2001
President John Taylor Crossword
March 2001


“President John Taylor Crossword,” Friend, Mar. 2001, 19

President John Taylor Crossword

You can learn about President John Taylor, the third President of the Church, by doing this crossword puzzle. Read the clues, then fill in the puzzle by choosing the correct answer from the box below.

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Crossword puzzle

boots

furniture

Parley P. Pratt

Primary

editor

German

pocket watch

public speaking

England

preacher

Across

  1. Aurelia Spencer Rogers and Eliza R. Snow started this organization for boys and girls with the blessing of President John Taylor.

  2. Elder Taylor dressed like a gentleman. He always wore highly polished __________.

  3. While teaching the gospel in France, Elder Taylor supervised the publication of a special Book of Mormon translation—the verses were written in French on one side of the page, and in this language on the other.

  4. Because he was well-educated, he was asked to be the ______________ of several newspapers that would help people understand the Church.

  5. One of his talents was ____________ _______________. He could keep a crowd’s attention for three hours at a time.

  6. Before joining the Church, he became a ________________ for the Methodist Church. He taught about Jesus Christ and the scriptures without getting paid.

Down

  1. Elder John Taylor was in Carthage Jail with the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum when they were killed by a mob. Even though Elder Taylor was shot five times and badly wounded, he was saved from death when his ___________ ________ stopped a bullet aimed at his chest.

  2. This man came to Canada and taught the gospel to John and his wife, Leonora.

  3. As a young man, he was apprenticed to a woodworker and learned to make beautiful _________________.

  4. Unlike the other Presidents of the Church, President Taylor was not born in the United States. He was born in _________________.

Answers:

  • Across—(2) Primary, (3) boots, (5) German, (6) editor, (8) public speaking, (9) preacher. Down—(1) pocket watch, (2) Parley P. Pratt, (4) furniture, (7) England.