WILLIAMS, MARY (Mother)
PARRY, JOHN (Father)
John was one of the great missionaries of Wales. His father was a deeply religious man and had taught his family properly. John was involved with several churches in Wales.
John met an LDS man who invited him to go to church. John took his father with him and that night they committed to baptism. They were baptized in 1846. His dying brother promised him that he would preach the gospel to tens of thousands and would baptize many. John took the blessing seriously. A year later he was called on a mission to Wales.
After his marriage to a member of the church in 1853, he kept up his missionary work until 1856. Then he was released and his family decided to leave for America.
When they arrived in Iowa, they found they could not procure wagons, so they joined a handcart company under Edward Bunker composed mostly of Welsh people. John was made captain over hundred and was so busy that his wife was left to pull the handcart most of the time.
His family was met in Salt Lake by John's father. John was called to help against Johnston's Army. He served as guard for the city and for a time, for Brigham Young. He was a policeman and did masonry work of all kinds. In 1865 he was called to the Welsh mission and was gone three years.
Upon his return, he took up his trade of masonry. He helped build many of the buildings in the valley. In 1877 he was called to take charge of the stone work on the Logan Temple. He moved his family to Logan and lived in an old adobe home. He was there four years. In 1882, he passed away. He was 64 years old and had dedicated most of his life to the service of the church he loved.
PARRY, JOHN (Father)
John was one of the great missionaries of Wales. His father was a deeply religious man and had taught his family properly. John was involved with several churches in Wales.
John met an LDS man who invited him to go to church. John took his father with him and that night they committed to baptism. They were baptized in 1846. His dying brother promised him that he would preach the gospel to tens of thousands and would baptize many. John took the blessing seriously. A year later he was called on a mission to Wales.
After his marriage to a member of the church in 1853, he kept up his missionary work until 1856. Then he was released and his family decided to leave for America.
When they arrived in Iowa, they found they could not procure wagons, so they joined a handcart company under Edward Bunker composed mostly of Welsh people. John was made captain over hundred and was so busy that his wife was left to pull the handcart most of the time.
His family was met in Salt Lake by John's father. John was called to help against Johnston's Army. He served as guard for the city and for a time, for Brigham Young. He was a policeman and did masonry work of all kinds. In 1865 he was called to the Welsh mission and was gone three years.
Upon his return, he took up his trade of masonry. He helped build many of the buildings in the valley. In 1877 he was called to take charge of the stone work on the Logan Temple. He moved his family to Logan and lived in an old adobe home. He was there four years. In 1882, he passed away. He was 64 years old and had dedicated most of his life to the service of the church he loved.
WILLIAMS, MARY (Mother)
PARRY, JOHN (Father)
John was one of the great missionaries of Wales. His father was a deeply religious man and had taught his family properly. John was involved with several churches in Wales.
John met an LDS man who invited him to go to church. John took his father with him and that night they committed to baptism. They were baptized in 1846. His dying brother promised him that he would preach the gospel to tens of thousands and would baptize many. John took the blessing seriously. A year later he was called on a mission to Wales.
After his marriage to a member of the church in 1853, he kept up his missionary work until 1856. Then he was released and his family decided to leave for America.
When they arrived in Iowa, they found they could not procure wagons, so they joined a handcart company under Edward Bunker composed mostly of Welsh people. John was made captain over hundred and was so busy that his wife was left to pull the handcart most of the time.
His family was met in Salt Lake by John's father. John was called to help against Johnston's Army. He served as guard for the city and for a time, for Brigham Young. He was a policeman and did masonry work of all kinds. In 1865 he was called to the Welsh mission and was gone three years.
Upon his return, he took up his trade of masonry. He helped build many of the buildings in the valley. In 1877 he was called to take charge of the stone work on the Logan Temple. He moved his family to Logan and lived in an old adobe home. He was there four years. In 1882, he passed away. He was 64 years old and had dedicated most of his life to the service of the church he loved.
PARRY, JOHN (Father)
John was one of the great missionaries of Wales. His father was a deeply religious man and had taught his family properly. John was involved with several churches in Wales.
John met an LDS man who invited him to go to church. John took his father with him and that night they committed to baptism. They were baptized in 1846. His dying brother promised him that he would preach the gospel to tens of thousands and would baptize many. John took the blessing seriously. A year later he was called on a mission to Wales.
After his marriage to a member of the church in 1853, he kept up his missionary work until 1856. Then he was released and his family decided to leave for America.
When they arrived in Iowa, they found they could not procure wagons, so they joined a handcart company under Edward Bunker composed mostly of Welsh people. John was made captain over hundred and was so busy that his wife was left to pull the handcart most of the time.
His family was met in Salt Lake by John's father. John was called to help against Johnston's Army. He served as guard for the city and for a time, for Brigham Young. He was a policeman and did masonry work of all kinds. In 1865 he was called to the Welsh mission and was gone three years.
Upon his return, he took up his trade of masonry. He helped build many of the buildings in the valley. In 1877 he was called to take charge of the stone work on the Logan Temple. He moved his family to Logan and lived in an old adobe home. He was there four years. In 1882, he passed away. He was 64 years old and had dedicated most of his life to the service of the church he loved.
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