Church History Biographical Database
Christian Daniel Fjeldsted
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Clear AllBorn 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
Additional Information
Set Apart as Missionary
Scandinavian Mission
1867 April 21 – 1870 July 15 (Age 38)
1867 April 21 – 1870 July 15 (Age 38)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
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
Set Apart as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1872 (Age 42)
1872 (Age 42)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
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)
1881 July 30 – 1884 April 4 (Age 52)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
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
Sustained as First Seven President in the First Council of the Seventy
First Council of the Seventy
1884 June 6 – 1905 December 3 (Age 55)
1884 June 6 – 1905 December 3 (Age 55)
Start Date Details
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended On 1905 December 3
Died in Position
Set Apart as Missionary
Scandinavian Mission
1886 October 25 – 1888 October 3 (Age 57)
1886 October 25 – 1888 October 3 (Age 57)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
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)
1888 October 3 – 1890 September 29 (Age 59)
Start Date Details
Called
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)
1896 May 20 – September 25 (Age 67)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
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.
Mission Companionship
Set Apart as Missionary
Scandinavian Mission
1901 April 2 – September 23 (Age 72)
1901 April 2 – September 23 (Age 72)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
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)
1902 May 31 – 1904 October 24 (Age 73)
Start Date Details
Arrived in the Field
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
Missionaries in Scandinavian Mission, Circa 1903
Angus Emanuel Berlin First Mission to Sweden
Two Scandinavian & 1 European Mission Presidents, 1905 July 19
Set Apart as Mission President
Scandinavian Mission
1904 October 24 – 1905 July 1 (Age 75)
1904 October 24 – 1905 July 1 (Age 75)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
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
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)
Mission Photo
Missionaries in Scandinavian Mission, Circa 1903
Angus Emanuel Berlin First Mission to Sweden
Two Scandinavian & 1 European Mission Presidents, 1905 July 19