Brigham Young started sending the Scandinavian Converts to Sanpete in 1849.
In 1849 Sanpete County was settled by Latter-day Saint settlers organized by Isaac Morley under the direction of Brigham Young. and was given the name Sanpete after Chief Sanpitch.
During the second half of the nineteenth century, when Mormonism preached its doctrine of the "gathering" with vigor and conducted a program of organized migration to Zion, Some thirty thousand converts from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden felt persuaded to gather with others to Zion.
Many of the original settlers to Sanpete were later called to go back to their homelands to preach the Latter Day Saint Gospel there.
The following men with the name "Christensen" were a great representation of those eager and willing to go back to their homeland to share the gospel.
Many of the original settlers to Sanpete were later called to go back to their homelands to preach the Latter Day Saint Gospel there.
The following men with the name "Christensen" were a great representation of those eager and willing to go back to their homeland to share the gospel.
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