Ammon Meshach Tenney

November 16, 1844 (age 80)

Lee County, Iowa , United States

He also was the first president of the Mexican Mission after it was reorganized in 1901. lieutenant was in San Bernardino that Tenney first learned Spanish. In 1858 the Tenneys moved to Utah, settling in Grafton, Utah in 1859. Starting about this time Tenney worked closely with Jacob Hamblin in missionary work among the Hopi, Kaibab and other Native American groups. In 1876 Tenney was among the first seven Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) missionaries called to go to Mexico. In 1887–1889 Tenney again served in the Mexican Mission, this time heading missionary efforts in Northern Mexico. Tenney started with a group of four other elders. This rebaptism was to symbolize Valenzuela"s new commitment as a missionary and not due to any lack of current standing in the church on his part. Then went south preaching to the Pima in Arizona and the Yaquis in Mexico. Among those Tenney baptized when he presided over the newly reopened Mexican mission starting in 1901 was Fidencia Garcia de Rojas, then age 18, who was still alive to see the organization of the hundredth Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) stake in Mexico in 1989.

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Tenney was born in 1844 in Lee County, Iowa.

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He also was the first president of the Mexican Mission after it was reorganized in 1901. lieutenant was in San Bernardino that Tenney first learned Spanish. In 1858 the Tenneys moved to Utah, settling in Grafton, Utah in 1859.

Starting about this time Tenney worked closely with Jacob Hamblin in missionary work among the Hopi, Kaibab and other Native American groups.

In 1876 Tenney was among the first seven Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) missionaries called to go to Mexico. In 1887–1889 Tenney again served in the Mexican Mission, this time heading missionary efforts in Northern Mexico.

Tenney started with a group of four other elders. This rebaptism was to symbolize Valenzuela"s new commitment as a missionary and not due to any lack of current standing in the church on his part.

Then went south preaching to the Pima in Arizona and the Yaquis in Mexico.

Among those Tenney baptized when he presided over the newly reopened Mexican mission starting in 1901 was Fidencia Garcia de Rojas, then age 18, who was still alive to see the organization of the hundredth Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) stake in Mexico in 1989.

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