S. O. Susag

Born in Steinkjer, Norway, on March 28, 1862, S. O. Susag later came to Minneapolis, where he worked in the store business before moving in 1892 to a farm near Paynesville, Minnesota. Family notes published with later editions of his work say that this period was a turning point in his life and faith.

Susag is best known for Personal Experiences of S. O. Susag, a memoir first published in 1948. In it, he looked back on his conversion, his call to preach, and the many prayers, hardships, and moments of encouragement that shaped his ministry.

He died in 1952, and his writing has continued to circulate through later reprints and Project Gutenberg. For readers interested in early American religious life, his work stands as a direct, personal record of a Norwegian immigrant minister trying to live out his beliefs day by day.