Danish-Norwegian Mission

Date Formed

1905 July 1

Date Ended

1920 April 1

Location Formed

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Location Ended

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Organization Type

Ecclesiastical

Organization Area

Europe

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Renamed from the Scandinavian Mission on 1 July 1905 to the Danish-Norwegian Mission (although many people and records would continue to call it the Scandinavian Mission for a few years). The mission split on 1 April 1920 to form the Danish Mission and the Norwegian Mission.

Parent Organization(s)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Formed in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1905 July 1

Jens Moller Christensen Called as Mission President

1905 July 1 – 1907 November 8

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Søren Rasmussen Called as Mission President

1907 November 8 – 1909 February 15

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Andrew Jenson Set Apart as Mission President

1909 January 12 – 1912 July 19

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Martin Christophersen Set Apart as Mission President

1912 March 5 – 1914 May 9

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Hans Jacob Christiansen Set Apart as Mission President

1914 April 3 – 1919 October 12

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Ended in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1920 April 1

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Successor

Danish Mission
Norwegian Mission

Media

Sources

Alexander L. Baugh, "Defending Mormonism: The Scandinavian Mission Presidency of Andrew Jenson, 1909-12," in Go Ye into All the World: The Growth & Development of Mormon Missionary Work, ed. Reid L. Nielson and Fred E. Woods (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 503-41

Alexander L. Baugh, "Defending Mormonism: The Scandinavian Mission Presidency of Andrew Jenson, 1909-12," in Go Ye into All the World: The Growth & Development of Mormon Missionary Work, ed. Reid L. Nielson and Fred E. Woods (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 503-41.

Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1941)

"Danish-Norwegian Mission", Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1941), Page 172.

First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918

FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918

FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, January 9, 1905.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, March 10, 1880.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, March 16, 1880.

Global Histories

"A Brief History of the Church in Norway", Global Histories.

Hans J. Christiansen papers, 1841-1923, Church History Library

Hans J. Christiansen papers, 1841-1923, Church History Library.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

Mormon Newsroom Facts and Statistics: Norway

Mormon Newsroom Facts and Statistics: Norway.

Norwegian Mission history, 1920-1975, Church History Library

Norwegian Mission history, 1920-1975, Church History Library.

Scandinavian Mission history, 1855-1920, Church History Library

Scandinavian Mission history, 1855-1920, Church History Library.

Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920

Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920, Vol. 1, 2, Page 60, 217.

Tales from the World Tour; The 1895-1897 Travel Writings of Mormon Historian Andrew Jenson

Tales from the World Tour; The 1895-1897 Travel Writings of Mormon Historian Andrew Jenson. Provo and Salt Lake City: The Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University and Deseret Book Company, 2012.