Preston in Franklin County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Matthew Cowley
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2024
1. Matthew Cowley Marker (side 1)
Matthew Cowley
3:00am 2 Aug 1897 wt. 8½ lb.
to Matthias Foss Cowley
& Abbie Hyde (Cowley)
Mission to New Zealand 1914-1919 (translated doc. & cov. & Pearl of Great Price into Maori & re-edited the Maori Book of Mormon)
Md. Elva Eleanor Taylor 13 July 1922
New Zealand Mission Pres. 1938-1945
Ord. by Pres. George Albert Smith 11 Oct. 1945 an Apostle of Jesus Christ
Died 13 Dec. 1953 Los Angeles, Calif.
“Few men have ever been so greatly loved and so greatly respected. He affected the lives of everyone who knew him — he was not just a casual acquaintance to anyone.”
BP. Glen L. Rudd
[side 2]
“… I was frequently told, as were the rest of the members of my father’s family, by our father, that if there ever came a time or an occasion to choose between loyalty to him and loyalty to the priesthood of God, always to choose loyalty to the priesthood of God. I thank God that such an occasion never arose…
The only aspiration I have had in life has been to be a good and honorable member of the church, and now in having been called to this position, I promise you that I will not lose sight of that other aspiration. The greatest call in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is to be a worthy member...”
Elder Matthew Cowley
5 Oct. 1945 (on being sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve)
“He did not have the ability to go into a cleaning shop and leave his clothes without getting involved in the life of the cleaning man. He couldn’t by a steak or a hamburger without sampling the cheese and finding out how the butcher’s wife and children were. When he went into an ice cream store, he couldn’t buy ice cream as most people do. He was compelled to sample several different kinds, and before he left, he had woven himself into the life of the person serving him. Some of the closest friends that
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BP. Glen L. Rudd
Erected 1987 by Lyman M. Kunz.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is August 2, 1897.
Location. 42° 5.642′ N, 111° 52.457′ W. Marker is in Preston, Idaho, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of East 1st South Street and West First Street, on the left when traveling north on East 1st South Street. The marker is located near the southwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 East 1st South Street, Preston ID 83263, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Idaho’s Bear River Country. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oneida Stake Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Preston's First Schoolhouse (approx. 1.1 miles
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2024
2. Matthew Cowley Marker (side 2)
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Battle of Bear River (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . .
1. Matthew Cowley. Excerpt:
Young Matthew grew up in the Salt Lake Valley and attended Latter-day Saints’ University (now Ensign College) until 1914 when he became a full-time missionary. At age 17 Cowley set out on a ship to New Zealand. Not only did he study the gospel, but he put an incredible effort into learning the language of the indigenous Māori people. With the help of the Lord and a local family, Elder Cowley was able to preach in Māori within three months. His proficiency in the language led to a deep love for the culture and the opportunity to revise the old Māori(Submitted on August 4, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)translation of the Book of Mormon and translate the Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price into Māori for the first time.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 20243. Matthew Cowley MarkerLooking southwest; Matthew Cowley stone birth home is in the left background.
2. Matthew Cowley, Beloved Apostle of the Pacific. Excerpt:
(by Marjorie Newton and Tina Dil) The Pacific Church History Centre at Temple View, Hamilton, New Zealand, is named for Matthew Cowley, a beloved Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who served as a missionary and mission president in New Zealand and then as president of the Pacific missions of the Church during his service as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Some may wonder why this Church history centre bears his name. Those who knew him, or of him, understand that this is a small honour for a man who tirelessly served God and his fellowmen and who loved and respected the Māori of Aotearoa and all the Pacific people.(Submitted on August 4, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. Memories of Matthew Cowley: Man of Faith, Apostle to the Pacific (by Glen L. Rudd). Excerpt:
Matthew Cowley(Submitted on August 4, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)was born in Preston, Idaho, in 1897 in a big, beautiful rock home, not far from the old Oneida Stake Academy. Before he was born, one of the members of the Quorum of the Twelve visited that home. While he was there, Brother Cowley’s father, Matthias, asked him to dedicate the home. Abbie Cowley, Matthias’s wife, wrote in her journal that the Apostle prayed that therein “might be born prophets, seers, and revelators to honor God; that great faith, the greatest of all gifts should be exercised.” Two years later, Matthew Cowley, who eventually became a man of great faith and a “prophet, seer, and revelator,” was born in that home.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 20244. Matthew Cowley Stone Birth Home (east/front elevation)
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