Microfilm of Christian N. Lund's diary and autobiography, which covers the years from the 1860s-1920. The microfilm consists of two reels. The first reel opens with Lund's extensive family genealogy, notes on his childhood in Denmark, his family's conversion to Mormonism (which he initially opposed, noting "I was very unfavorable [sic] impressed [with the Mormon Church], and felt indignant almost that my mother should bring this disgrace upon us" ), and his time as a "traveling elder" in the mid-1860s. He then recounts immigrating to Utah in 1868, marrying his Danish fiancée, and settling in Mount Pleasant. Lund recalls that he first worked at picking potatoes and in the Flagstaff mine in Little Cottonwood Canyon before being called as a "home missionary" for the Sanpete Stake in 1872. He worked as a store clerk from 1873 and was a secretary and director in the United Order before it dissolved in 1877. Lund recalls his mission to the northwestern states from 1879-1880, the death of his wife following childbirth in 1882, his election as mayor of Mount Pleasant in 1884, and the death of his eldest daughter from typhoid in 1885. He recalls the election process preceding his selection as bishop of the Mount Pleasant South Ward in 1890 and of his appointment as U.S. Court Commissioner in 1894. Shortly after exalting in Utah's admission to statehood ("O glorious day!" he wrote), Lund recalls his reluctance to depart on a mission to Europe, where he served from 1896-1898. He gives a lengthy account of his time as a missionary in Denmark, as well as recounting visits to Norway, Sweden, Germany, England, Scotland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Much of the rest of the first reel consists of diary entries from 1898-1913, including his attendance of Church conferences the marriages, births, and deaths of family and acquaintances and his impressions of events such as the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake ("The greatest calamity "). All inquiries about these items should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1946. 2 microfilm reels : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. Christian Nielson Lund (1946-1921) was born in Kolding, Denmark, in 1846. In 1858 he joined his parents in converting from the Lutheran Church to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served on local missions from 1865-1868, including as a traveling elder in the Fredericia conference. He immigrated to Utah in 1869 and settled in Mount Pleasant. He was appointed a Home Missionary in 1873 and served on a mission to the northwestern states from 1879-1880. Lund was elected mayor of Mount Pleasant in 1884 and bishop of the Mount Pleasant South Ward in 1890. From 1896-1898 he served on a mission to Europe, and was made a Church patriarch in 1916. He died in Utah in 1921.
Lund, Christian N., 1846-1921 Domestic relations--Utah Frontier and pioneer life--Utah Mormon Church--History--19th century Mormon families Mormon missionaries--Denmark Mormon pioneers Mormons--Genealogy Mormons--Utah--History--19th century Belgium--Description and travel Denmark--Description and travel England--Description and travel Germany--Description and travel Mount Pleasant (Utah)--History Netherlands--Description and travel Norway--Description and travel Scotland--Description and travel Sweden--Description and travel Utah--History--19th century Autobiographies Utah 19th century. (aat) Diaries Utah 19th century. (aat)
Source
Mormon Manuscripts at the Huntington Library Mormonism and the West, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Microfilm of original loaned by Anna Prince Redd through Juanita Brooks, August 1946.
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