Christian D. Fjeldsted
Born: 20 February 1829
Called as Presidency of Seventy: 6 April 1884
Died: 23 December 1905
Called as Presidency of Seventy: 6 April 1884
Died: 23 December 1905
Conference TalksImage source: Young Women's Journal, June 1904
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Biographical Articles
Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 1
Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 3
Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 4
Juvenile Instructor, 15 May 1901, Lives of our Leaders: President C. D. Fjeldsted
Young Woman's Journal, June 1904, A Letter From Scandinavia
Young Woman's Journal, February 1906, President Christian Daniel Fjeldsted
Improvement Era, December 1911, In Memory of C. D. Fjeldsted
Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 3
Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 4
Juvenile Instructor, 15 May 1901, Lives of our Leaders: President C. D. Fjeldsted
Young Woman's Journal, June 1904, A Letter From Scandinavia
Young Woman's Journal, February 1906, President Christian Daniel Fjeldsted
Improvement Era, December 1911, In Memory of C. D. Fjeldsted
Jenson, Andrew. "Fjeldsted, Christian Daniel." Biographical Encyclopedia. Volume 1. pg. 203-204.
FJELDSTED, Christian Daniel, one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies since 1884, was born Feb. 20, 1829, in Sundbyvester, a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. His parents moved in the humbler walks of life, and belonged to the respectable working class. Thus the subject of this sketch was taught early in life to work for a livelihood, and he learned the trade of a moulder. After the death of his father, he was obliged, though only ten years old, to do all he could toward supporting his mother. At the age of twenty he married a wife, and in 1851 he first heard the glorious truths of the gospel preached; for it had been brought to Denmark the year before through the instrumentality of Apootle Erastus Snow and his fellow-missionaries. Brother Fjeldsted believed and was baptized, together with his
young wife, on February 20, 1852, by Christian Samuel Hansen, and confirmed by Ole N. C. Monster. Soon afterwards Brother Fjeldsted began to preach and bear testimony to his fellow-workmen, as he felt anxious that they should enjoy the same blessings that he had become a partaker of. As soon as his employer heard of this he dismissed him from his service one cold winter day, which virtually meant
that he was turned into the street without a penny for the support of himself and family. After a short time, however, he obtained other employment. Not long after his baptism he was ordained to the Priesthood and appointed to preside over a district on the island of Amager; he then held weekly meetings in his home. On Sundays he usually performed missionary work in the neighboring towns and villages. July 25, 1853, he was ordained an Elder by Peter O. Hansen, and in the fall of 1855 he was called to labor as a traveling Elder in the Copenhagen conference. After working in that capacity for about one year he was appointed to preside over the Aalborg conference. In this calling he was signally blessed, and hundreds of people identified themselves with the Church during his two years' presidency. In 1858 he emigrated wjth his family to Utah, arriving in Salt Lake City in October of that year. He made his home in the Sugar House Ward, where he took an active part in Church affairs and also performed much hard manual labor in order to support himself and family. He was ordained a Seventy, Feb. 5, 1859, by Elder William H. Walker. In 1867, he was called on a mission to Scandinavia. Accompanied by other Elders he crossed the plains in an ox train, and reached Copenhagen, Denmark, after eight weeks' travel. During the first year of his mission he presided over the Aalborg conference; later he labored as a traveling Elder in the Scandinavian mission, and finally was appointed to take charge of the Christiania conference, Norway. Being honorably rejeased, he returned home in 1870. Two years later he was called to labor as a missionary among the Scandinavian Saints in the northern counties of Utah, and he located at Logan, Cache county, which is still his home. In 1881 he was called by Pres. John Taylor to take another mission to Scandinavia, this time to preside over the mission. He occupied this position about two years and a half, and after his return home in 1884, he was ordained one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies by Pres. Wilford Woodruff. This ordination took place April 28, 1884. In 1886 he was called on another mission to Scandinavia, when he labored as a traveling Elder in the Scandinavian mission for two years, and then succeeeded Elder Nils C. Flygare, in the presidency of the mission. After an absence of four years he returned to his mountain home in 1890, and resumed his labor among the Seventies. In the spring of 1897 he was called on a special mission to Chicago, where he assisted in the raising up of a branch of the Church, consisting largely of Scandinavians, he returned to Utah in the fall of the same year. In the beginning of April, 1901, he left his home on still another mission to Scandinavia. Pres. Fjeldsted is universally loved and respected by all who know him. Especially is this the case with the Scandnavian Saints, in whose interest he has devoted nearly his entire life. His affable manner and pleasant, genial nature has paved his way to the hearts of the people, both Saints and strangers, and now toward the evening of his earthly career he certainly has the satisfaction of knowing that his life's labor has been a success, and that his efforts have been appreciated. His untiring devotion to his Master's cause has classed him among God's noblemen, and as long as the knowledge of the great missionary work done by the Latter-day Saint Elders in the nineteenth century shall be remembered and remain matters of record, the name of Elder Christian Daniel Fjeldsted will be had in honorable remembrance as one of the most energetic and faithful among them.
