pórarinn (Icelandic spelling) Bjarnason
Alternate Names
Thorarinn Bjarnason (Preferred Name)
Birth Date
On 1849 June 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1924 February 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Skaptafells, Iceland
1849 June 17
Mother
Karitas Jakobsdottir
Father
Bjarni Magnusson
Served in
Iceland Mission
1881 – 1883 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Date Details
On 1881
Called
On 1883
Departed from Field
Baptized by Gisli E Bjarnason
1882 September 27 (Age 33)
Called as President to
Iceland Mission
1893 December 1 – 1895 August 17 (Age 44)
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Missionary Activity Notes
Served as Mission President from 1894-1897
Priesthood Quorum When Called
19th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
John H Smith
Date Details
On 1893 December 1
Set Apart
On 1895 August 17
Released
Died
1924 February 21 (Age 74)
Media
Thorarinn Bjarnason (1849 - 1924) Profile
Sources
Mission
Fire on Ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at Home and Abroad by Fred E. Woods (Chapter 5
Fire on Ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at Home and Abroad by Fred E. Woods (Chapter 5.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 133, Line 285.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 142, Line 285.
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