Arnold Oliphant Gurr
Birth Date
On 1910 August 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 2003 February 2 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States
1910 August 17
Mother
Grace Oliphant
Father
Peter Hansen Gurr
Date Details
Occurred On 1910 August 17
Baptized by Hans J Mortensen
1918 August 31 (Age 8)
Served in
German and Austrian Mission
1937 March 17 – 1938 January (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Transferred to the new East German Mission when Swiss-German and German-Austrian Missions were dissolved in the later part of 1937.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Melvin Joseph Ballard
Location Served
Germany and Austria
Date Details
Started On 1937 March 17
Set Apart
On 1937 March 18
Departed from Home
Ended On 1938 January
Released
Images
“First supper in Guben”
German-Austrian Mission Conference
Mission Photo, Dresden, Germany
Served in
East German Mission
1938 January – 1939 September 30 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Evacuation of missionaries to the states in Sep 1939 due to the war in Europe.
(SS Mormachawk sailed Copenhagen to Portland ME)
Location Served
East German
Date Details
Started On 1938 January
Called
Ended On 1939 September 30
Arrived at Home
Died in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States
2003 February 2 (Age 92)
Media
Arnold Oliphant Gurr (1910 - 2003) Profile
“First supper in Guben”
German-Austrian Mission Conference, 1937
Mission Photo, Dresden, Germany, 1938 June 9
Sources
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 17 March 1937, Vol. F, Page 141, Line 1109.
