Lorenzo William Anderson, Sr.
Alternate Names
Lorenzo Anderson (Birth Name)
Lorenzo William Andersen (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1875 March 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1949 June 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Bear River, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
1875 March 10
Mother
Mette Katrine Jensen
Father
Niels Peder Pedersen
Date Details
Occurred On 1875 March 10
Baptized by Jacob Hansen
1883 March 24 (Age 8)
Served in
Iceland Mission
1900 July 20 – 1903 May 1 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Matthew F. Cowley
Date Details
Started On 1900 July 20
Set Apart
On 1900 August 12
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1903 May 1
Departed from Field
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Anderson and Christopherson Missionaries
Married
Sarah Olive Mason
1907 December 6 (Age 32)
Called as President to
Norwegian Mission
1926 October 7 – 1929 May 2 (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
George A. Smith
Additional Information
Served with Children
Served With
George Nephi Anderson
Sarah Olive Mason
Date Details
Started On 1926 October 7
Set Apart
On 1926 October 8
Departed from Home
On 1926 October 25
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1929 May 2
Released
On 1929 May 27
Arrived at Home
Died in Brigham, Box Elder, Utah, United States
1949 June 22 (Age 74)
Media
Lorenzo William Anderson Sr. (1875 - 1949) Profile
President Anderson's family Norwegian Mission ca 1927
Anderson and Christopherson Missionaries, 1902 March 10
Sources
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 5.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 20 July 1900, Vol. C, Page 126, Line 392.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 7 October 1926, Vol. E, Page 185, Line 810.
Norway Oslo Mission history, 1920-1967, Church History Library
Norway Oslo Mission history, 1920-1967, Church History Library.
Scandinavian Mission history, 1855-1920, Church History Library
Scandinavian Mission history, 1855-1920, Church History Library.
