Peter J. Christofferson
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Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Aug 10, 1879 Sunday afternoon W Woodruff spoke 42 M[inutes] Jesse N Smith 30 M[inutes] Br Hatch 18 M[inutes]. I took supper with Br Flack Had conversation with Judge Stinson. I Blessed Sister West in the Evening August 11, 1879 ~ Monday 11. I sent Br Snows letters to J Jaques I wrote 2 letters to [FIGURE] John Taylor & council of 14 pages giving an account of ...Dates:August 11, 1879 August 12, 1879 August 13, 1879 August 14, 1879 August 15, 1879 August 16, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:August 17, 1879 ~ Sunday Aug 17, 1879 ^Sunday^ Ammon M Tenney arived last night we attended the sabbath school in the forenoon Br Bigelow Presided at the close I addressed the children. I met at 2 oclok nearly all the inhabitants of the Place Mexicans Gentiles & Saints A large assembly I read the vision and spok an hour and all gave good attention. At the close of the meeting we met with about 30 Mexicans A M Tenney read and talked to them in spanish about one hour ...Dates:August 17, 1879 August 18, 1879 August 19, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Aug 20, 1879 cutting with sickle's We visited 20 Indian ruins of their ancient cities some were 300 yards in circumference and some of the outside stone walls were 8 feet high Ammon M Tenney and Robert H Smith Baptized the 115 Zunies Br Smith done most of the Baptizing. On the Journey to day I saw quite quite a number of small Houses built in the side of the rocks in the mountain in caves about 70 feet from the ground in places for retreat in times at ...Dates:August 21, 1879 August 22, 1879 August 23, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Aug 25 1879 Advisor mounted their horses and went with us 60 mils to Islata & spent a week with us. We left and drove over a Desolate Hilly sandy country to Louis Ray He drew his water out of a well 165 feet deep By the aid of a mule we staid Untill 5 oclok & drove 18 miles & camped on a Barren sand ridge. Distance of the day 43 Mils August 26, 1879 ~ Tuesday 26 We drove ...Dates:August 26, 1879 August 27, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Sept 1, 1879 and took breakfast we then drove to Aqua Freo (cold spring) it was the cold[est] spring water I ever Drank it was nearly Equal to Ice water we filled a keg and Drove several miles and Nooned we then drove to Masons Beated our horses and had quite a talk with Mr Mason his son could talk English Mason was a spanyard I gave his son good council & told him to call upon me at Salt Lake if He should come there. We then ...Dates:September 2, 1879 September 3, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Sept 16, 1879 I ordained Charles Edmund Richardson a seventy and gave him a lisence September 17, 1879 ~ Wednesday 17. [FIGURE] I wrote one letter of 12 pages to Moses Thatcher and gave him an account of my mission September 18, 1879 ~ Thursday 18 I killed 6 ducks this morning I wrote 3 letters to J D T. McAllister 4 pages Farnsworth 6 & 2 to another September 19, 1879 ~ Friday ...Dates:September 17, 1879 September 18, 1879 September 19, 1879 September 20, 1879 September 21, 1879 September 22, 1879 September 23, 1879 September 24, 1879 September 25, 1879 September 26, 1879 September 27, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Dec 26, 1879 was represented in a bad state held no meetings. Br Lake then spoke 24 M[inutes], and we dined with Br Mann. Afternoon Br Lake Prayed. The Statistics of the Stake was then read By Br Fish. The authorities of the Church was then Presented and sustained Lot Smith then spoke 40 M[inutes]. W Woodruff then spoke 40 M[inutes] Lorenzo Hatch 5 M[inutes]. We had a hard wind & rain all night December 28, 1879 ~ Sunday 28. Sunday we met ...Dates:December 28, 1879 December 29, 1879 December 30, 1879 December 31, 1879 -
Part of Letter to John Taylor and Council, 2 September 1879
Excerpt:Cebollita New Mex. Sept 2nd 1879 Pres John Taylor & Councell Dear Brethren we returned to this place last evening from a very interesting Mission and visit with Elders Ammon M Tenney and P. J Christofferson our visit was to the Lagunas and Ysletas & Zunies a class of Peopple that occupy some 40 Vilages embracing some (32000) thirty two thousand inhabitants & speaking 16 diferent languages, and we believe this People to be the Nephites Jacobites Josephites and Zoramites spoken ...Dates:September 2, 1879 -
Part of Letter to John Taylor and Council, 2 September 1879
Excerpt:other indian tribes they also seem to Possess minds capaciated to receive any Principles of the Gospell eaqual to the Anglo Saxon race a Histry with full description of our journey I will send you Hereafter my object in writing you at this time is that we believe that the time Has come when mission- aries should be called who can speak the spanish languge or will soon learn it to go forth among them to Preach the Gospell & prepare them to fullfill their destiny in this last dispensation ... -
Part of Letter to John Taylor and George Q. Cannon, 30 May 1887
Excerpt:four men to take care of them [page torn] they would be glad to hear from you and see if you had any advise to give them in the Matter I had a plesant meeting with T. M. Lyman and John Henry Smith on the 26. They held a Meeting yesterday in the Tabernacle they are on a visit to Arizona & Mexico. Concerning the Missionaries to the Maricopas and Southern tribes I have thought it would be Wisdom to have ...