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John Howard Jenkins
Born in Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
1886 August 1
Mother
Harriet Marinda Riley
Father
John Finley Jenkins
Date Details
Occurred On 1886 August 1
Baptized by Robert Moyes
1894 October 4 (Age 8)
Served in New Zealand Mission
1906 October 19 – 1910 April 13 (Age 20) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Quorum When Called
2nd
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Rudger Clawson
Date Details
Started On 1906 October 19
Set Apart
On 1906 October 20
Departed from Home
On 1906 November 19
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1910 April 13
Released
On 1910 May 11
Arrived at Home
Images
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Hui Tau, Nuhaka
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/W/wilford-woolf-1882-fs-2.jpg)
Mission Photo
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/D/jesse-arthur-denney-1883-fs-3.jpg)
Mission Photo
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/albert-lester-francom-1887-fs-3.jpg)
A Mission Conference with President George Bowles
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1910 Conference Hui Fou
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/george-rhodes-doxey-sr-1883-fs-1.jpg)
Hui Tau, NZ - Missionaries From Ogden
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New Zealand Missionaries
Married Cora Helena Stephenson
1919 December 10 (Age 33)
Called as President to New Zealand Mission
1925 July 22 – 1928 May 8 (Age 38) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
His son Joseph Richard Jenkins was born in New Zealand during this mission.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
President Heber J. Grant
Additional Information
Served with Children
Served With
Date Details
Started On 1925 July 22
Set Apart
On 1925 July 23
Departed from Home
On 1925 August 16
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1928 May 8
Departed from Field
On 1928 May 29
Arrived at Home
Images
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John Howard Jenkins (1886 - 1949), New Zealand (1925 - 1928)
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Mission Conference held in Ngaruawahia, 7 April 1928
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New Zealand missionaries Ngaruawahia Hui Tau April 7 1928
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New Zealand Missionaries 1928
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Jenkins Family in New Zealand
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1949 April 4 (Age 62)
Media
![John Howard Jenkins (1886 - 1949) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/J/john-howard-jenkins-CH53683.jpg)
John Howard Jenkins (1886 - 1949) Profile
![Hui Tau Conference in New Zealand, 1910](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/george-albert-garner-1886-fs-7.jpg)
Hui Tau Conference in New Zealand, 1910
![Hui Tau, Nuhaka, Between 1908 April 4 – 6](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/ernest-leon-dee-1885-fs-1.jpg)
Hui Tau, Nuhaka, Between 1908 April 4 – 6
![Mission Photo](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/W/wilford-woolf-1882-fs-2.jpg)
Mission Photo
![Mission Photo](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/D/jesse-arthur-denney-1883-fs-3.jpg)
Mission Photo
![A Mission Conference with President George Bowles, Between 1909 – 1910](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/albert-lester-francom-1887-fs-3.jpg)
A Mission Conference with President George Bowles, Between 1909 – 1910
![1910 Conference Hui Fou, Between 1909 – 1910](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/james-alonzo-meservy-1883-fs-mj1.jpg)
1910 Conference Hui Fou, Between 1909 – 1910
![Hui Tau, NZ - Missionaries From Ogden, 1908](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/george-rhodes-doxey-sr-1883-fs-1.jpg)
Hui Tau, NZ - Missionaries From Ogden, 1908
![New Zealand Missionaries, Circa 1910](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/leonard-claudius-henriod-1887-fs-02.jpg)
New Zealand Missionaries, Circa 1910
![John Howard Jenkins (1886 - 1949), New Zealand (1925 - 1928)](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/J/john-howard-jenkins-fs-3.jpg)
John Howard Jenkins (1886 - 1949), New Zealand (1925 - 1928)
![Mission Conference held in Ngaruawahia, 7 April 1928](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/elijah-cecil-allen-2-1904-fs.jpg)
Mission Conference held in Ngaruawahia, 7 April 1928
![New Zealand missionaries Ngaruawahia Hui Tau April 7 1928](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/john-h-jenkins-1-1886-fs.jpg)
New Zealand missionaries Ngaruawahia Hui Tau April 7 1928
![New Zealand Missionaries 1928](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/new-zealand-missionaries-.jpg)
New Zealand Missionaries 1928
![Jenkins Family in New Zealand](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/Jenkins_family_New_Zealand_1928-FamilySearch.jpg)
Jenkins Family in New Zealand