FJELDSTED, Christian Daniel, one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies since 1884, was born Feb. 20, 1829, in Sundbyvester, a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. His parents moved in the humbler walks of life, and belonged to the respectable working class. Thus the subject of this sketch was taught early in life to work for a livelihood, and he learned the trade of a moulder. After the death of his father, he was obliged, though only ten years old, to do all he could toward supporting his mother. At the age of twenty he married a wife, and in 1851 he first heard the glorious truths of the gospel preached; for it had been brought to Denmark the year before through the instrumentality of Apootle Erastus Snow and his fellow-missionaries. Brother Fjeldsted believed and was baptized, together with his
young wife, on February 20, 1852, by Christian Samuel Hansen, and confirmed by Ole N. C. Monster. Soon afterwards Brother Fjeldsted began to preach and bear testimony to his fellow-workmen, as he felt anxious that they should enjoy the same blessings that he had become a partaker of. As soon as his employer heard of this he dismissed him from his service one cold winter day, which virtually meant
that he was turned into the street without a penny for the support of himself and family. After a short time, however, he obtained other employment. Not long after his baptism he was ordained to the Priesthood and appointed to preside over a district on the island of Amager; he then held weekly meetings in his home. On Sundays he usually performed missionary work in the neighboring towns and villages. July 25, 1853, he was ordained an Elder by Peter O. Hansen, and in the fall of 1855 he was called to labor as a traveling Elder in the Copenhagen conference. After working in that capacity for about one year he was appointed to preside over the Aalborg conference. In this calling he was signally blessed, and hundreds of people identified themselves with the Church during his two years' presidency. In 1858 he emigrated wjth his family to Utah, arriving in Salt Lake City in October of that year. He made his home in the Sugar House Ward, where he took an active part in Church affairs and also performed much hard manual labor in order to support himself and family. He was ordained a Seventy, Feb. 5, 1859, by Elder William H. Walker. In 1867, he was called on a mission to Scandinavia. Accompanied by other Elders he crossed the plains in an ox train, and reached Copenhagen, Denmark, after eight weeks' travel. During the first year of his mission he presided over the Aalborg conference; later he labored as a traveling Elder in the Scandinavian mission, and finally was appointed to take charge of the Christiania conference, Norway. Being honorably rejeased, he returned home in 1870. Two years later he was called to labor as a missionary among the Scandinavian Saints in the northern counties of Utah, and he located at Logan, Cache county, which is still his home. In 1881 he was called by Pres. John Taylor to take another mission to Scandinavia, this time to preside over the mission. He occupied this position about two years and a half, and after his return home in 1884, he was ordained one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies by Pres. Wilford Woodruff. This ordination took place April 28, 1884. In 1886 he was called on another mission to Scandinavia, when he labored as a traveling Elder in the Scandinavian mission for two years, and then succeeeded Elder Nils C. Flygare, in the presidency of the mission. After an absence of four years he returned to his mountain home in 1890, and resumed his labor among the Seventies. In the spring of 1897 he was called on a special mission to Chicago, where he assisted in the raising up of a branch of the Church, consisting largely of Scandinavians, he returned to Utah in the fall of the same year. In the beginning of April, 1901, he left his home on still another mission to Scandinavia. Pres. Fjeldsted is universally loved and respected by all who know him. Especially is this the case with the Scandnavian Saints, in whose interest he has devoted nearly his entire life. His affable manner and pleasant, genial nature has paved his way to the hearts of the people, both Saints and strangers, and now toward the evening of his earthly career he certainly has the satisfaction of knowing that his life's labor has been a success, and that his efforts have been appreciated. His untiring devotion to his Master's cause has classed him among God's noblemen, and as long as the knowledge of the great missionary work done by the Latter-day Saint Elders in the nineteenth century shall be remembered and remain matters of record, the name of Elder Christian Daniel Fjeldsted will be had in honorable remembrance as one of the most energetic and faithful among them.
Jenson, Andrew. "Fjeldsted, Christian Daniel." Biographical Encyclopedia. Volume 3. pg. 746.
FJELDSTED, Christian Daniel, one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies. (Continued from Vol. 1:203.) President Fjeldsted labored dilligently in the interest of the Scandinavian saints and made several trips to Europe in the interest of the Scandinavian Mission. He assisted the late President Anthon L. Skanchy in selecting a site for the building of a new meeting house in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was present when that edifice was dedicated July 4, 1902. He was also present when a new mission house was dedicated in Chrisiiania, Norway, July 24, 1903, and was in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 23, 1904, when a mission house recently purchased by the Church and partly reconstructed in that city was dedicated. After that Bro. Fjeldsted was placed in charge of the Scandinavian Mission, succeeding Anthon L. Skanchy in that position Dec. 6, 1904. He presided until July, 1905, when he was succeeded by Jens M. Christensen, and returned to Utah. Soon after his return home. Brother Fjeldsted's health began to fail, and he died in Salt Lake City Dec. 23, 1905, after an operation. At the time of his demise he was one of the veteran members of the Church, having been converted to the restored gospel soon after the arrival of the first Latter-day Saint Elders in Scandinavia.
FJELDSTED, Christian Daniel, one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies. (Continued from Vol. 1:203.) President Fjeldsted labored dilligently in the interest of the Scandinavian saints and made several trips to Europe in the interest of the Scandinavian Mission. He assisted the late President Anthon L. Skanchy in selecting a site for the building of a new meeting house in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was present when that edifice was dedicated July 4, 1902. He was also present when a new mission house was dedicated in Chrisiiania, Norway, July 24, 1903, and was in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 23, 1904, when a mission house recently purchased by the Church and partly reconstructed in that city was dedicated. After that Bro. Fjeldsted was placed in charge of the Scandinavian Mission, succeeding Anthon L. Skanchy in that position Dec. 6, 1904. He presided until July, 1905, when he was succeeded by Jens M. Christensen, and returned to Utah. Soon after his return home. Brother Fjeldsted's health began to fail, and he died in Salt Lake City Dec. 23, 1905, after an operation. At the time of his demise he was one of the veteran members of the Church, having been converted to the restored gospel soon after the arrival of the first Latter-day Saint Elders in Scandinavia.
Jenson, Andrew. "Fjeldsted, Christian Daniel." Biographical Encyclopedia. Volume 4. pg. 370.
FJELDSTED, Christian Daniel, president of the Scandinavian Mission from 1881 to 1884, from 1888 to 1890 and from 1904 to 1905, died Dec. 23, 1905, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (See Bio. Ency., Vol. 1, p. 203, and Vol. 3, p. 746.)
FJELDSTED, Christian Daniel, president of the Scandinavian Mission from 1881 to 1884, from 1888 to 1890 and from 1904 to 1905, died Dec. 23, 1905, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (See Bio. Ency., Vol. 1, p. 203, and Vol. 3, p. 746.)
"Lives of our Leaders: President C. D. Fjeldsted." Juvenile Instructor. 15 May 1901. pg. 218-220.
