Alma Sonne (March 5, 1884 – November 27, 1977) was a general authority of

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(LDS Church) from 1941 until his death. Sonne was born in

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, Utah Territory. He graduated from

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in Logan and entered the banking business. From 1910 to 1912, Sonne was a

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for the LDS Church in

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. He and seven other missionaries purchased tickets to travel back to America on the RMS ''Titanic'', but due to a situation with one of the missionaries, Sonne canceled all eight tickets. Sonne eventually became the

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of the Cache

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of the church. He worked as a banker. In 1941, Sonne became one of the first five individuals to hold the calling of

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in the LDS Church. Sonne was the

of the European Mission of the church from 1946 to 1950.“Sixty Have Served as General Authorities in the British Isles,”
'' Ensign'' Oct. 1987, pp. 76–77 Sonne was an Assistant to the Twelve until 1976, when the position was abolished. At this time, he was transferred to the newly created

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. Sonne died in Logan, Utah. He was the father of Conway Sonne.

Notes

References

“Elder Alma Sonne Dies,”
'' Ensign'', January 1978, p. 72

External links

Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Alma Sonne
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