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Elias Wesley Smith
Born in Laie, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands
1886 April 21
Mother
Julina Lambson
Father
Joseph F Smith
Date Details
Occurred On 1886 April 21
Baptized by Jos F Smith
1894 April 21 (Age 8)
Served in Hawaiian Mission
1907 February 20 – 1910 March 12 (Age 20) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Arrived in Field/Release Date(s) per Hawaiian Mission Index, 1850-1930.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
President Jos F Smith
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1907 February 20
Set Apart
On 1907 March 13
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1910 March 12
Released
Images
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Wesley Smith and Rufus Dickson, Hawaiian Mission, 1909-10
Married Mary Huskinson Smith
1910 December 15 (Age 24)
Called as President to Hawaiian Mission
1919 May 8 – 1923 May 19 (Age 33) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Arrived in Field/Release Date(s) per Hawaiian Mission Index, 1850-1930.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Bishop David A Smith
Served With
Date Details
Started On 1919 May 8
Set Apart
On 1919 June 15
Departed from Home
On 1919 June 29
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1923 May 19
Released
Images
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Presidents & Wives...Honolulu Hawaii
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Hawaiian Missionaries
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1970 December 28 (Age 84)
Media
![Elias Wesley Smith (1886 - 1970) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/S/elias-wesley-smith-1886-fs-01.jpeg)
Elias Wesley Smith (1886 - 1970) Profile
![Missionaries at the Laie Mission Home, April 1908](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/eugene-jefferson-neff-1883-fs-2.jpg)
Missionaries at the Laie Mission Home, April 1908
![Wesley Smith and Rufus Dickson, Hawaiian Mission, 1909-10](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/rufus-flint-dickson-1887a-fs-4.jpg)
Wesley Smith and Rufus Dickson, Hawaiian Mission, 1909-10
![Presidents & Wives...Honolulu Hawaii, Circa 1923](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/ivy-louise-chamberlin-1890-fs-2.jpg)
Presidents & Wives...Honolulu Hawaii, Circa 1923
![Hawaiian Missionaries, Circa 1919](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/elmer-cutler-jenkins-1898-fs-02.jpg)
Hawaiian Missionaries, Circa 1919