| Show CCAart was only one of his contributions to his Ephraim community He served on the city council and pressed for improvement on city beautification as well as purchase of land forcemetery to replace the old pioneer site Titled Wheat Harvest in Ephraim and Harvest in Ephraim Copies by Larry Nielson from CCA Christensen 1831-1912 Mormon Immigrant Artist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 47-usedby permission He wasprolific writer and frequently chided neglect and short-sightedness but infused humor so the reader could not take offense He encouraged the development of schools and parks as well as local industries concern he expressed was that too much was devoted to shallow entertainment Charles John the eldest son servedmission in Norway When he returned home CCA fulfilled another mission from 18871889 While there he wrote numerous essays on theology and doctrine He translated scriptures and wrote for the mission publication Troublesome news arrived from home His son Niels Erastus was killed insaw-mill accident and difficulties had arisen in obtaining title to some of his Manasseh farmland When he returned home he made visual aids for the Deseret Sunday School to use in church-wide publications with the Book of Mormon as the text Art had seemed somewhat irrelevant as 100 |