LIVES OF OUR LEADERS.—THE FIRST COUNCIL OF THE SEVENTY. PRESIDENT C. D. FJELDSTED. CHRISTIAN DANIEL FJELDSTED was born February 20th, 1829, in Lundbyvester, a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. His parents moved in the humbler walks of life, and belonged to the respectable working class. Thus the subject of this sketch was taught early in life to work for a livelihood, and he learned the trade of a moulder. After the death of his father, he was obliged, though only ten years old, to do all he could toward supporting his mother. At the age of twenty he married a wife, and in 1851 he first heard the glorious truths of the Gospel preached; for it had been brought to Denmark the year before through the instrumentality of Apostle Erastus Snow and his fellow-missionaries. Brother Fjeldsted believed and was baptized, together with his young wife, on February 20, 1852, by Christian Samuel Hansen, and confirmed by Ole N. C. Monster. Soon afterwards Brother Fjeldsted began to preach and bear testimony to his fellow-workmen, as he felt anxious that they should enjoy the same blessings that he had become a partaker of. As soon as his employer heard of this he dismissed him from his service one cold winter day, which virtually meant that he was turned into the street without a penny for the support of himself and family. After a short time, however, he obtained other employment. Not long after his baptism he was ordained to the Priesthood and appointed to preside over a district on the island of Amager; he then held weekly meetings in his home. On Sundays he usually performed missionary work in the neighboring towns and villages. July 25th, 1853, he was ordained an Elder by Peter O. Hansen, and in the fall of 1855 he was called to labor as a traveling Elder in the Copenhagen conference. After working in that capacity for about one year he was appointed to preside over the Aalborg conference. In this calling he was signally blessed, and hundreds of people identified themselves with the Church during his two years' presidency. In 1858 he emigrated with his family to Utah, arriving in Salt Lake City in October of that year. He made his home in the Sugar House Ward, where he took an active part in Church affairs and also performed much hard manual labor in order to support himself and family. He was ordained a Seventy, February 5, 1859, by Elder William H. Walker. In 1867, he was called on a mission to Scandinavia. Accompanied by other Elders he crossed the plains in an ox train, and reached Copenhagen, Denmark, after eight weeks' travel. During the first year of his mission he presided over the Aalborg conference; later he labored as a traveling Elder in the Scandinavian mission, and finally was appointed to take charge of the Christiania conference, Norway. Being honorably released, he returned home in 1870. Two years later he was called to labor as a missionary among the Scandinavian Saints in the northern counties of Utah, and he located at Logan, Cache County, which is still his home. In 1881, he was called by President John Taylor to take another mission to Scandinavia, this time to preside over the mission. He occupied this position about two years and a half, and after his return home in 1884, he was ordained one of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy by President Wilford Woodruff. This ordination took place April 28, 1884. In 1886 he was called on another mission to Scandinavia, when he labored as a traveling Elder in the Scandinavian mission for two years, and then succeeded Elder Nils C. Flygare in the presidency of the mission. After an absence of four years he returned to his mountain home in 1890, and resumed his labors among the Seventies. In the spring of 1897 he was called on a special mission to Chicago, when he assisted in the raising up of a branch of the Church, consisting largely of Scandinavians. He returned to Utah in the fall of the same year. In the beginning of April, 1901, he left his home on still another mission to Scandinavia. President Fjeldsted is universally loved and respected by all who know him. Especially is this the case with the Scandinavian Saints, in whose interest he has devoted nearly his entire life. His affable manner and pleasant, genial nature has paved his way to the hearts of the people, both Saints and strangers, and now toward the evening of his earthly career he certainly has the satisfaction of knowing that his life's labor has been a success, and that his efforts have been appreciated. His untiring devotion to his Master's cause has classed him among God's noblemen, and as long as the knowledge of the great missionary work done by the Latter- day Saint Elders in the nineteenth century shall be remembered and remain matters of record, the name of Elder Christian Daniel Fjeldsted will be had in honorable remembrance as one of the most energetic and faithful among them. |
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Fjeldsted, Christian D. "A Letter from Scandinavia." Young Woman's Journal. June 1904. pg. 263-265.
A LETTER FROM SCANDINAVIA.[1]
OFFICE OF THE SCANDINAVIAN MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS,
Korsgaden, Copenhagen, March 12, 1904.
In compliance to the request of the Editor of the Young Woman’s Journal, I will try to write a short article, although it is entirely new to me to write for publication.
It will perhaps, be of interest to some of the young people to read of the progress the work of the Lord is making in these northern lands.
When I was a young man, I heard Apostle Erastus Snow, who was the first Apostle to set his foot upon Denmark in this dispensation. The tidings he brought to us created quite a sensation, and immediately brought persecution upon the newly arrived missionaries, as the clergy and the populace began a regular crusade against this new doctrine, and caused quite an uproar, especially in Copenhagen. But the Elders were firm and resolute, and would not permit themselves to be discouraged. They continued with their work until, with diligence and the help of the Lord, they were able to make their influence felt among the Baptists, and converted enough of them to organize a branch of the Church under the name of “Kjdbenhavn Menighed” (Branch of Copenhagen). Although there were much opposition and persecution, the Saints grew both in faith and numbers.
Since that time the work of the Lord has spread over entire Scandinavia, and many thousands have joined the church, the greater part of whom have emigrated to Zion. There are now about sixty thousand faithful Scandinavians in Utah, and the surrounding states, where they are known as industrious, patriotic citizens.
Many of their noble sons have been sent to the land of their fathers to proclaim the glad message of life and salvation, and have performed a labor to the honor of Him who sent them, as well as to the credit of their parents. And they themselves have gained experience, which will be a benefit to them during their entire lives; as they have found that the Lord has been with them both to help them with the language and to strengthen the testimony which they themselves have of the great Latter-day work.
In the mission field, the Elders gain experience, and knowledge of human nature that cannot be had in the best schools. I can say to the praise of our young men that they are brave, fearless and virtuous, and conduct themselves as gentlemen. They are a credit to us and we are proud of them. Notwithstanding the many trials and temptations they have, they follow and enjoy the spirit of their calling, and live such pure lives, that they astonish many of the people they labor among. We feel to say: The Lord bless our boys! In the missionary field they are not afraid to meet anybody and explain to them the glorious message, and declare to them that the Lord has spoken from Heaven, and again given the gospel in its purity for the salvation of all those who will accept and obey it. They boldly declare that the Lord spoke to the Prophet Joseph Smith, and raised him up, commissioned him, and gave him authority to preach the gospel to all the world. The work is steadily going forward, in these northern lands. We now have four nice mission, or conference houses, one in each of the following cities: Copenhagen, and Aarhus, Denmark; Christiania, Norway; and Stockholm, Sweden. These buildings have been built by means subscribed by the Scandinavians and their friends.
