A Short History of CHRISTIAN THEODORE NELSON

from L.D.S. Biographical Encyclopedia

by Andrew Jenson, 1920, Volume 3.

Christian Theodore Nelson, an active Elder in the Redmond Ward (Sevier Stake) Sevier County, Utah, was born April 18, 1860, an Egberg, Ugilt Parrish, Hjorring amt, Denmark, the son of Jacob C. Nielsen and Johanna Gudmundsen. Becoming a convert to "Mormonism" he was baptized in 1871 by Michael Hansen and emigrated to Utah in 1872 and settled in Ephraim, Sanpete County. In 1876, he located in Redmond where he has resided ever since. Having first being ordained a Deacon and a Priest, he was ordained an Elder March 15, 1883 and a Seventy November 2, 1884, by Jens F. Mortensen. In 1897-1899 he filled a mission to Scandinavia, laboring first in Copenhagen and afterwards in the Aarhus conference. At home he has acted as first assistant and later as superintendent for eleven years of the Redmond Sunday School and also as first counselor and president of the Ward Y.M.M.I.A. for a number of years.

From 1899 to 1917 he labored as a home missionary in the Sevier Stake. Among the many secular offices which he has held may be mentioned that he acted as justice of the peace in Redmond three years, was town councilman for fourteen years, and was clerk of the school board from 1899 to 1911. He has acted as secretary of the Redmond Spring Irrigation Company since 1900. In 1907 (Oct. 19) he was set apart as a president of the 107th Quorum of Seventy, and has was ordained a High Priest June 27, 1915. In 1883 (March 14th) he married Annie M. Christensen (daughter of Niels L. Christensen and Carolina Nelson) who was born April 30, 1866 in Richfield, Utah. This marriage was blessed with seven children, namely, Franklin T., Mary Ann, Eulalie, Katie J., Annie Grace, Carrie Cleona, and Afton L.