Hugh Findlay, born in 1822 in New Milns, Ayrshire, Scotland, was one of the first two Mormon missionaries to enter India. June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... This article is about the lake along the Utah-Idaho border. ... It has been suggested that Senior Missionaries be merged into this article or section. ...

Hugh was baptized in the 1840s by missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as a district president in England and was called to serve in South Asia by Lorenzo Snow, who later served as fifth president of the Church. The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. ... Lorenzo Snow (April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was the fifth President (1898-1901) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the last president of the 19th century. ...

Hugh arrived at Poona in April 1852, seeking to build on reports from early members of the Plymouth Brethren that India would be a fertile ground for proselytization. However, he and his fellow missionaries found little success in India. He served in Poona and Bombay for several years, most of it alone.^[1] Pune, formerly called Poona, is the second largest city (after Mumbai) in the state of Maharashtra, India. ... The Plymouth Brethren are a Christian Evangelical religious movement that began in Dublin, Ireland and England in the late 1820s. ... Proselytism is the practice of attempting to convert people to another opinion, usually another religion. ...

After his mission, Hugh emigrated to the United States, where he helped settle Riverdale, Utah. He made a living by manufacturing matches and, beginning in 1858, by serving as the town's first school teacher.^[2] Riverdale is a city located in Weber County, Utah. ... A burning match A match is a consumable tool for producing fire under controlled circumstances on demand. ...

Hugh later served as the Bishop in Fish Haven, Idaho, where he died in 1900. In Mormonism, the Bishop is the leader of a local congregation and an office of the Aaronic Priesthood. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Notes

1. ^ Britsch, R. Lanier. "The Nobility of Failure". Speeches. Brigham Young University Press. 1999. [1]
2. ^ Judkins, Lucille Child. "A History of Riverdale". March 1972. [2]

External links

• History of Riverdale, Utah Municipal History
• BYU Devotional speech