catch a severe cold.After being released from prison, he served for manyyears as president of the Scandinavian meetings inHuntsville. Niels died in 1898 in Huntsville at agesixty-four. Andrew Jenson said of him, “He died . . . firmin the faith as a Latter-day Saint” (Jenson, Latter-daySaint Biographical Encyclopedia, 2:340).

Mouritz MouritsenMMoouurriittzz LLaarrsseenn

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RReessiiddeennccee:: Smithfield, Cache Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 1 December 1885MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Ålborg ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 18 August 1887DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Bravo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 28 January 1849BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Rønnovholm, Vrejlev, Hjørring amt,

DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Mouritzen, LarsMMootthheerr:: Sørensdatter, MarenSSppoouussee:: Hillyard, Mary Elizabeth

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 3 May 1870SSppoouussee:: Hansen, Carrie

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 22 October 1885MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., Utah

SSppoouussee:: Wildman, Susan ElizabethMMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 22 October 1885MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., Utah

DDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 23 September 1922DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Bennington, Bear Lake Co., IdahoBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Bennington, Bear, Lake Co., Idaho

Mouritz’s family heard the gospel in Denmarkand emigrated from Copenhagen on

26 March 1859. His family arrived in New York on13 May 1859. They took the train as far as Florence,Nebraska, and stayed in an old log house. During thenight, a terrible storm came with lightning, thunder,and rain. As they were awakened, they thought thehouse was on fire. They tried to open the door but itwouldn’t open, and they broke out a window to find

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that the house was not on fire but that they were in ahorrific storm. The family purchased a wagon, oxen,and cows and traveled across the plains with theRobert Nelson Company. They arrived in Salt LakeValley on 15 September 1859, settling in Kaysville,Davis, Utah, where they stayed about two years. Thefamily then moved to Plain City, Weber, Utah.Mouritz herded sheep in the day and played the vio-lin for dances at night. In 1865, the family moved toSmithfield, Cache, Utah. He assisted his father inburning lime and making bricks (see Matthews, His-tory of Bear Lake Pioneers, 476–477).

In 1870, Mouritz married Elizabeth Hillyard. Thecouple had three girls and two boys. The boys and onegirl died before 5 January 1881 when Elizabeth died.He later married Carrie Hansen and Susan Wildman(see Matthews, History of Bear Lake Pioneers, 477).

Mouritz was residing in Smithfield when he wascalled on a mission to Denmark. He arrived in Copen-hagen on 1 December 1885. He had a very pleasantmission and tried to prove his identity to his relativesby playing songs on the violin that his father hadplayed. He left Copenhagen on 18 August 1887 (seeMatthews, History of Bear Lake Pioneers, 479).

In 1890, he moved with his wife Carrie to Ben-nington, Bear Lake County, Idaho, where he earned aliving burning lime and making bricks. In 1893, hemoved his other family to Bennington (see Matthews,History of Bear Lake Pioneers, 479).

In 1903, Susan and her family moved to Mont-pelier, Bear Lake County, where Mouritz found thegrade of lime better for brickmaking. In 1907, Carriedied and Susan moved back to Bennington to take ofthe families (see Matthews, History of Bear Lake Pio-neers, 479).

At one point, Mouritz contracted spotted fever.He was ill for about twenty-six months, never fullyrecovering. He died on 23 September 1922 in Ben-nington. He had fifteen living children at the time ofhis death (see Matthews, History of Bear Lake Pio-neers, 478).

Mourits Peder MouritsenMMoouurriittzz PPeeddeerrsseenn

11885577––11994400

RReessiiddeennccee:: Logan, Cache Co., UtahAArrrriivvaall iinn CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 18 September 1891

MMiissssiioonnaarryy llaabboorrss:: Ålborg ConferenceDDeeppaarrttuurree ffrroomm CCooppeennhhaaggeenn:: 10 August 1893DDeeppaarrttuurree sshhiipp:: Bravo

BBiirrtthh ddaattee:: 2 April 1857BBiirrtthhppllaaccee:: Svenstrup, Ålborg amt, DenmarkFFaatthheerr:: Mouritsen, Peder ChristianMMootthheerr:: Jørgensdatter, IngerSSppoouussee:: Jensen, Jensine Marie

MMaarrrriiaaggee ddaattee:: 27 October 1881MMaarrrriiaaggee ppllaaccee:: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.,

UtahDDeeaatthh ddaattee:: 21 September 1940DDeeaatthh ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., UtahBBuurriiaall ppllaaccee:: Logan, Cache Co., Utah

Mourits spent many youthful days working forfarmers. In fall 1876, he heard a gospel ser-

mon preached in Anders Jensen’s house in Nørre Tran-ders. He was baptized in Ålborg on 3 January 1877 byAnders Frederiksen. He was ordained a teacher on3 March 1877 and an elder on 12 November 1877. Byfall 1877, he was called to labor as a local missionary inthe Ålborg, Sæby, and Jylland branches. In 1878, hepresided over the Thisted Branch. While laboring inthese branches, he was arrested for preaching andjailed at Vestervig, Thisted amt. He was liberated thenext day (see Jenson, Latter-day Saint BiographicalEncyclopedia, 1:424).

Mourits immigrated to Utah and arrived in SaltLake City on 29 July 1880. He settled in Manti,Sanpete County, and then in Logan, Cache County.He received his endowment on 27 October 1881 andwas ordained a seventy on 22 January 1884 (seeJenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclo-pedia, 1:424).

After his mission, Mourits returned to Logan,where he was ordained a high priest and served assecond counselor to Bishop Christian J. Larsen of theLogan Seventh Ward. During his years of ecclesias-tical service, he formed a partnership with JamesLarsen—the M.&L. Coal and Wood Company. Thisbecame the leading coal company in Logan (see cor-respondence from Rita Leohandt, 2 August 1999;Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclope-dia, 1:424).

Mourtis interrupted his career in 1891 to accept amission call to Scandinavia. He arrived in Copenhagenon 18 September 1891 and was appointed to labor in the

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Ålborg Conference. While attending to missionarywork in the Frederikshavn Branch (Hjørring amt), he wasaccosted by a schoolteacher for preaching Mormonismand was summoned to court. He failed to appear in court;he feared that such appearance would mean his banish-ment from the country. He continued his missionaryactivities elsewhere, baptizing two of his own sisters andabout twenty converts (see Jenson, History of the Scan-dinavian Mission, 303, 321, 332).

Returning to Logan in 1893, he resumed hisduties in the bishopric. He was also actively involvedin temple work. His posterity remembered that heloved the Book of Mormon and offered a prize of tendollars to the first of his children to complete readingit (see correspondence from Rita Leohandt, 2 Aug-ust 1999). Mourits died in 1940 in his home in Loganat age eighty-three (see “Mourits Mouritsen,” SaltLake Tribune, 24 September 1940).

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