| Show UTAH PRESS ing and publishing ASSOCIATION while living with and working for his uncle John Taylor then editor and publisher of Times and With his family and other Seasons and Nauvoo Neighbor relatives Cannon migrated to the Salt Lake valley in October 1847 only three months after the arrival of the original pioneering party His service aswriter and newspaperman in his own right started in the Sandwich Islands Hawaii where from 1854 to 1856 he completed church mission and while there translated the Book of Mormon into the Hawaiian language Upon returning he married Elizabeth Hoagland and moved with her to San Francisco where he began publication of The Western Standard weekly newspaper In addition he printed the Hawaiian edition of the Book of Mormon The Western Standard continued until October 23 1857 when Cannon was asked to return to Utah Little time was allowed for him to settle in Salt Lake however for he was called by Brigham Young to take printing equipment to Fillmore and there publish The Deseret News from April to September 1858 This move was part of the evacuation of the Salt Lake valley prior to the arrival of JohnstonArmy His experience aswriter and printer helped Cannon fill the role of editor of the Millennial Star in England from 1860 to 1862 and in addition direct Church emigration He had been ordained an apostle by Brigham Young in 1860 Cannon returned to Utah in time to be elected the terri torydelegate to Congress in 1862 and after returning in 1864 became private secretary to Brigham Young It wasnlong though before Cannon was again immersed in publishing On January 1866 he produced the first issue of The Juvenile Instructor magazine which he personally founded Later it was to become the official organ of Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
