“Church History Cards,” Friend, December 2021
Church History Cards
Cut out the cards, fold on the dotted line, and tape them closed.
Tsune Ishida Nachie
1856–1938
“Sister Nachie always prays [with thankfulness] for … her new-found faith.”
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She lived in Japan. She helped care for the first missionaries there.
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Soon she asked to be baptized.
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She was the first woman from Japan to go to the temple in Laie, Hawaii. She also became the first temple worker from Japan.
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She helped teach the gospel to other Japanese people living in Hawaii.
Truman O. Angell
1810–1887
“I have not studied [for] gain, but to build up the Zion of our God.”
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He was a carpenter. He helped build the Kirtland and Nauvoo Temples.
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The prophet called him to be the architect for the Church.
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He served a mission in Europe and learned more about designing buildings.
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He designed the Salt Lake Temple. He worked on it for more than 35 years.
Illustrations by Brooke Smart