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John Taylor Cardall
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1915 November 1
Mother
Meryl Ruth Taylor
Father
Richard Ray Cardall
Date Details
Occurred On 1915 November 1
Baptized by Gordon B Affleck
1924 August 2 (Age 8)
Served in German and Austrian Mission
1937 April 14 – 1938 January (Age 21) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
Germany and Austria
Date Details
Started On 1937 April 14
Set Apart
On 1937 April 15
Departed from Home
Ended On 1938 January
Released
Images
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Germany in July 1937
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German-Austrian Mission Conference
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Mission Photo, Dresden, Germany
Served in East German Mission
1938 January – 1939 September 5 (Age 22) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Missionary Activity Notes
Serving in the new East German Mission in 1938-39 due to the Swiss-German and German-Austrian Missions being dissolved in the later part of 1937.
Evacuation of missionaries to the states in Sep 1939 due to the war in Europe.
(SS Mormachawk sailed from Copenhagen to Portland ME)
Location Served
East German
Date Details
Started On 1938 January
Called
Ended On 1939 September 5
Departed from Field
Images
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Elder Cardall with Missionaries in Denmark 1939
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Missionaries 1939 Copenhagen
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Elders John Cardall and Clarence Wendel Companions
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
1998 October 10 (Age 82)
Media
![John Taylor Cardall (1915 - 1998) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/C/john-taylor-cardall-1915-fs.jpg)
John Taylor Cardall (1915 - 1998) Profile
![Germany in July 1937](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/C/john-taylor-cardall-1915-fs-3.jpg)
Germany in July 1937
![German-Austrian Mission Conference, 1937](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/german/erich-willy-heimann-1908-fs-01.jpg)
German-Austrian Mission Conference, 1937
![Mission Photo, Dresden, Germany, 1938 June 9](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/german/thomas-jeppson-taylor-1916-fs-04.jpg)
Mission Photo, Dresden, Germany, 1938 June 9
![Elder Cardall with Missionaries in Denmark 1939](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/C/john-taylor-cardall-1915-fs-7.jpg)
Elder Cardall with Missionaries in Denmark 1939
![Missionaries 1939 Copenhagen](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/john-taylor-cardall-1915-fs-8.jpg)
Missionaries 1939 Copenhagen
![Elders John Cardall and Clarence Wendel Companions](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/german/clarence-john-wendel-1914-fs-01.jpg)
Elders John Cardall and Clarence Wendel Companions