The Church has now gained a good foothold here, and, as the Saints are not advised to emigrate to Utah, as in early days, these houses are, as it were, homes for them, where they can come and receive counsel and encouragement from the servants of the Lord. Here they meet together and partake of that spiritual food, which is so necessary for them. Nearly every night in the week, they meet in one organization or another, showing their interest and appreciation for the great truths of the gospel.
As it is to the Young Ladies’ Journal I am writing, I will explain to its readers what many of our young ladies here have to pass through in order to accept the gospel. In many cases they are sent from their homes, and are not recognized as members of the family. Their friends turn their backs on them, and often they lose their positions, and find it very hard to secure employment. But they are willing to pass through all these trials, rather than deny the testimony of the gospel. By patience and perseverance, many of the young ladies have been the means of bringing their parents into the church. Such an incident happened just a few days ago, when a young sister from Sweden, who had been driven from her home for accepting the gospel, brought her mother here to Copenhagen to be baptized in the handsome baptismal fount, we have here in the mission house. The mother had a written permission from the father, allowing her to become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You know we are not permitted to baptize any married woman without the consent of her husband. We hope also to have the privilege of baptizing the father in a short time.
The young ladies here are very zealous and diligent in attending to their duties in the Sunday School and different organizations. Considering conditions, they are not behind their sisters in Utah. As a rule they are innocent, virtuous and spiritual-minded, and keep themselves unspotted from the sins of the world.
They are counseled to keep company only with young men who are in the church. Observation and experience have taught us that when this counsel has been rejected, and girls have married out of the church, some for wealth, and some because they thought the young man loved them, and that they could get him to come into the church, that such marriages as a rule have been unhappy. They have regretted the step they have taken, when it was too late.
How grand it would be if our young ladies would not go contrary to the counsels of the Priesthood and their parents. They would escape much sorrow and anguish not only for themselves, but also for their dear parents, and they would have claim to the promise of the Lord, where He says: “Honor thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long in the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
I hope our young sisters will not regard me as one who interferes with the affairs of others. I am the father of a family, and have lived seventy-five years, during which time, I have also observed the lives and experiences of others, which has caused me to ask myself: Will our dear children learn from the sad experiences of others, or will some of them allow themselves to be carried away from the path the Lord has pointed out for His children?
We hope for the best, and we know there is strength in our young people, by the help of the Lord, to carry this great cause forward to victory, and to be prepared for the time when the Bridegroom will come and go in to the wedding supper. The majority of our young people, who have been born and raised in the church are as solid as the rock of Gibralter. They would rather lose their lives than the testimony which has been planted in their hearts by sacrificing, Godfearing parents. Like the three Hebrews of old. they would rather be cast into the hottest furnace, than, for a moment to deny the Lord by neglecting their duties or failing to uphold Zion’s banner. And then, when temptations come, they can say, with the ancient prophet, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” When they lay a foundation of this kind in their youth, they have something they can build upon their entire lives.
May the Lord bless the youth of Zion, and prepare them for the responsibilities which will devolve upon them in the carrying forward of this great work of the Lord, is the sincere desire of their friend and brother,
Christian D. Fjeldsted.
[1] Note—Now that the articles by the Apostles are completed, it is our expectation to present a series from the Seven Presidents of Seventy. The first one should have been from Elder Seymour B. Young, as he is the President and senior member, but, through a misunderstanding, we were unable to secure his article now, so we print the second number of the series.
A LETTER FROM SCANDINAVIA.[1]
OFFICE OF THE SCANDINAVIAN MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS,
Korsgaden, Copenhagen, March 12, 1904.
In compliance to the request of the Editor of the Young Woman’s Journal, I will try to write a short article, although it is entirely new to me to write for publication.
It will perhaps, be of interest to some of the young people to read of the progress the work of the Lord is making in these northern lands.
When I was a young man, I heard Apostle Erastus Snow, who was the first Apostle to set his foot upon Denmark in this dispensation. The tidings he brought to us created quite a sensation, and immediately brought persecution upon the newly arrived missionaries, as the clergy and the populace began a regular crusade against this new doctrine, and caused quite an uproar, especially in Copenhagen. But the Elders were firm and resolute, and would not permit themselves to be discouraged. They continued with their work until, with diligence and the help of the Lord, they were able to make their influence felt among the Baptists, and converted enough of them to organize a branch of the Church under the name of “Kjdbenhavn Menighed” (Branch of Copenhagen). Although there were much opposition and persecution, the Saints grew both in faith and numbers.
Since that time the work of the Lord has spread over entire Scandinavia, and many thousands have joined the church, the greater part of whom have emigrated to Zion. There are now about sixty thousand faithful Scandinavians in Utah, and the surrounding states, where they are known as industrious, patriotic citizens.
Many of their noble sons have been sent to the land of their fathers to proclaim the glad message of life and salvation, and have performed a labor to the honor of Him who sent them, as well as to the credit of their parents. And they themselves have gained experience, which will be a benefit to them during their entire lives; as they have found that the Lord has been with them both to help them with the language and to strengthen the testimony which they themselves have of the great Latter-day work.
In the mission field, the Elders gain experience, and knowledge of human nature that cannot be had in the best schools. I can say to the praise of our young men that they are brave, fearless and virtuous, and conduct themselves as gentlemen. They are a credit to us and we are proud of them. Notwithstanding the many trials and temptations they have, they follow and enjoy the spirit of their calling, and live such pure lives, that they astonish many of the people they labor among. We feel to say: The Lord bless our boys! In the missionary field they are not afraid to meet anybody and explain to them the glorious message, and declare to them that the Lord has spoken from Heaven, and again given the gospel in its purity for the salvation of all those who will accept and obey it. They boldly declare that the Lord spoke to the Prophet Joseph Smith, and raised him up, commissioned him, and gave him authority to preach the gospel to all the world. The work is steadily going forward, in these northern lands. We now have four nice mission, or conference houses, one in each of the following cities: Copenhagen, and Aarhus, Denmark; Christiania, Norway; and Stockholm, Sweden. These buildings have been built by means subscribed by the Scandinavians and their friends.
