Item Detail
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English
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A Seed and a Swede: The Ivan Sandberg Story
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South Dakota History
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Summer 2023
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53
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2
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127-155
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"In the midst of the Great Depression, a distinctive Swedish immigrant named Karl Ivar Sandberg converted to the LDS faith and through total dedication and perseverance was largely responsible for the genesis and early development of the LDS Church in the Great Plains farming region. Sandberg's story is unique in many ways. He did not follow the general motives of Scandinavians who immigrated to America in search of economic opportunity and religious and political freedom; rather, he was suddenly forced to depart his native homeland due to a tragic accident. He also upended the missionary norms of the LDS church; rather than an American traveling to Europe in search of new converts, this native Swede lit the flame of conversion among fellow Americans." [Author]