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Aaron Thomas Peters
Born in Perry City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
1891 July 1
Mother
Sarah Lester Thorn
Father
Thomas Davis Peters
Date Details
Occurred On 1891 July 1
Baptized by Thos Peters
1899 July 1 (Age 8)
Served in South African Mission
1922 June 23 – 1925 January 30 (Age 30) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Quorum When Called
59th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Perry, Box Elder, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
James E. Talmage
Location Served
Cape Town
Date Details
Started On 1922 June 23
Set Apart
On 1922 June 24
Departed from Home
Ended On 1925 January 30
Released
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Missionaries of the Cape Town Conference
Died
1963 November 26 (Age 72)
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