Project Gutenberg 2015-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 66 Skanchy, Anthon L. (Anthon Lornsen) 1839 1914 Widtsoe, John Andreas 1872 1952 Widtsoe, John A. (John Andreas) Anthon L. Skanchy : $b a brief autobiographical sketch of the missionary labors of a valiant soldier for Christ Early years -- I accept the gospel -- I go on my first mission -- Missionary labors in Nordland and Finmarken -- Again before the courts -- How I spent the winter in Nordland -- The Lord sends me money and more friends -- I am released from my first mission -- I labor in Aalesund -- I preside in Christiania -- The land of Zion -- My third mission -- My fourth mission -- Quiet years of home service -- My fifth mission -- The last word -- The sixth mission -- The end of the journey. Produced by the Mormon Texts Project (MormonTextsProject.org), with thanks to Renah Holmes for proofreading. "Anthon L. Skanchy: A Brief Autobiographical Sketch of the Missionary Labors of a Valiant Soldier for Christ" is a biography written by Anthon L. Skanchy and translated and edited by John A. Widtsoe, published in the early 20th century. This work recounts the missionary experiences of Anthon L. Skanchy, focusing on his dedicated service as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Norway. The book is set against the backdrop of the missionary efforts of the Mormon Church in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and highlights the challenges and triumphs he faced while spreading the gospel. In this autobiographical account, Skanchy narrates his life journey from his humble beginnings in Norway to his profound commitment to missionary work. He details the adversities he encountered, including persecution, imprisonment, and the hardships of journeying through harsh Norwegian landscapes to deliver his message. Skanchy’s narrative is filled with personal reflections on faith, divine guidance, and the joy he found in converting others to his beliefs while embodying resilience and determination in his service. The book reflects on both spiritual and physical challenges faced as he spreads the teachings of the LDS Church, celebrating moments of triumph as well as periods of doubt and struggle, ultimately capturing the essence of his unwavering faith and life-long commitment to spreading the gospel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Autobiographies Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History Skanchy, Anthon L. (Anthon Lornsen), 1839-1914 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions -- Norway -- History Latter Day Saint pioneers Utah -- History -- 19th century Norway -- History -- 1814-1905 BX Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 125145 123977 2024-09-20T10:10:38.946818 2023-09-21T06:53:42.743684 text/html text/html 118552 2015-04-08T11:37:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 697304 2015-04-08T11:37:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 657498 2024-09-20T10:10:41.453811 application/epub+zip 657914 2024-09-20T10:10:39.447764 application/epub+zip 101520 2024-09-20T10:10:39.173822 application/epub+zip 708282 2024-09-20T10:10:43.228770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697865 2024-09-20T10:10:41.179808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143331 2022-09-22T06:07:02.041668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112528 112321 2024-09-20T10:10:38.713800 2023-09-21T06:53:42.488674 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 112794 2015-04-08T11:37:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42081 2015-04-08T11:37:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21122 2024-09-20T10:10:44.413790 application/rdf+xml 16726 2024-09-20T10:10:39.249796 image/jpeg 2155 2024-09-20T10:10:39.211824 image/jpeg 652423 2024-09-20T10:10:38.988812 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia