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Missionaries pose at the Conference House, 36 Penton Street, London. Eliza Chipman dated the photo 4 January 1899, but the description she wrote on the back closely matches her journal entry of 28 December 1898. Front row (left to right): Chipman, Robert H. Anderson, John R. Hindley, Jabez W. West, George W. Palmer, Inez Knight. Back row: J. Horsley, Frank L. Layton, Raymond Knight, J. W. McFarlane, Joseph R. Squires. Photo by J. S. Dodington, London.
On the back of the photograph, Chipman described the festive gathering and feast, noted that the missionaries had been unable to celebrate Christmas together earlier, and concluded, “The day was one to be long remembered as one of the happiest in England.” (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Missionaries at Conference House, 36 Penton Street, London

Missionaries in the London Conference of the British Mission, including Eliza Chipman (third chair from right) and Inez Knight (standing center), pose for a photo taken by T. C. Turner & Co. in London, circa February 1899. Henry W. Naisbitt of the mission presidency is seated at the desk. (PH 1666, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

London Conference Missionaries, circa February 1899

Missionaries gather in front of St. Peter’s Church in Bristol, England, 17 January 1899. First row (left to right): Frederick G. Ralph, John Cook, Thomas Nichols, Lorenzo J. Haddock, and two unidentified missionaries. Second row: George A. Mills, [first name unknown] Humphrey, Inez Knight, mission president Platte D. Lyman, counselor Henry W. Naisbitt, Eliza Chipman, Edwin T. Wood. Third row: Albert P. Ballinger, T. Diamond, Herbert L. James, Joseph E. Ward, [unidentified], George Glover. Fourth row: John C. Webb, Raymond Knight, Elias G. Gardner. Photo by the studio of F. Snary, Bristol.
In her inscription on the back of this photograph, Chipman quipped that the missionaries likely “would not have looked quite so pleasant had we been anticipating a mobbing which took place on the following Thursday evening.” See Chipman, Journal, 19 Jan. 1899. (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Missionaries at St. Peter’s Church, Bristol, England, 17 January 1899

Missionaries Josephine Booth (left) and Clara Holbrook (right) pose with a local Latter-day Saint, Sister Crudgington, in the Forest Hill neighborhood of London, circa July 1899. Photograph taken by Brother Pendry of Forest Hill. (PH 6142, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Josephine Booth and Clara Holbrook with Sister Crudgington, London, circa July 1899

Eliza Chipman and Josephine Booth sit in the first row of chairs with fellow missionaries and leaders of the British Mission’s Scottish Conference on 3 December 1899. Seated on the floor are David N. Low (left) and Alexander Buchanan Jr. First row (from left): Henry B. Thompson, Mary Sanders Frame, James K. Miller, mission president Platte D. Lyman, counselor Henry W. Naisbitt, Chipman, Booth, Frederick A. Mitchell. Second row: Robert Crosbie, Neil M. Stewart, William Cameron, James H. Wickens, William M. Worthington, James H. Holland, Robert G. McQuarrie, Christopher Holland, George Bowman. Third row: John B. Young, William Lochhead, David C. Eccles, Joseph Holland, Matthew Miller, David Frame, William Gould, Thomas A. Kerr, Thomas McCaster. Back row: Raymond Thompson, John O. Freckleton, William H. Gardner, John S. Smith. (PH 1532, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Scottish Conference of the British Mission, 3 December 1899

President Platte D. Lyman of the British Mission is flanked by his counselors, James L. McMurrin (left) and Henry W. Naisbitt, circa 1900. Photo taken by the studio of E. Hinchcliffe, Liverpool. (PH 5643, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

British Mission Presidency, circa 1900

Scottish Latter-day Saint Lizzie Nelson, who frequently accompanied the missionaries to church meetings and on other outings, stands between missionaries Josephine Booth (left) and Eliza Chipman at the Hampton photo studio in Glasgow, 7 March 1900. (PH 6142, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Josephine Booth and Eliza Chipman with Friend Lizzie Nelson, Glasgow, Scotland, 7 March 1900

Elizabeth Claridge McCune, whose remarks at a London conference in 1897 opened the doors for other Latter-day Saint women to serve proselytizing missions for the church, sits for a portrait by the Chase studio of Salt Lake City. (PH 6150, Church History Museum, Salt Lake City.)

Elizabeth Claridge McCune, circa 1897–1900

David O. McKay, president of the Scottish Conference of the British Mission and later president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sits for a portrait taken by the studio of Watson & Wilson in Glasgow, Scotland. McKay wrote a message to fellow missionary Eliza Chipman on the back of the photo and dated it 21 August 1899. (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

David O. McKay, circa August 1899

Inez Knight, one of the first single Latter-day Saint women called to full-time missionary service, sits for a portrait taken by a studio in Ashford, Kent, England, during her service in the British Mission. (MS 29515, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Inez Knight, circa 1900

Lucy Jane “Jennie” Brimhall, one of the first single Latter-day Saint women called to full-time missionary service, sits for a portrait before departing for her mission in London. (FamilySearch)

Lucy Jane Brimhall

Eliza Chipman sits for a portrait sometime before beginning her service in the British Mission. (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Eliza Chipman

Josephine Booth sits for a portrait shortly before beginning her service in the British Mission, circa 1899. (Courtesy of Linda Andrews.)

