Laurs Svendsen
Alternate Names
Lars Swensen (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1826 October 16 (Born)
Death Date
On 1894 November 13 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Øster Bording, Balle, Hids, Viborg, Denmark
1826 October 16
Mother
Karen Jensen
Father
Swen Larsen Swensen
Date Details
Occurred On 1826 October 16
Baptized by Hans Jensen
1856 March 7 (Age 29)
Traveled in
Iver N. Iversen Company (1858)
1858 May 19 – September 20 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Kjersten Sorensen (Age 22)
Date Details
Started On 1858 May 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1858 September 20
Company Arrived
Married
Kjersten Sorensen
1862 July 19 (Age 35)
Married
Annie Elizabeth Christensen
1862 July 19 (Age 35)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1878 September 2 – 1880 April 30 (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Location Served
Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1878 September 2
Set Apart
On 1880 April 2
Departed from Field
Ended On 1880 April 30
Arrived at Home
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1882 April 10 – 1883 July 8 (Age 55)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Returned early from his mission due to illness.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1882 April 10
Set Apart
On 1882 May 3
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1883 July 8
Arrived at Home
Died in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
1894 November 13 (Age 68)
Media
Laurs Swensen (1826 - 1894)
Laurs Svendsen (1826 - 1894) Profile
Sources
Person
1880 Utah Census
1880 Utah Census.
Saints By Sea
"Lars Svendsen. ID: 54898", Saints By Sea.
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 31 December 1881.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 30 March 1882.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1882, Vol. B, Page 63, Line 2495.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1882, Vol. A, Page 58, Line 2495.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 2 September 1878, Vol. A, Page 42, Line 1809.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 2 September 1878, Vol. B, Page 46, Line 1809.
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920, Page 167.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"A Company of Saints", Deseret News, (8 September 1858), Page 2.
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