Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Smaalenene. Smaalenenesamt. Norway. When fifteen yearsold he moved to Christiana, where helearned the cabinet makers trade. Hewas baptized into the Church in Octo-ber. 1861. and soon afterwards oniainedto the Priesthood, and sent to and Solor. to labor as amissionarv. « he wa:s or- 796 LATTER-DAY SAINT dained an Elder, and called to go toRlaor to preside over the branch of theChurch at that place; s
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Smaalenene. Smaalenenesamt. Norway. When fifteen yearsold he moved to Christiana, where helearned the cabinet makers trade. Hewas baptized into the Church in Octo-ber. 1861. and soon afterwards oniainedto the Priesthood, and sent to and Solor. to labor as amissionarv. « he wa:s or- 796 LATTER-DAY SAINT dained an Elder, and called to go toRlaor to preside over the branch of theChurch at that place; still later, he la-bored as a traveling Elder in the Dram-men and Roken branches. In 1864 hewas called to Denmark, and appointedto labor in the Oernes (Islands) con-ference, first as a traveling Elder andfinally as conference president. emigrated to Utah in 1866 and lo-cated at Provo. Utah county, wherehe has continued to reside ever 1SS9-91 h« filled a successfulmission to Norway, where he presidedmost of the time over the Christianiaconference. Elder Berg has alwaysbeen an energetic worker in theChurch, both at home and abroad. Be-. sides .sc Tving as a member of the HighCouncil of Utah Stake, he is also presi-dent of Scandinavian meetings in thatStake. Jn civil affairs he has held anumber of offices. He has served as amember of a board of educati m, as citycouncilman, county coroner, etc. Sincehis arrival in Utah he has mostly fol-lowed contracting and building, inwhich capacity he has erected manytine structures in and about Provo present he is conducting the lead-ing undertaking establishment inIrovo. BEKG, Henry W., a missionaryw ho died abroad, was born Aug. 8, 1878,in Provo, Utah county, Utah, son of OleH. Berg and Anna Maria Nielsen. Hewas baptized when eight years of age,and his education was obtained in the
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