These journals were written by the first Smoky Mountain Missionaries who served in Blount County. They have been transcribed and are available at the…

John Isaac Morley served in the Southern States Mission from 1910 to 1912. Elder Morley kept a journal of his time in Blount County.…

James Willard Hubbard served in the Southern States Mission from 1895 to 1897. In his mission acceptance letter to Wilford Woodruff, he wrote: “Dear…

Abinadi Porter served in the Southern States Mission and Middle States Mission from 1901 to 1902. In his mission acceptance letter to Lorenzo Snow,…

Leroy Armstrong served in the Southern States Mission, from 1902 to 1905, where he was appointed as East Tennessee Conference President. The first journal…

William Hayes served in the Southern States Mission from 1893 to 1895. He married in the Manti Temple, in 1888, and his wife died…

ohn Hinckley served in the Southern States Mission from June 1895 to June 1898. He married Jesse Taggart in the Salt Lake Temple in…

William Dawson served in the Southern States Mission for 29 months from 1897 to 1899. Elder Dawson was first assigned to the South Carolina…

Charles Clifford Robertson (1892-1982) served in the Southern States Mission from 1913 to 1916. In his mission acceptance letter to Joseph Fielding Smith, he wrote: “I…

Robert Young served in the Southern States Mission from 1892 to 1894. He was called to serve shortly after his wife passed away and he…