The Church has now gained a good foothold here, and, as the Saints are not advised to emigrate to Utah, as in early days, these houses are, as it were, homes for them, where they can come and receive counsel and encouragement from the servants of the Lord. Here they meet together and partake of that spiritual food, which is so necessary for them. Nearly every night in the week, they meet in one organization or another, showing their interest and appreciation for the great truths of the gospel.
As it is to the Young Ladies’ Journal I am writing, I will explain to its readers what many of our young ladies here have to pass through in order to accept the gospel. In many cases they are sent from their homes, and are not recognized as members of the family. Their friends turn their backs on them, and often they lose their positions, and find it very hard to secure employment. But they are willing to pass through all these trials, rather than deny the testimony of the gospel. By patience and perseverance, many of the young ladies have been the means of bringing their parents into the church. Such an incident happened just a few days ago, when a young sister from Sweden, who had been driven from her home for accepting the gospel, brought her mother here to Copenhagen to be baptized in the handsome baptismal fount, we have here in the mission house. The mother had a written permission from the father, allowing her to become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You know we are not permitted to baptize any married woman without the consent of her husband. We hope also to have the privilege of baptizing the father in a short time.
The young ladies here are very zealous and diligent in attending to their duties in the Sunday School and different organizations. Considering conditions, they are not behind their sisters in Utah. As a rule they are innocent, virtuous and spiritual-minded, and keep themselves unspotted from the sins of the world.
They are counseled to keep company only with young men who are in the church. Observation and experience have taught us that when this counsel has been rejected, and girls have married out of the church, some for wealth, and some because they thought the young man loved them, and that they could get him to come into the church, that such marriages as a rule have been unhappy. They have regretted the step they have taken, when it was too late.
How grand it would be if our young ladies would not go contrary to the counsels of the Priesthood and their parents. They would escape much sorrow and anguish not only for themselves, but also for their dear parents, and they would have claim to the promise of the Lord, where He says: “Honor thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long in the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
I hope our young sisters will not regard me as one who interferes with the affairs of others. I am the father of a family, and have lived seventy-five years, during which time, I have also observed the lives and experiences of others, which has caused me to ask myself: Will our dear children learn from the sad experiences of others, or will some of them allow themselves to be carried away from the path the Lord has pointed out for His children?
We hope for the best, and we know there is strength in our young people, by the help of the Lord, to carry this great cause forward to victory, and to be prepared for the time when the Bridegroom will come and go in to the wedding supper. The majority of our young people, who have been born and raised in the church are as solid as the rock of Gibralter. They would rather lose their lives than the testimony which has been planted in their hearts by sacrificing, Godfearing parents. Like the three Hebrews of old. they would rather be cast into the hottest furnace, than, for a moment to deny the Lord by neglecting their duties or failing to uphold Zion’s banner. And then, when temptations come, they can say, with the ancient prophet, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” When they lay a foundation of this kind in their youth, they have something they can build upon their entire lives.
May the Lord bless the youth of Zion, and prepare them for the responsibilities which will devolve upon them in the carrying forward of this great work of the Lord, is the sincere desire of their friend and brother,
Christian D. Fjeldsted.
[1] Note—Now that the articles by the Apostles are completed, it is our expectation to present a series from the Seven Presidents of Seventy. The first one should have been from Elder Seymour B. Young, as he is the President and senior member, but, through a misunderstanding, we were unable to secure his article now, so we print the second number of the series.
Kimball, J. Golden. "President Christian Daniel Fjeldsted." Young Woman's Journal. February 1906. pg. 62-65.
PRESIDENT CHRISTIAN DANIEL FJELDSTED
J. Golden Kimball,
After a pilgrimage on this earth of seventy-six years ten months and three days, President Christian Daniel Fjeldsted, one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventy fell asleep at 1:40 p. m. at the Groves’ Latter-day Saints Hospital Saturday, December 23rd, 1905, (the one hundredth birthday of the Prophet Joseph Smith). Many of the Latter-day Saints were prepared for the sad news, as Brother Fjeldsted has been ailing since the Semi-annual Conference held in October. He had been seriously ill at his residence in Logan for two weeks. President Seymour Young of the First Council of the Seventy, visited him, and it was decided that he should be removed to Salt Lake City and placed in the Latter-day Saints Hospital, where he could receive the best attention. Accordingly Elder Fjeldsted arrived in Salt Lake City on Thursday, November 9th, 1905, and was taken to the Latter-day Saints’ Hospital, where he was comfortably located. The advisability of Brother Fjeldsted’s being operated upon for his trouble was considered, and on November 18th, 1905, President (Dr.) Young assisted Dr. Joseph S. Richards in performing the operation. Brother Fjeldsted did not improve as expected, though he received the most careful attention and everything that could be done for him was attended to.
At no time during his illness did Brother Fjeldsted express a desire to get well. He seemed to make no effort in that direction. It would appear that he had a premonition that he would not live. His wishes were to pass to the other side and the Lord granted to His servant the favor he most desired.
Funeral services were held at the Assembly Hall, Salt Lake City, Tuesday, December 26th, 1905, at 1:30 p. m., under the auspices of the Scandinavians. President Winder, Apostle Rudger Clawson, Elders George Reynolds, J. G. Kimball and Joseph W. McMurrin were present, President Joseph F. Smith and party, with Presidents Seymour B. Young and Rulon S. Wells of the First Council of the Seventy, being absent at the dedicatory services held at Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, at the unveiling of the monument erected in honor of the Prophet Joseph Smith. President Smith and the entire party joined in a telegram of condolence to the family of Brother Fjeldsted.
At 4:10 p. m. the body was transferred, by train, to Logan City, where funeral services were again held at the Logan Tabernacle on Wednesday, December 27th, at 1 p. m. Elders Kimball, McMurrin and others were the speakers.
