Item Detail
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English
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Jon Jonsson : Icelandic Mormon Poet and Translator
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Mormon Historical Studies
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Fall 2011
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12
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Sandy, UT
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Mormon Historic Sites Foundation
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48-62
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The article presents a biography of the 19th-century Icelandic poet and convert to Mormonism, Jon Jonsson. Introductory details are given highlighting Jonsson's literary contributions to Mormon culture, highlighting his translation of passages of the Book of Mormon into Icelandic. Details are given outlining his conversion to Mormonism and his immigration to Utah, along with a survey of his literary works.