Christian Daniel Fjeldsted

Birth Date
On 1829 February 20
Death Date
On 1905 December 23
Gender
Male
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Born in Sundbyvester, Copenhagen, Denmark

1829 February 20

Date Details

Occurred On 1829 February 20
Birth

Relationships

Father
Henrich Ludvig Fjeldsted
Mother
Ane Catherine Henrichsdatter

Married Karen Olsen Fjeldsted

1849 April 12 (Age 20)

Baptized

1852 January 20 (Age 22)

Joined Russell K. Homer Company

1858 June 19 – October 7 (Age 29)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Ended On 1858 October 7
Organization was Ended

Set Apart as Missionary

Scandinavian Mission
1867 April 21 – 1870 July 15 (Age 38)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1870 July 15
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
57th
Location Served
Aalborg and Christiania Conferences; Traveling Elder
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
57th
Location Served
Northern Utah Territory, United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

He labored among the Scandinavian Saints in the northern counties of Utah.


Set Apart as Mission President

Scandinavian Mission
1881 July 30 – 1884 April 4 (Age 52)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1884 April 4
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
57th
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
George Q. Cannon

Set Apart as Missionary

Scandinavian Mission
1886 October 25 – 1888 October 3 (Age 57)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1888 October 3
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
1st Council
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards

Called as Mission President

Scandinavian Mission
1888 October 3 – 1890 September 29 (Age 59)

Start Date Details

Called
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1890 September 29
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Scandinavian Mission
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
1st Council
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

He was appointed mission president to replace Niels C. Flygare.


Set Apart as Missionary

Northern States Mission
1896 May 20 – September 25 (Age 67)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1896 September 25
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Chicago, Illinois
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Seymour Bicknell Young
Additional Notes

He was sent to preach among the Scandinavian people in Chicago.


Set Apart as Missionary

Scandinavian Mission
1901 April 2 – September 23 (Age 72)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1901 September 23
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
1st Council
Mission Qualifier
Other
Set Apart By
Joseph William McMurrin
Additional Notes

This was a special mission to assist Anthon L. Skanchy in purchasing property for the construction of a mission home and assembly hall in Copenhagen.


Arrived in the Field as Missionary

Scandinavian Mission
1902 May 31 – 1904 October 24 (Age 73)

Start Date Details

Arrived in the Field
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1904 October 24
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Other
Additional Notes

This was a special mission to assist Anton L. Skanchy with overseeing the construction of the mission home in Copenhagen.

Media
Mission Photo
Mission Photo
Missionaries in Scandinavian Mission, Circa 1903
Missionaries in Scandinavian Mission, Circa 1903
Angus Emanuel Berlin First Mission to Sweden
Angus Emanuel Berlin First Mission to Sweden
Two Scandinavian & 1 European Mission Presidents,  1905 July 19
Two Scandinavian & 1 European Mission Presidents, 1905 July 19

Set Apart as Mission President

Scandinavian Mission
1904 October 24 – 1905 July 1 (Age 75)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1905 July 1
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Scandinavian Mission
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Heber J. Grant
Additional Notes

He was tappointed mission president to replace President Anthon L. Skanchy. He oversaw the split of the Scandinavian Mission into the Swedish and Danish-Norwegian Missions.

Media
Mission Photo
Mission Photo

Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1905 December 23 (Age 76)

Date Details

Occurred On 1905 December 23
Died

Media
Christian Daniel Fjeldsted (1829 - 1905) Profile
Christian Daniel Fjeldsted (1829 - 1905) Profile
Christian Daniel Fjeldsted (1829 - 1905)
Christian Daniel Fjeldsted (1829 - 1905)
Mission Photo
Mission Photo
Missionaries in Scandinavian Mission, Circa 1903
Missionaries in Scandinavian Mission, Circa 1903
Angus Emanuel Berlin First Mission to Sweden
Angus Emanuel Berlin First Mission to Sweden
Two Scandinavian & 1 European Mission Presidents,  1905 July 19
Two Scandinavian & 1 European Mission Presidents, 1905 July 19