Comments on: Latter-day Saint Images, 1913

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:17:38 +0000

It appeared in a 1913 issue of the Juvenile Instructor. My caption is an extract of the caption that was printed with the picture — there is a very little more information there, but not much.

By: Danette Turner

Danette Turner — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:55:25 +0000

Can someone tell me where the photograph of the Papago Ward came from and is there more information associated with this image?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:48:08 +0000

mich– All I can tell you is that the picture, like the others in this set, was published in one of the church magazines in 1913. That probably means it was taken in 1913, although it’s possible that it was taken a year or two earlier and not sent in until, perhaps, a missionary came home.

If your aunt does think it’s your grandmother, please let us know. That would be very cool to hear about!

By: michnellelurv

michnellelurv — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:38:42 +0000

Adris-
Do you know appx. when the english class in rottendam was done? One of the ladies looks like great-great grandmother (step actually) and I want to check with my great aunt to see its her or not.

By: David Y.

David Y. — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:37:09 +0000

Loved it. The elders in England with their bikes (and hats!) was cool. We’ve been riding bikes for a long, long time!

By: Chad Too

Chad Too — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:10:53 +0000

The Elders in Japanese dress bring back such memories for me of my time there. Such feelings are close to the surface as I prepare to re-visit the land of my mission here in just a few weeks. My son leaves next Wednesday for his homestay and to attend school there, and I’m picking him up at the end of the two weeks and we’re touring together. I hope he can appreciate that land as much as his father does…

Re: the OP, I can’t thank those early missionaries enough for laying the groundwork for the Gospel among the Japanese. Great oaks now grow from the acorns they sowed.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:29:22 +0000

Actually, since in 1913 Pittsburgh really did deserve to have a football team named the Steelers (although it didn’t), the sour expressions may have been due to the dirty air.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:06:07 +0000

Yeah, maybe if they were sampling the wares in Hershey rather than in Pittsburgh …

By: kevinf

kevinf — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:04:11 +0000

I was wondering about the sour expressions on the faces of the Pittsburgh, PA missionaries, until I realized where they were…..

By: NJensen

NJensen — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:58:15 +0000

It’s funny how much the woman in Rotterdam, second row all the way to the right looks like Mata Hari.