Rulon Seymour Wells
Birth Date
On 1854 July 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1941 May 7 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1854 July 7
Mother
Louisa Free
Father
Daniel H. Wells
Baptized
1862 January 1 (Age 7)
Served in
Swiss and German Mission
1875 October 22 – 1877 June 20 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Quorum When Called
41st
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
B. Young Sr.
Date Details
On 1875 October 22
Set Apart
On 1877 June 20
Departed from Field
Images
Mission Portrait
Arrived in Field
1875 November 25 (Age 21)
Arrived at Home
1877 July 23 (Age 23)
Called as President to
British Mission
1896 June 24 – 1898 December 8 (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
1st
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
George Q. Cannon
Served With
Joseph William McMurrin
Date Details
On 1896 June 24
Set Apart
On 1898 December 8
Departed from Field
Images
British Missionaries circa 1898
European Mission Presidencies
Missionaries at Conference in Bern
Mission Photo
Arrived in Field
1896 July 16 (Age 42)
Arrived at Home
1898 December 24 (Age 44)
Called
1925 September 3 (Age 71)
Served in
South American Mission
1925 October 8 – 1926 January 14 (Age 71)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Anthony W. Ivins
Date Details
On 1925 October 8
Set Apart
On 1926 January 14
Departed from Field
Departed from Home
1925 November 1 (Age 71)
Died
1941 May 7 (Age 86)
Media
Rulon Seymour Wells (1854 - 1941) Profile
Mission Portrait
British Missionaries circa 1898
European Mission Presidencies
Missionaries at Conference in Bern
Mission Photo
Sources
Mission
Andrew Jenson, "Wells, Rulon Seymour," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Andrew Jenson, "Wells, Rulon Seymour," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1.
Transcript for Andrew Jenson, "Wells, Rulon Seymour," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901), 212-14
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877-1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877-1918.
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 31, Line 1319.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 5, Page 148.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 3, Page 29, Line 383.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 34, Line 1319.
Switzerland Zurich Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1850-1977
Switzerland Zurich Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1850-1977, Vol. 2, Index.
