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Danish-Norwegian

Founded

1905 July 1

Closed

1920 April 1

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.

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Mission Founded

1905 July 1

Jens Moller Christensen Called as President

1905 July 1 – 1907 November 8 See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1905 July 1

Called

Ended On 1907 November 8

Departed from Field

Søren Rasmussen Called as President

1907 November 8 – 1909 February 15 See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1907 November 8

Called

Ended On 1909 February 15

Released

Andrew Jenson Called as President

1909 January 12 – 1912 July 19 See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1909 January 12

Set Apart

Ended On 1912 July 19

Arrived at Home

Martin Christophersen Called as President

1912 March 5 – 1914 May 9 See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1912 March 5

Set Apart

Ended On 1914 May 9

Departed from Field

Hans Jacob Christiansen Called as President

1914 April 3 – 1919 October 12 See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1914 April 3

Set Apart

Ended On 1919 October 12

Released

Mission Closed

1920 April 1

Media

Trondhjem Conference

Trondhjem Conference

Missionaries in Norway

Missionaries in Norway

Sources

Mission

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.

Global Histories

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

Mormon Newsroom Facts and Statistics: Norway

Mormon Newsroom Facts and Statistics: Norway.

Scandinavian Mission history, 1855-1920, Church History Library

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

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