History of the Scandinavian Mission

Salt Lake City: The Desert News Press, 1927. First Edition. 570pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] 3/4 leather over dark blue cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Very good. Jenson's well researched history of the Church's efforts in Scandinavia from the latter half of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. Andrew Jensen (1850-1941) was ordained a Seventy and served for a time as the assistant historian of the LDS Church, compiling the LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Church Chronology and the Historical Record. During his time in the Church Historian's office, Jenson was a prolific writer, presenting the history of the Latter-day Saints from an (truncated) orthodox perspective. He was also a remarkable archivist of historical material and continued to collect records and diaries for the Church Historian's office. Flake/Draper 4404. (Inventory #: 10340)