Mabel Gabbott

October 23, 1910 (age 93)

Malad, Idaho , United States

She also wrote several works of poetry. She was raised in Malad, a city settled primarily by Welsh Latter-day Saints, where the Welsh tradition of the eisteddfod was carried on. As a teenager she would often go to visit various wards in the stake to read works of poetry. Gabbott went to college and then returned to Malad to work as a teacher. Both he and her mission president, Preston Nibley, encouraged her to begin writing. Gabbott worked as a secretary to LeGrand Richards after her return from her mission in 1938. While in this position she had her first poem published, by the relief society magazine, at the urging of its editor Belle Spafford. The Gabbotts eventually became the parents of five children. Throughout the 1940s Gabbott continued to write, occasionally doing editing work for the The Children"s Friend and having some of her hymns included in the 1950 Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) hymnal. In 1964 Gabbott took a job as manuscript editor for the Relief Society Magazine. In 1965 she joined the staff of The Improvement Era. This work prompted her literary work as well. In 1967 she wrote the poem Eve and I in reaction to what she felt was not enough emphasis on Eve in existing writings of the creation. Gabbott was on the General Church Music Committee from 1973 to 1985 serving as chair of the Text Committee for the new hymnbook. Her husband died of Leukemia in 1976 and much of her work was produced after this date. lieutenant was in the 1980s that much of Gabbott"s music aimed at children was published. Gabbott died on February 13, 2004 in Bountiful, Utah, and is interred at Salt Lake City Cemetery.

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Gabbott was born in Malad, Idaho to Mary Lusk Jones and Bernard Jones.

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She also wrote several works of poetry. She was raised in Malad, a city settled primarily by Welsh Latter-day Saints, where the Welsh tradition of the eisteddfod was carried on. As a teenager she would often go to visit various wards in the stake to read works of poetry.

Gabbott went to college and then returned to Malad to work as a teacher.

Both he and her mission president, Preston Nibley, encouraged her to begin writing. Gabbott worked as a secretary to LeGrand Richards after her return from her mission in 1938.

While in this position she had her first poem published, by the relief society magazine, at the urging of its editor Belle Spafford. The Gabbotts eventually became the parents of five children.

Throughout the 1940s Gabbott continued to write, occasionally doing editing work for the The Children"s Friend and having some of her hymns included in the 1950 Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) hymnal.

In 1964 Gabbott took a job as manuscript editor for the Relief Society Magazine. In 1965 she joined the staff of The Improvement Era. This work prompted her literary work as well.

In 1967 she wrote the poem Eve and I in reaction to what she felt was not enough emphasis on Eve in existing writings of the creation.

Gabbott was on the General Church Music Committee from 1973 to 1985 serving as chair of the Text Committee for the new hymnbook. Her husband died of Leukemia in 1976 and much of her work was produced after this date.

lieutenant was in the 1980s that much of Gabbott"s music aimed at children was published. Gabbott died on February 13, 2004 in Bountiful, Utah, and is interred at Salt Lake City Cemetery.

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