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 . nis a successful business man, and gives(lOd the credit for the blessings he en-joys. JOHNSON, , second counselorto Bishop John Larson, of Preston,Oneida county. Idaho, from 1898 to the son of James Johnson and MaryNielsen, and was born Nov. 20, Brigham City, Utah. He was bap-tized at the age of nine years, and re-moved to Hyde Park,Cache parents in 1871. James labored inthe diffei-ent grades o
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 . nis a successful business man, and gives(lOd the credit for the blessings he en-joys. JOHNSON, , second counselorto Bishop John Larson, of Preston,Oneida county. Idaho, from 1898 to the son of James Johnson and MaryNielsen, and was born Nov. 20, Brigham City, Utah. He was bap-tized at the age of nine years, and re-moved to Hyde Park,Cache parents in 1871. James labored inthe diffei-ent grades of the AaronicPriesthood and was ordained an Elderin 1880. when he also married Miss Har-riet E. Lamb. He removed to , in June, 1884, and was an im-portant factor in the growth and de-velopment of that thrifty town, both asto its temporal affairs as well as in its 442 LATTER-DAY SAINT fctlesiastical goveinment. BrotherJohnson is the father of ten rhildren,eight of whom are living. In civil life heis a successful business man. For anumber of years, he. together with hisbrothers and brothers-in-law, conduot-f<l a farming and lumbering Later, he went into merchandising. , 1898, he was ordained a High Priestand set apart as second counselor toBishop John Larsen, of the PrestonWard, which position he honorablyfilled to the satisfaction of all con-cerned. He left Salt Lake City, 1900, for a mission to Scandinavia. Onhis arrival in Copenhagen, he was ap-IOinted to labor in Denmark, where heis still engaged in missionary work. Inall his ecclesiastical labors. Elder John-son has enjoyed the full confidence ofhis brethren and has worked whole-heartedly for the good of the cause ofof Christ upon the earth. GKDDKS, Hugh Stewart, secondcounselor to Bishop John Larson, ofPreston. Oneida county, Idaho, is theson of William Geddes and MarthaStewart, and was born July 25. 1859, inPlain City. Weber county, Utah. Hewas baptized when about eight yearsold. At 1
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