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William Willes

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William Willes (1814–1890) was an early Latter-day Saint songwriter and, along with Hugh Findlay, was one of the first Mormon missionaries to enter India. He has no relation to early Mormon figure William S. S. Willes.

Born in England, he was well-educated[tone] and by the age of 22 became head of a boys' college[which?] in Cardiff, Wales. He lost his position as a result of joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1848.[1] In 1851 he and Findlay traveled to India, where they met limited success. He returned to the United States by ship in 1855 .

Willes served as a "Sabbath School missionary" after his arrival in Utah. He was an accomplished singer and premiered a song by Eliza R. Snow at the Salt Lake City 4 July celebration in 1861.[2][dead link][3] Willes is credited with the songs Come Along, Come Along (244) and Thanks for the Sabbath School (278) in the current LDS hymnal.

Publications[edit]

  • Willes, William (15 July 1882). Cannon, George Quayle, ed. "The Castes of India". Juvenile Instructor. 17, No. 14: 221.

Notes[edit]

  1. Davidson, Karen Lynn (1988). Our Latter-Day hymns : the stories and the messages. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Co. ISBN 0875791379. OCLC 17477725.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
  2. Eliza R. Snow: Poems for July. Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History. smithinstitute.byu.edu. [1]. Accessed 19 August 2007.
  3. Deseret News (10 July 1861), p. 148-50.



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