Hans F. Petersen was the first Latter-day Saint missionary to serve in Norway.

In 1845 he married Helena Matilda Denker and in 1850 he was baptized a member of the LDS Church by Geogre P. Dykes one of the first LDS missionaries to serve in Denmark. In September 1851 he traveled to Norway where he shared the message of the LDS Church. He later returned to Denmark and served as an LDS missionary in Sjaelland, his wife accompanying him during this part of his mission.

In late 1852 Petersen his wife and their daughter set out for Utah. They traveled by ship and rail to Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

 where they sailed for New Orleans on the Forest Monatrch. They then went up the Mississippi and Missouri and then crossed the plains in John E. Forsgren's company, reaching Salt Lake City on 30 September 1853.

In 1854 Petersen was among the original settlers of Ephraim, Utah

Ephraim, Utah

Ephraim is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 6,135 at the 2010 census, making it the largest city in Sanpete County. It is the location of Snow College and is located along U.S. Route 89.-History:Ephraim was founded in 1854...

. Petersen was the first postmaster in Ephraim.

Sources

• Andrew Jensen. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol 2, p. 554.