President C. D. Fjeldsted was born February 20th, 1829, in Sundbyvester, a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. At the age of twenty, he married. In 1851 he first heard the glorious truths of the Gospel preached, for it had been brought to Denmark the year before through the instrumentality of Apostle Erastus Snow and his fellow missionaries. Brother Fjeldsted believed and was baptized, together with his young wife, on February 20th, 1852, by Christian Samuel Hansen, and confirmed by Ole M. C. Monster. Soon afterwards Brother Fjeldsted began to preach and bear testimony to his fellow workmen as he felt anxious that they should enjoy the same blessings that he had become a partaker of. As soon as his employer heard of this he dismissed him from his service one cold winter day, which virtually meant that he was turned into the street without a penny for the support of himself and family. But he soon obtained other employment. Not long after his baptism, he was ordained to the Priesthood and was appointed to preside over a district on the Island of Amager.
“July 25th. 1853, he was ordained an elder by Peter O. Hansen and in the fall of 1855 he was called to labor as a traveling elder in the Copenhagen Conference. After working in that capacity for about one year, he was appointed to preside over the Aalborg Conference. In this calling he was greatly blessed, and hundreds of people identified themselves with the church during his two years’ presidency. In 1858 he emigrated with his family to Utah, arriving in Salt Lake City in October of that year. He made his home in the Sugar House Ward, where he took an active part in church affairs, and also performed much hard manual labor in order to support himself and family. He was ordained a Seventy on February 5th, 1859, by Elder William H. Walker. In 1867 he was called on a mission to Scandinavia. Accompanied by other Elders he crossed the plains in an ox train and reached Copenhagen, Denmark, after eight weeks travel. Being honorably released, he returned home in 1870. Two years later he was called to labor as a missionary among the Scandinavian Saints in the northern counties of Utah, and he located at Logan, Cache County, which was his home at the time of his death.
"In 1861 he was called by President John Taylor to take another mission to Scandinavia, this time to preside over the mission. He occupied this position for about two and one-half years, returning home in 1884.
In 1883, John Taylor, George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith. First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, requested the Twelve to confer with the First Presidents of Seventies. and to fill up, organize and set in order the various quorums of the Seventies, also to aid them in the selection of a suitable man to fill the vacancy in the Council of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventies, occasioned by the death of Elder John Van Cott. They also suggested the propriety of selecting one from among the Scandinavian brethren to fill this position. Agreeable with these instructions, at the Semi-annual Conference held in Salt Lake City, April 6th, 1884, Elder Christian D. Fjeldsted was chosen. He was ordained one of the Presidents of the Seventies by President Wilford Woodruff, April 28th, 1884.
“In 1886 he was called on another mission to Scandinavia, where he labored as a traveling Elder in the Scandinavian mission for two years and then succeeded Elder Nils C. Flygare in the Presidency of the mission. After an absence of four years, he returned to his ’mountain home in 1890 and resumed his labors among the Seventies.
In the spring of 1897 he was called on a special mission to Chicago, where he assisted in the raising up of a branch of the Church, consisting largely of Scandinavians. He returned to Utah in the fall of the same year.
In the beginning of April, 1901, he left his home on still another mission to Scandinavia, agreeable with his wishes and with the consent of the Presidency of the Church. He was one of the chief workers in collecting means from the Scandinavians and other sources to secure lands, and assist in erecting Church buildings in Copenhagen, Christiania and Stockholm. During his absence he contributed generously of his own means and used his influence among the people in Scandinavia to collect means to erect these buildings. He reported by letter to the First Council of the Seventy during his absence, which reports are recorded in the minutes of the First Council, giving a full account of his labors while absent on this mission. He returned home in the fall of 1905.
He was especially adapted to labor as one of the First Council, as he was obedient and as humble as a little child. At no time in his history has he been known to question the brethren of the authorities in their instructions. He was a “minute man” in the literal meaning' thereof. This is self-evident as recounted in his biography, as he fulfilled six missions and faithfully performed that labor.
We are not able to trace the genealogy of Elder Fjeldsted, but his personality and appearance give evidence that he comes from good origin. He was known to be very humble and childlike in manner, and suffered a great deal in his own feelings, as he felt inefficient and incapable of expressing his thoughts in the English language. He often remarked, “If I could only speak and express myself in the English language, as I can in the Danish, I would be happy.” Junior members of the First Council who labored with Brother Fjeldsted in visiting Stake Conferences and quorums of Seventy, were always crowded to the front, as he felt like Moses that he was slow of speech and he desired to use them as his spokesmen. He was a wise counselor and a good instructor and very few men in the Church have been favored with as much originality as he possessed. He expressed himself peculiarly and yet significantly, and his sayings will always be remembered by the Latter-day Saints, who were acquainted with him.
President Fjeldsted was a great leader, particularly among the Scandinavians, in whose interest he devoted nearly his whole life. He- was always on the alert to select from among his people seventies and elders who were suitable and efficient to deliver the message revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith. He was respected by all who knew him and his pleasant manner opened the way to the hearts of the people, both saints and strangers. His ardent nature and untiring devotion to his Master’s cause has classed him among God’s noblemen.
It may be said of him with as much truth today, as was said on one occasion of an Elder by Brother Brigham Young in Nauvoo, “That he has been faithful to God; he has been true to his brethren; he has kept his covenants; he has died in the faith; he has gone to the Paradise of God, there to wait the time when this corruption shall put on incorruption, when this mortality shall put on immortality.”
N. B.—We are indebted to Elder Andrew Jenson for the compilation of the biographical sketch of Elder Fjeldsted.
PRESIDENT CHRISTIAN DANIEL FJELDSTED
J. Golden Kimball,
After a pilgrimage on this earth of seventy-six years ten months and three days, President Christian Daniel Fjeldsted, one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventy fell asleep at 1:40 p. m. at the Groves’ Latter-day Saints Hospital Saturday, December 23rd, 1905, (the one hundredth birthday of the Prophet Joseph Smith). Many of the Latter-day Saints were prepared for the sad news, as Brother Fjeldsted has been ailing since the Semi-annual Conference held in October. He had been seriously ill at his residence in Logan for two weeks. President Seymour Young of the First Council of the Seventy, visited him, and it was decided that he should be removed to Salt Lake City and placed in the Latter-day Saints Hospital, where he could receive the best attention. Accordingly Elder Fjeldsted arrived in Salt Lake City on Thursday, November 9th, 1905, and was taken to the Latter-day Saints’ Hospital, where he was comfortably located. The advisability of Brother Fjeldsted’s being operated upon for his trouble was considered, and on November 18th, 1905, President (Dr.) Young assisted Dr. Joseph S. Richards in performing the operation. Brother Fjeldsted did not improve as expected, though he received the most careful attention and everything that could be done for him was attended to.
