Matthew Cowley
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Clear AllBorn in Preston, Oneida, Idaho, United States
1897 August 2
Baptized
1905 August 2 (Age 8)
Set Apart as Missionary
New Zealand Mission
1914 October 21 – 1919 April 5 (Age 17)
1914 October 21 – 1919 April 5 (Age 17)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1919 April 5
Released
Additonal Dates
On 1914 October 22
Departed from Home
Start Date Not Found
Arrived in the Field
Start Date Not Found
Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Joseph F. Smith Jr.
Media
Elder Cowley
Men called to translate Book of Mormon and Pearl of Great Price from English to Maori
Mission Photo
Elders at the Australian Mission Headquarters
Outside Kirikiri Chapel, Hauraki District at Hui Tau, Between 1915 – 1919
Mission Picture in New Zealand, Circa 1918
Married Elva Eleanor Taylor
1922 July 13 (Age 24)
Set Apart as Mission President
New Zealand Mission
1938 January 18 – 1945 July 30 (Age 40)
1938 January 18 – 1945 July 30 (Age 40)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1945 July 30
Departed from the Field
Additonal Dates
On 1938 January 19
Departed from Home
Start Date Not Found
Arrived in the Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Heber J. Grant
Served With Children
Yes
Mission Companionship
Media
Matthew Cowley, NZ Mission President, 1938-45
Matthew Cowley with Pres George Albert Smith and Elder Johnston
Elva and Matthew Cowley in New Zealand
President Matthew Cowley with Elder Leland Garn Dastrup, NZ
Matthew Cowley
Sustained as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1945 October 5 – 1953 December 13 (Age 48)
1945 October 5 – 1953 December 13 (Age 48)
Start Date Details
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended On 1953 December 13
Died in Position
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
1953 December 13 (Age 56)
Date Details
Occurred On 1953 December 13
Died
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Matthew Cowley (1897 - 1953) Profile
Elder Cowley
Men called to translate Book of Mormon and Pearl of Great Price from English to Maori
Mission Photo
Elders at the Australian Mission Headquarters
Outside Kirikiri Chapel, Hauraki District at Hui Tau, Between 1915 – 1919
Mission Picture in New Zealand, Circa 1918
Matthew Cowley, NZ Mission President, 1938-45
Matthew Cowley with Pres George Albert Smith and Elder Johnston
Elva and Matthew Cowley in New Zealand
President Matthew Cowley with Elder Leland Garn Dastrup, NZ
Matthew Cowley