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Latter Day Saints -- New Zealand -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Matthew Cowley letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313907]
Identifier: MSS SC 1591
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten letter addressed to his sister, Laura, concerning the translation of Mormon scriptures into the Maori language. In 1917 Matthew Cowley helped revise the original translation of the Book of Mormon with the help of native Maori people. He went on to translate the Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price.

Dates: 1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Matthew Cowley letter

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