At no time during his illness did Brother Fjeldsted express a desire to get well. He seemed to make no effort in that direction. It would appear that he had a premonition that he would not live. His wishes were to pass to the other side and the Lord granted to His servant the favor he most desired.
Funeral services were held at the Assembly Hall, Salt Lake City, Tuesday, December 26th, 1905, at 1:30 p. m., under the auspices of the Scandinavians. President Winder, Apostle Rudger Clawson, Elders George Reynolds, J. G. Kimball and Joseph W. McMurrin were present, President Joseph F. Smith and party, with Presidents Seymour B. Young and Rulon S. Wells of the First Council of the Seventy, being absent at the dedicatory services held at Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, at the unveiling of the monument erected in honor of the Prophet Joseph Smith. President Smith and the entire party joined in a telegram of condolence to the family of Brother Fjeldsted.
At 4:10 p. m. the body was transferred, by train, to Logan City, where funeral services were again held at the Logan Tabernacle on Wednesday, December 27th, at 1 p. m. Elders Kimball, McMurrin and others were the speakers.
President C. D. Fjeldsted was born February 20th, 1829, in Sundbyvester, a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. At the age of twenty, he married. In 1851 he first heard the glorious truths of the Gospel preached, for it had been brought to Denmark the year before through the instrumentality of Apostle Erastus Snow and his fellow missionaries. Brother Fjeldsted believed and was baptized, together with his young wife, on February 20th, 1852, by Christian Samuel Hansen, and confirmed by Ole M. C. Monster. Soon afterwards Brother Fjeldsted began to preach and bear testimony to his fellow workmen as he felt anxious that they should enjoy the same blessings that he had become a partaker of. As soon as his employer heard of this he dismissed him from his service one cold winter day, which virtually meant that he was turned into the street without a penny for the support of himself and family. But he soon obtained other employment. Not long after his baptism, he was ordained to the Priesthood and was appointed to preside over a district on the Island of Amager.
“July 25th. 1853, he was ordained an elder by Peter O. Hansen and in the fall of 1855 he was called to labor as a traveling elder in the Copenhagen Conference. After working in that capacity for about one year, he was appointed to preside over the Aalborg Conference. In this calling he was greatly blessed, and hundreds of people identified themselves with the church during his two years’ presidency. In 1858 he emigrated with his family to Utah, arriving in Salt Lake City in October of that year. He made his home in the Sugar House Ward, where he took an active part in church affairs, and also performed much hard manual labor in order to support himself and family. He was ordained a Seventy on February 5th, 1859, by Elder William H. Walker. In 1867 he was called on a mission to Scandinavia. Accompanied by other Elders he crossed the plains in an ox train and reached Copenhagen, Denmark, after eight weeks travel. Being honorably released, he returned home in 1870. Two years later he was called to labor as a missionary among the Scandinavian Saints in the northern counties of Utah, and he located at Logan, Cache County, which was his home at the time of his death.
"In 1861 he was called by President John Taylor to take another mission to Scandinavia, this time to preside over the mission. He occupied this position for about two and one-half years, returning home in 1884.
In 1883, John Taylor, George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith. First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, requested the Twelve to confer with the First Presidents of Seventies. and to fill up, organize and set in order the various quorums of the Seventies, also to aid them in the selection of a suitable man to fill the vacancy in the Council of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventies, occasioned by the death of Elder John Van Cott. They also suggested the propriety of selecting one from among the Scandinavian brethren to fill this position. Agreeable with these instructions, at the Semi-annual Conference held in Salt Lake City, April 6th, 1884, Elder Christian D. Fjeldsted was chosen. He was ordained one of the Presidents of the Seventies by President Wilford Woodruff, April 28th, 1884.
“In 1886 he was called on another mission to Scandinavia, where he labored as a traveling Elder in the Scandinavian mission for two years and then succeeded Elder Nils C. Flygare in the Presidency of the mission. After an absence of four years, he returned to his ’mountain home in 1890 and resumed his labors among the Seventies.
In the spring of 1897 he was called on a special mission to Chicago, where he assisted in the raising up of a branch of the Church, consisting largely of Scandinavians. He returned to Utah in the fall of the same year.
In the beginning of April, 1901, he left his home on still another mission to Scandinavia, agreeable with his wishes and with the consent of the Presidency of the Church. He was one of the chief workers in collecting means from the Scandinavians and other sources to secure lands, and assist in erecting Church buildings in Copenhagen, Christiania and Stockholm. During his absence he contributed generously of his own means and used his influence among the people in Scandinavia to collect means to erect these buildings. He reported by letter to the First Council of the Seventy during his absence, which reports are recorded in the minutes of the First Council, giving a full account of his labors while absent on this mission. He returned home in the fall of 1905.
He was especially adapted to labor as one of the First Council, as he was obedient and as humble as a little child. At no time in his history has he been known to question the brethren of the authorities in their instructions. He was a “minute man” in the literal meaning' thereof. This is self-evident as recounted in his biography, as he fulfilled six missions and faithfully performed that labor.
We are not able to trace the genealogy of Elder Fjeldsted, but his personality and appearance give evidence that he comes from good origin. He was known to be very humble and childlike in manner, and suffered a great deal in his own feelings, as he felt inefficient and incapable of expressing his thoughts in the English language. He often remarked, “If I could only speak and express myself in the English language, as I can in the Danish, I would be happy.” Junior members of the First Council who labored with Brother Fjeldsted in visiting Stake Conferences and quorums of Seventy, were always crowded to the front, as he felt like Moses that he was slow of speech and he desired to use them as his spokesmen. He was a wise counselor and a good instructor and very few men in the Church have been favored with as much originality as he possessed. He expressed himself peculiarly and yet significantly, and his sayings will always be remembered by the Latter-day Saints, who were acquainted with him.
