Johan Peter Lorentzen
Alternate Names
John Lorentzen (Alternate Name)
John P. Lorensen (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1817 May 23 (Born)
Death Date
Before 1870 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Holmens Sogn, Copenhagen, Denmark
1817 May 23
Mother
Anne Margrethe Petersen
Father
Johan Lorentzen
Date Details
Occurred On 1817 May 23
Baptized by
John Erik Forsgren
1851 April 19 (Age 33)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1851 August 18 – 1853 (Age 34)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
22nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Copenhagen, Denmark
Set Apart By
Jonathon Pugmire
Location Served
Copenhagen, Denmark;
Date Details
Started On 1851 August 18
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1853
Released
Called as President to
Iceland Mission
1853 April – 1854 (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Date Details
Started On 1853 April
Called
Ended On 1854
Released
Died in Nevada, United States
1870 (Age 53)
Sources
Person
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Lorentzen, Johan P.", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 4, Page 344.
Mission
Fire on ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at home and abroad / Fred E. Woods.
Fire on ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at home and abroad / Fred E. Woods.. Chapter 2.
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920, Vol. 1, 2, Page 60, 217.