Adele C. Howells

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

April 14, 1951 (aged 65)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Cause of death

Rheumatic heart disease

Resting place

Forest Lawn Memorial Park
34°07′30″N 118°15′07″W / 34.125°N 118.252°W

Notable works

Editor of The Children's Friend

Spouse

David P. Howells

Parents

George M. Cannon
Adelaide Morris

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.

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.

The official seal of the Primary, created by Howells and adopted in 1940.

Notes

↑ State of Utah Death Certificate

References

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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by May Green Hinckley	President of the Primary 1943 – 1951	Succeeded by LaVern W. Parmley
Preceded by Isabelle S. Ross	First Counselor in the general presidency of the Primary 1940 – 1943	Succeeded by LaVern W. Parmley

General presidencies of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Presidents	Felt (1880–1925) Anderson (1925–39) Hinckley (1940–43) Howells (1943–51) Parmley (1951–74) Shumway (1974–80) Young (1980–88) Grassli (1988–94) Pinegar (1994–99) Menlove (1999–2005) Lant (2005–10) Wixom (2010–)

First Counselors	Barratt (1880–88) Freeze (1888–1905) Anderson (1905–25) Pack (1925–29) Ross (1929–39) Howells (1940–43) Parmley (1943–51) Hale (1951–62) Doxey (1962–69) Reading (1970) Randall (1970–74) Paulsen (1974–77) Lemmon (1977–80) Cannon (1980–88) Jepsen (1988–94) Wirthlin (1994–99) Reynolds (1999–2005) Lifferth (2005–10) Stevens (2010–15) Esplin (2015–)

Second Counselors	Cannon (1880–95) West (1896–1905) Beebe (1906–25) Ross (1925–29) Thomas (1929–33) Lambert (1933–39) Thompson (1940–42) Parmley (1942–43) Boyle (1943–51) Richards (1951–53) Doxey (1953–62) Dunyon (1962–63) Reading (1963–70) Lane (1970–74) Lemmon (1974–77) Murdock (1977–80) Grassli (1980–88) Wright (1988–94) Warner (1994–99) Clegg (1999–2005) Matsumori (2005–10) Esplin (2010–15) Durham (2015–)