John Eyvindson
Alternate Names
Jon Eyvindsson (Birth Name)
John Eyvindsen (Alternate Name)
Jon Eivindur (Alternate Name)
Jon Evanson (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1845 June 14 (Born)
Death Date
On 1917 October 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Rangarvalla syala, Ustrelandane, Iceland
1845 June 14
Mother
Anna Jonsson
Father
Eyvindar Jonsson
Date Details
Occurred On 1845 June 14
Baptized by
Henry John Platt, Sr.
1874 September 4 (Age 29)
Called as President to
Iceland Mission
1879 April 28 – 1881 July 16 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Missionary Activity Notes
Assistant was Jacob B. Johnson
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Location Served
Manitoba And Iceland
Date Details
Started On 1879 April 28
Set Apart
Ended On 1881 July 16
Departed from Field
On 1881 August 8
Arrived at Home
Died in Taber, Alberta, Canada
1917 October 3 (Age 72)
Media
John Eyvindson (1845 - 1917) Profile
Sources
Mission
Fire on ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at home and abroad / Fred E. Woods.
Fire on ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at home and abroad / Fred E. Woods..
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Eyvindson, Jon", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 4, Page 343.
