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Leonidas DeVon Mecham
Born in Chesterfield, Bannock, Idaho, United States
1903 July 20
Mother
Charlotte May Tolman
Father
Date Details
Occurred On 1903 July 20
Baptized by L. A. Mecham
1911 July 20 (Age 8)
Served in Australian Mission
1929 September 16 – 1931 (Age 26) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Widower
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Date Details
Started On 1929 September 16
Set Apart
On 1929 September 17
Departed from Home
Ended On 1931
Released
Called as President to Australian Mission
1931 – 1932 March 27 (Age 27) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Widower
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Australian Mission
Date Details
Started On 1931
Called
Ended On 1932 March 27
Arrived at Home
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Victorian Elders, Australia Mission
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1983 March 3 (Age 79)
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Leonidas DeVon Mecham (1903 - 1983) Profile
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Victorian Elders, Australia Mission