Adele C. Howells
| Adele C. Howells | |
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| 4th General President of the Primary | |
| 1943 – April 14, 1951 | |
| Called by | Heber J. Grant |
| Predecessor | May Green Hinckley |
| Successor | LaVern W. Parmley |
| Reason | Death of Hinckley |
| First Counselor in the general presidency of the Primary | |
| 1940 – 1943 | |
| Called by | May Green Hinckley |
| Predecessor | Isabelle S. Ross |
| Successor | LaVern W. Parmley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adele Morris Cannon January 11, 1886 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Cause of death | Rheumatic heart disease |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Notable works | Editor of The Children's Friend |
| Spouse(s) | David P. Howells |
| Parents | George M. Cannon Adelaide Morris |
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Adele Morris Cannon Howells (January 11, 1886 – April 14, 1951) was the fourth general president of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1943 until her death of rheumatic heart disease.
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Biography
Adele Morris Cannon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory to George M. Cannon and Adelaide Morris. She was married to David P. Howells and the couple lived in Los Angeles.
After David's death, Howells accepted the request to become in first counselor to Primary general president May Green Hinckley in 1940. When Hinckley unexpectedly died in 1943, Howells was chosen by LDS Church president Heber J. Grant as Hinckley's successor. Howells served for nine years, until her death from rheumatic fever in Salt Lake City.[1] She was succeeded by LaVern W. Parmley, her first counselor in the general presidency.
During her tenure as Primary president and editor of The Children's Friend, Howells commissioned a series of paintings by Arnold Friberg depicting scenes from the Book of Mormon. Some of these painting are still printed in copies of the Book of Mormon distributed by the LDS Church.
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File:Primary seal.jpg
The official seal of the Primary, created by Howells and adopted in 1940.
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Notes
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- Carol Cornwall Madsen and Susan Staker Oman (1978). Sisters and Little Saints: One Hundred Years of Primary (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book) 117–133
- Janet Peterson and LaRene Gaunt (1996). The Children's Friends: Presidents of the Primary and Their Lives of Service (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book) 59–76
External links
- State of Utah Death certificate
- Adele C. Howells at Find a Grave
- Adele Cannon Howells papers, MSS 8539 at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University
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- 1886 births
- 1951 deaths
- American leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Cannon family
- Counselors in the General Presidency of the Primary (LDS Church)
- Deaths from streptococcus infection
- Editors of Latter Day Saint publications
- General Presidents of the Primary (LDS Church)
- Infectious disease deaths in Utah
- People from Salt Lake City, Utah
- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
