(Compiled by Dennis B. Horne)
Matthew Cowley’s First Mission
[Editorial
Note: This material begins a sub-series of posts relating highlights from Elder
Matthew Cowley’s faith-promoting and interesting life experiences, as shared by
Elder Rudd. There is some limited unavoidable repetion:]
The young Elder Cowley started out among the Maori people and spent most all of his mission with them. He learned the Maori language quickly and well. In fact, it was said he spoke the language better than any of the Maoris and had a more excellent vocabulary than anyone. His English vocabulary exceeded anything I had ever known, and I was in a position to know that his Maori must have been equally as good.