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 . ,and was ordained aSeventy by Samuel Bateman Jan. 13,1884. Three years later (March 20,1887), he was set apart as one of theseven presidents in the 33rd quorum of Sept. 14, 1901. 578 LATTER-DAY SAINT Seventy. In 1898-99 he filled a mis-sion to Kn^land. where he labored dili-gently in that capacity. Civilly ElderTurner has filled many positions ofhonor and trust, among which may bementioned that he served seven yearsas a school trust
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 . ,and was ordained aSeventy by Samuel Bateman Jan. 13,1884. Three years later (March 20,1887), he was set apart as one of theseven presidents in the 33rd quorum of Sept. 14, 1901. 578 LATTER-DAY SAINT Seventy. In 1898-99 he filled a mis-sion to Kn^land. where he labored dili-gently in that capacity. Civilly ElderTurner has filled many positions ofhonor and trust, among which may bementioned that he served seven yearsas a school trustee and four years asconstable in West Jordan precinct. DAHIi, Alexander, Sen., a pioneersettler of East Jordan Ward, Salt Lakecounty, Itah, was born Aug. 11, 1831,in Frederikstad, Norway, fourth childof Poul and Anna Marie Dahl. Helived witl; his parents on a Norwegianfarm until he was eighteeen years old,when he took up the carpenters trade,and mastered the same in five a convert to Mormonismhe was bai)tized Sept. 26, 1852, and wasordained to the office of a Teacher. Assuch he look a lively part in dissemin-ating the principles of the gospel. among his relatives and others, at thetime the Elders were imprisoned inFroderikstad. The duty of gospel thus rested upon the youngSaints outside, and Bro. Dahl, with oth-ers, took his part with great the fall of 1854 he, together with asmall number of other Norwegian emi-grants, embarked for America, havingjoined the main body of emigrants fromScandinavia in Copenhagen, under thedirection of Elder Peter O. Hansen, buton its way to England the steamer wasforced, by terrific storms, to seek shel-ter in the rock-bound harbor of Man-«lal, Norway, where the company re- mained about a week and, during thattime, many meetings were held and thebrethren bore testimony of the gospelto the inhabitants of that little town,with seemingly good effect. The com-pany, numbering 440 Scandinavian emi-grants, left L
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