Document Type
Article
Description
Daily journal documenting Olonzo David Merrill’s Latter-day Saint missionary service in Tonga, including his travels from Mua and Nuku’alofa to Ha’apai, Nomuka, ‘Eua, and other Tongan communities; visits with chiefs and local residents; preaching, gospel discussions, and Church meetings; Tongan language study and work on a grammar and dictionary; difficult sea travel, illness, and care for fellow missionaries; household activities, correspondence with family, spiritual reflections, and a poetic closing entry. Appendices document letters, mileage, and mission expenses.
Date Information
July 18, 1894- December 31, 1984
Collection Name / Number
17.ODM
Rights
Merrill, Olonzo David, "Olonzo David Merrill Missionary Journal 5" (1894). Olonzo David Merrill Missionary Journal Collection. 5.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/olonzodavidmerrill/5