President Fjeldsted was a great leader, particularly among the Scandinavians, in whose interest he devoted nearly his whole life. He- was always on the alert to select from among his people seventies and elders who were suitable and efficient to deliver the message revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith. He was respected by all who knew him and his pleasant manner opened the way to the hearts of the people, both saints and strangers. His ardent nature and untiring devotion to his Master’s cause has classed him among God’s noblemen.
It may be said of him with as much truth today, as was said on one occasion of an Elder by Brother Brigham Young in Nauvoo, “That he has been faithful to God; he has been true to his brethren; he has kept his covenants; he has died in the faith; he has gone to the Paradise of God, there to wait the time when this corruption shall put on incorruption, when this mortality shall put on immortality.”
N. B.—We are indebted to Elder Andrew Jenson for the compilation of the biographical sketch of Elder Fjeldsted.
Olsen, Charles L. "In Memory of Christian D. Fjeldsted." Improvement Era. December 1911. pg. 161-164.
In Memory of Christian D. Fjeldsted. BY DR. CHARLES L. OLSEN. [A native granite memorial shaft, some twenty feet in height, was unveiled and dedicated in the Logan cemetery on October 22, 1911. It was erected by friends, at a cost of about $700, in honor of the Scandinavian missionary and former Mission President Christian Daniel Fjeldsted, who was also a member of the First Council of Seventy. Memorial services were held in the Logan tabernacle at 10 a. m. and 2 p. in., attended by President Anthon H. Lund, of the First Presidency, and Dr. Seymour B. Young and J. Golden Kimball of the First Council of Seventy. Present were the family, leading Scandinavians from many parts of the state and from Idaho, and a large gathering of friends. The monument, erected over the grave in the Logan cemetery, was unveiled by Willard, the oldest son of President Fjeldsted, and the dedicatory prayer was offered by President Seymour B. Young, of the First Council of Seventy, under whose auspices the services were conducted. The stone work was done by P. O. Hansen, of Logan, and the chairman of the committee in charge of its erection was C. A. F. Orlob. It stands as a conspicuous and well-deserved memorial to a good man whose remains rest in this delightful spot, on a beautiful elevation overlooking the rich Cache Valley to the west, and shadowed by the snow-capped and pine-bedecked Wasatch mountains on the east. Someone suggested that an account of Elder Fjeldsted's life and labors, and the striking and often amusing stories which he was so apt in telling, printed in a book, would be not only a more enduring monument to his name than a granite shaft, but would also be of great value in promoting faith and good works among the Saints. The following anecdote, contributed to the ERA by Dr. Charles L. Olsen, of Murray, under date of October 25, is an example among hundreds that could be gathered. —Editors.] The recent unveiling of the late President Christian Daniel Fjelsted's monument in Logan, doubtless brought to the minds of his thousands of true and appreciative friends who are yet m the flesh, memories of sayings, anecdotes , and observations of this truly great mortal, whose make-up was a happy blending of soulful sympathy, appreciation, sincerity, humor, wit and wisdom. One must indeed be truly great, who has the moral strength and manhood to acknowledge error when committed by him, and who, of his own choice, frankly, boldly, openly, makes restitution, as far as lies in his power. Our friend and brother, Christian Daniel Fjeldsted, possessed this rare and noble trait of character. Perhaps it is not amiss—for the good such an example of genuine Christian virtue doubtless will produce—to relate an incident of which I am personally cognizant, proving the truth of this statement. It was during the time Brother Fjelsted presided in Christiania, Norway—in 1870 or 1871, perhaps. The writer's own brother, a young man of a very sober and thoughtful turn of mind, had previously emigrated to Zion—as had also his father and some other of the older members of the family. The mother, with five children, remained in Norway, awaiting means with which they also might emigrate. It required several years of patient waiting, however, before the fond expectations of all concerned could be realized, owing to the scarcity of money in Utah, at that time, or, rather of employment paid for "in money,"—the only legal tender accepted then, as now, in payment for transportation. From some source or other, President Fjeldsted had obtained the information that the writer's brother referred to was on the road to apostacy. Without taking the trouble of first ascertaining the facts in the case, President Fjeldsted took occasion to publicly warn the local Saints against the evil influence that letters or statements coming from this young man possibly might have. On hearing this my mother's feelings can better be imagined than described. She naturally conveyed the information to her absent son, who, she had every reason to believe, was true and faithful to the gospel. Replying, my brother requested that mother take all the letters he had written home, and hand them to President Fjeldsted, asking him to carefully read them and judge of their contents and the spirit they manifested throughout. "Then," said he, in effect, "I demand that Brother Fjeldsted make a public confession of his error in accepting as facts false rumors, regarding my integrity, and giving it the "same publicity; and in case he fail, I shall most assuredly "see to it that he is dealt with according to the order existing in the Church." President Fjeldsted received the bundle of letters—scores, perhaps. A week or two later, at the conclusion of the regular Sunday morning meeting, the president arose and stated that he desired every member of the Church, present, to remain after the close of the services, which they did. Then, before that large congregation of Saints, he carefully went over the points at issue, referring to the great danger of accepting evidence from irresponsible sources, of judging hastily, and of giving currency to rumors which might or might not be true, and then to the stack of letters he had perused, which threw light on the subject involved, etc. He described very feelingly the evident straightforwardness he had found in the young man thought to be off the track; of his unswerving integrity, his manly efforts, and his living faith; of his intense sincerity, and absolute lack of frivolity, in any form. In a manner I can never forget, this noble soul then most gracefully confessed his error and wrong-doing publicly; and, speaking directly to mother, and to every one of the children separately, he pleaded for forgiveness, not forgetting the young man he had thus offended. Mother wept—we were all moved to tears, as were many others. The incident, devoid of animosity or revenge, was touching in the extreme, and left a most sublime impression on the minds of all—perhaps hundreds—who were present. Here indeed is a striking display of nobility—an example worthy of imitation. Murray, Utah. |
PHOTO BY RABE.
THE FJELDSTED MONUMENT, LOGAN CEMETERY. Inscription, east side: Christian Daniel Fjeldsted, born, Denmark, February 20, 1829; died, December 23, 1905. Erected by his friends and countrymen. On the south side: One of the First Seven Presidents of Seventy, ordained April 28, 1884. PHOTO BY RABE
ELDER SEYMOUR B. YOUNG DEDICATING THE FJELDSTED MONUMENT. |