Diana Bean Journal, October 1901-November 1902

File — Box: 1, Volume: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The journal begins as Bean is leaving her home in Provo, Utah, to serve an LDS Church mission in Great Britain. She is traveling with a fellow missionary, Margaret Thurman, of whom she often mentions in her entries. Bean describes the trip from Utah to the eastern seaboard and then on to Liverpool where Thurman and she are assigned to the Leeds Conference in Bradford, England. Journal entries written shortly after her arrival in Bradford describe Bean's struggle to adjust to her new surroundings and lifestyle. She often writes of feelings of inadequacy, loneliness, and her desire to return home. Beginning with the entries in February 1912, the journal takes on a more positive tone as Bean begins describing her work as a missionary and her encounters with people on the streets. In August of that year, Bean and Thurman are transferred to the London mission. Bean records her feelings of leaving friends and associates in Bradford, and of the added responsibilities that are assigned to her in the London mission. She also makes lengthy entries after visiting parks, museums, and the Woolwich Arsenal.

Dates

October 1901-November 1902

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