Josephine Booth, circa Early 1899

Clara Holbrook, an early Latter-day Saint woman missionary, sits for a portrait taken by a studio in Ashford, Kent, England, during her service in the British Mission. (MS 29515, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Clara Holbrook, circa 1900

Emily Penfold, a missionary companion of Josephine Booth in Glasgow, Scotland, sits for a portrait sometime before her missionary service. (FamilySearch)

Emily Penfold

Places

Missionaries stand outside Inez Knight and Eliza Chipman’s apartment, 12 Dunbar Road, London, circa March 1899. (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Sister Missionary Lodgings, London, circa March 1899

Elders pose at the Conference House at 36 Penton Street in London, circa 1899. (PH 3307, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Elders at Conference House, London, circa 1899

Interior view of the London Conference House at 36 Penton Street, circa 1899. (PH 3307, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Conference House Interior, London, circa 1899

Documents

A form letter signed by European Mission presidency Rulon S. Wells and Joseph W. McMurrin and dated 6 October 1898 assigns Eliza Chipman to labor in the British Mission’s London Conference. Because so few women had been called to serve proselytizing missions, the presidency repurposed a form written for men, replacing the word “Brother” with “Sister” and lining out references to the exercise of priesthood authority. (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Eliza Chipman’s Letter of Appointment, 6 October 1898

A page at the front of the second volume of Eliza Chipman’s mission journal contains a photograph of Joseph R. Squires giving a haircut to John R. Hindley (bottom left) and two group photos of Chipman with members of the Seaich family, some of whom were members of the Stratford Branch. Circa March 1899. (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Photo Page from Eliza Chipman’s Journal, circa March 1899

A page at the front of the second volume of Eliza Chipman’s mission journal contains three photographs taken outside the sister missionaries’ apartment at 12 Dunbar Road, London, and a cutout photo of members of the Seaich family. Captions explain that two of the photos show the milkman and vegetable vendor, respectively. Circa 1899. (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Photo Page from Eliza Chipman’s Journal, circa March 1899

A magazine article titled “Mormon Baiting in Bristol” was published in the <em>Bristol Magpie</em> on 2 February 1899. This accompanying sketch depicts a mob surrounding the missionaries of the Bristol Conference, including Eliza Chipman and Inez Knight (in doorway), on 19 January 1899. See Chipman, Journal, 19 Jan. 1899. (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Magazine Illustration, 2 February 1899

A form letter signed by European Mission presidency Platte D. Lyman, James L. McMurrin, and Henry W. Naisbitt and dated 1 July 1899 assigns Josephine Booth to labor in the British Mission’s Scottish Conference. By this time, the church had produced forms specifically for sister missionaries. (MS 16963, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Josephine Booth’s Letter of Appointment, 1 July 1899

A sketch of missionaries Josephine Booth (left), Lydia Dunford Alder, and Clara Holbrook, published in the <em>Salt Lake Tribune</em> on 24 May 1899.

“Three Lady Missionaries,” 24 May 1899

Josephine Booth’s ticket to the international congress of the International Council of Women in London, 26 June–4 July 1899. (MS 16963, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Ticket to International Congress, 26 June–4 July 1899

Other

John R. Hindley (left), Eliza Chipman, Joseph R. Squires, and Inez Knight. Circa 1898. (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Missionaries in London, circa 1898

Inez Knight (left), John R. Hindley, Joseph R. Squires, and Eliza Chipman. Circa 1898. (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Missionaries in London, circa 1898

John R. Hindley (left), Joseph R. Squires, and Eliza Chipman look for fleas after shaking them off their clothing onto a sheet, circa 1898. Chipman and her missionary companion Josephine Booth remarked often on their struggles with the tiny parasites. In her journal entry of 2 September 1899, Booth observed darkly that the famed explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley would “never know what ‘diligent hunting’ is till he hunts fleas.” (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Flea Hunt, London, circa 1898

Missionaries celebrate George Washington’s birthday at 36 Penton Street, London, 22 February 1899: Eliza Chipman (left), John R. Hindley, Richard H. Hamblin, William C. Wright, Walter J. Knell, [first name unknown] Miles, Jabez W. West, [first name not given] Horsley, Frank L. Layton, Inez Knight, Raymond Knight. On the back of the photograph, Chipman noted humorously, “The turkey represents J. [Joseph] R. Squires on the picture and he represented the turkey in reality—or out of the picture.” (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Washington’s Birthday Celebration, London, 22 February 1899

Latter-day Saint missionaries David W. Horsley (left), Eliza Chipman, John R. Hindley, Frank L. Layton, and Raymond Knight stand on the steps of the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, in this photo dated 22 February 1899. (MS 29199, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Missionaries at the Natural History Museum, London, 22 February 1899