. Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. an Apostle) June14, 1888, and became the mother offour sons and four daughters. HerChurch activities have been as fol-lows: worked in the Primary Associa-tion of the Alpine Stake and the 2ndWard of Salt Lake City; in the Sun-day School of the 2nd Ward, and inthe Relief Society of the 20th was called to the General Boardof the Y. L. M. I. A. in 1892 and wasreleased in 1930. For two years shesupervised the M. I. A. activitie
. Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. an Apostle) June14, 1888, and became the mother offour sons and four daughters. HerChurch activities have been as fol-lows: worked in the Primary Associa-tion of the Alpine Stake and the 2ndWard of Salt Lake City; in the Sun-day School of the 2nd Ward, and inthe Relief Society of the 20th was called to the General Boardof the Y. L. M. I. A. in 1892 and wasreleased in 1930. For two years shesupervised the M. I. A. activities inthe British Mission, and for threeyears presided over the Relief Soci-eties of the European Mission. SisterTalmages educational activities havebeen as follows: school teacher inKaysville, vice president of the firstfree kindergarten in Salt Lake City,vice president of the B. Y. U. AlumniAssociation, first president of Parent-Teachers Association of the LowellSchool, charter member of AuthorsClub of Salt Lake City, and a chartermember of the Friendship Circle. TAYLOR, Elmina Shepherd, presi-dent of the Young Womens MutualImprovement Association from 1880. to 1904, was born Sept. 12, 1830, inMiddlefield, Otsego Co., New York,the daughter of David S. Shepherd and Rozella Bailey. She was baptizedJuly 5, 1856, educated in the publicschools and the Hardwick Academyin New York, and while teachingschool in Haverstraw she heard theGospel and accepted it. On Aug. 31,1856, she was married to George Ham-ilton Taylor, and on April 15, 1859,she with her husband started by oxteam for Utah, arriving there in Sep-tember. They settled in the 14thWard, Salt Lake City, and in thatward Sister Taylor served as secre-tary of the Relief Society and presi-dent of the Y. L. M. I. A. For 16years she was a member of the presi-dency of the Salt Lake Stake ReliefSociety Board. On June 19, 1880, shewas appointed general president ofY. L. M. I. A. She attended severalconventions of the National Councilof
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