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 . was baptized at the age of eight yearsby David Morgan. In 1878 he movedto Arizona with his parents, was or-dained a Priest by Elder Elijah N,Freeman, Feb. 4, 1886. He labored asan active Priest and Ward teacher fora number of years, was ordained anElder by Apostle John Henry Smith,and married Signe A. Jacobson , 1891. He labored for a number of years in the Sunday school as assistantsuperintendent, and from 1894 to 1900he fill
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 . was baptized at the age of eight yearsby David Morgan. In 1878 he movedto Arizona with his parents, was or-dained a Priest by Elder Elijah N,Freeman, Feb. 4, 1886. He labored asan active Priest and Ward teacher fora number of years, was ordained anElder by Apostle John Henry Smith,and married Signe A. Jacobson , 1891. He labored for a number of years in the Sunday school as assistantsuperintendent, and from 1894 to 1900he filled the position as second coun-selor in the Stake Y. M. M. I. A. super-intendency. ? Feb. 26, 1898, he was or-dained a High Priest and set apart toact as first counselor to Bishop CharlesP. Anderson, by Apostle John HenrySmith. He is still energetically la-boring in that calling. WILTBAXK, Ellis W,. Bishop ofGreer Ward, St. Johns Stake, Arizona,is the son of Spencer W. Wiltbank andAnnie Sanders, and was born in SaltLake City, Utah, Nov. 13, 1854. In 1863he moved with his parents to George, Washington county. He mar-ried Hannah M. Hall in 1875, and re-ceived his endowments in the Temple, Jan. 11, 1877, beingamong the first who enjoyed that privi-lege in said Temple. In 1883 he movedto Nutrioso, Arizona, where he, later,was called to act as a Bishops counse-lor, being ordained a High Priest in 1887by Pres. David K. Udall. He movedto Union Ward in 1889, where he servedas superintendent of the Sunday schooland president of the Y. M. M. I. A. In1896 he was called to act as Bishop ofGreer Ward, St. Johns Stake, being or-dained and set apart to that office byApostle John Henry Smith. In thatcalling he is now diligently laboring. PARR, Willard, a Patria,rch in theSt. Johns Stake of Zion, was born July5, 1856, in Ogden, Weber county, Utah. 556 LATTER-DAY SAINT He received his infantile blessing underthe hands of Elder James Brown in1856, and the ordinance of baptism byimm
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