Meet President Alma O. Taylor |
Andrew Jenson, Vol. 4, p.346
Biographical Account Taken From the LDS Biographical Encyclopedia written by A. Jenson,
Church Historian in the Years 1917-29, Provided by D. Staples, Kansai Branch, Japan.
Taylor, Alma O., president of the Japan Mission from 1908 to 1910, was born Aug. 1, 1882, in Salt Lake City, Utah, a son of Jos. E. Taylor and Lisadore Williams. He was baptized Aug. 6, 1890, ordained an Elder Sept. 19, 1900, and was set apart for a mission to Japan July 18, 1901. He presided over the Japan Mission from July 8, 1905, to Jan. 1, 1910, and assisted in the translation of the Book of Mormon into the Japanese language. He returned to Utah April 26, 1910.
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