Aaron P. Christiansen mission journal
Aaron P. Christiansen mission journal
Dates: 1910-1912
Handwritten mission journal of Aaron P. Christiansen, September 30, 1910 – September 17, 1912. Christiansen, a native of Mayfield, Utah, stops in Chicago on the way to Denmark and tours a Masonic Temple. He arrives in Copenhagen on October 26, 1910 and shakes hands with Danish people who he does not understand. His Danish improves enough for him to bear his testimony in Church a few months later. He works hard both in the office and the mission field: one day he visits three hundred seventy-five families. He sees picture shows. At the end of his journal, while he’s still on his mission, he is yelled at by a crazy man who thinks God wants to warn the Mormons.
- Extent: 1 folder (1 linear ft.)
- Creator: Christiansen, Aaron P. (Aaron Parley), 1889-1950
- Call Number: MSS 4214
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84606; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for public research.
- Languages and Scripts
- English
- Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Aaron P. Christiansen mission journal must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS 4214; Aaron P. Christiansen mission journal; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 4214, LTPSC.
- Custodial History
- Donated by John R. Christiansen in 1989.
- Acquisition Information
- Donated; John R. Christiansen; 1989.
- Related Material
- MSS 3890 Christiansen, Parley, 1857-1930. Parley Christiansen journals, 1887-1897. The journals of Aaron P. Christiansen’s father.
- Subject Terms
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Denmark--History; Religion; Missions and Missionaries; Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Genre / Form
- Diaries
- Processing Information
- Processed; H. Christine Swindler; 2 August 2007.
- Appraisal Information
- LDS cultural, social, and religious history (Collection development policy of 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSS4214
- Finding Aid Title
- Christiansen (Aaron P.) mission journal
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by H. Christine Swindler and Karen Glenn, student processors; John Murphy, curator
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-10-07T15:48-0600
- Finding Aid Language
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Biographical Info:
Biographical History
Aaron P. Christiansen was a forest ranger for the Uinta National Forest and the Cache National Forest.
A letter from this item’s donor says, By way of historical context, Aaron P. Christiansen was the eldest son of Parley Christiansen—whose journals you received earlier. Aaron followed in his father’s footsteps and became a forest ranger for the Uinta National Forest and the Cache National Forest—both in Utah. In this role he made a number of significant contributions. For example, he built the first hiking trail to the top of Mt. Nebo in Juab County. And, he envisioned and began work on what has now been fully completed—the mountain loop road between Payson and Salt Creek Canyon east of Nephi, Utah. Presently he has two living children: Don P. Christiansen and Bernice C. Baugh, wife of Francis Baugh. The Baughs’ son, Alex, is on the BYU College of Religion faculty here.
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