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Lorenzo Snow

Lorenzo Snow

President of the Church, 1898-1901

Lorenzo Snow received a personal revelation about the destiny of mankind that the Prophet Joseph Smith later confirmed as true. Lorenzo related: "The Spirit of the Lord rested mightily upon me—the eyes of my understanding were opened, and I saw as clear as the sun at noonday, with wonder and astonishment, the pathway of God and man. I formed the following couplet, which expresses the revelation, as it was shown to me ... : As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be" (quoted in LeRoi C. Snow, "Devotion to a Divine Inspiration," Improvement Era, June 1919, 656).

After the death of President Woodruff in 1898, President Snow saw and was instructed by the Lord Jesus Christ in the Salt Lake Temple. President Snow later related this experience to his granddaughter, adding, "I want you to remember that this is the testimony of your grand-father, that he told you with his own lips that he actually saw the Savior, here in the Temple, and talked with Him face to face" (quoted in LeRoi C. Snow, "An Experience of My Father's," Improvement Era, Sept. 1933, 677).

"Jesus has commanded us to be perfect even as God, the Father, is perfect," taught President Snow. "It is our duty to try to be perfect, and it is our duty to improve each day, and look upon our course last week and do things better this week; do things better today than we did them yesterday, and go on and on from one degree of righteousness to another" (in Conference Report, Apr. 1898, 13).

Year Event
1814 Born on 3 April to Oliver Snow and Rosetta Leonora Pettibone Snow in Mantua, Ohio
1836 Age 22, baptized on 19 June in the Chagrin River, which runs through Kirtland, Ohio
1837 Age 23, serves a mission to Ohio
1838-39 Ages 24-25, serves a mission to Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and Ohio
1840-43 Ages 26-29, serves a mission to Great Britain
1845 Age 31, marries Charlotte Merrill Squires, Mary Adaline Goddard, Sarah Ann Prichard, and Harriet Amelia Squires on 17 January
1849 Age 34, ordained an Apostle by Heber C. Kimball on 12 February
1849-52 Ages 35-38, serves a mission to Italy, England, Switzerland, and Malta
1864 Age 50, serves a short mission to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands
1873-77 Ages 59-63, serves as counselor to President Brigham Young
1885 Age 71, serves a mission to the Indians of northwestern United States
1898 Age 84, sustained as President of the Church on 13 September; keeps George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith as counselors
1899 Age 85, begins a drive to reemphasize the law of tithing, starting in St. George, Utah
1901 Age 87, dies on 10 October in Salt Lake City after three years as President of the Church

Summary

Lorenzo Snow, fifth President of the Church, was instructed by the Lord Jesus Christ in the Salt Lake Temple following the death of President Woodruff. President Snow later told his granddaughter, "I want you to remember that this is the testimony of your grand-father, that he told you with his own lips that he actually saw the Savior, here in the Temple, and talked with Him face to face." President Snow taught the Saints to pay their tithing and that if they did, the Lord would bless them with all they needed.

Artist, Lewis A. Ramsey

Joseph F Smith

Joseph F. Smith

President of the Church, 1901-1918

In 1915, when Joseph F. Smith was President of the Church, the First Presidency wrote a letter encouraging families to hold "home evening" activities. They promised blessings to families who would participate: "If the Saints obey this counsel, we promise that great blessings will result. Love at home and obedience to parents will increase. Faith will be developed in the hearts of the youth of Israel, and they will gain power to combat the evil influence and temptations which beset them" (in James R. Clark, comp., Messages of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [196575], 4:338-39).

Just six weeks before his death, while reading and pondering the scriptures, Joseph F. Smith received a beautiful and magnificent vision. This vision showed Jesus Christ visiting the spirits of righteous people who had died. The Savior organized the spirits into a missionary force to preach the gospel to those who had died without a knowledge of the gospel or who had rejected the truth. Among the faithful who were teaching others were his father, Hyrum Smith, and the Prophet Joseph Smith. The Church accepted this revelation as scripture, and it was published in 1976 as section 138 of the Doctrine and Covenants.

Year Event
1838 Born on 13 November in Far West, Missouri, to Hyrum Smith (the Prophet Joseph's brother) and Mary Fielding Smith
1844 Age 5, his father martyred at Carthage Jail, Carthage, Illinois
1848 Age 9, drives an ox team across the plains
1852 Age 13, baptized a member of the Church on 21 May in City Creek, Salt Lake City
1852 Age 13, becomes an orphan when his mother, Mary Fielding Smith, dies on 21 September
1854-58 Ages 15-19, serves a mission to Hawaii
1860-63 Ages 21-24, serves a mission to Great Britain
1864 Age 25-26, serves a special mission to Hawaii
1866 Age 27, marries Julina Lambson on 5 May; she dies in 1936
1866 Age 27, ordained an Apostle by Brigham Young on 1 July and called as a counselor in the First Presidency; later called as a counselor to Presidents Taylor (1880), Woodruff (1889), and Snow (1898)
1873-75 Ages 35-37, serves as president of the European Mission
1877 Age 38, serves again as president of the European Mission
1901 Age 62, sustained as President of the Church on 17 October, with John R. Winder and Anthon H. Lund as counselors
1915 Age 76, dedicates the temple site at Laie, Hawaii, where he had served on a mission as a youth
1918 Age 80, dies on 19 November in Salt Lake City after 17 years as President of the Church

Summary

Joseph F. Smith, sixth President of the Church, was five years old when his father, Hyrum Smith, was killed at Carthage Jail with the Prophet Joseph Smith. Joseph F. Smith was nine years old when he drove an ox team across the plains. As President of the Church, he encouraged families to hold "home evening" activities, promising that "great blessings will result. Love at home and obedience to parents will increase. Faith will be developed in the hearts of the youth of Israel, and they will gain power to combat the evil influence and temptations which beset them."

Artist, A. Salzbroning

Heber J Grant

Heber J. Grant

President of the Church, 1918-1945

Heber J. Grant was an example of persistence and determination. He lived by these words: "That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do; not that the nature of the thing itself is changed, but that our power to do is increased" (in Conference Report, Apr. 1901, 63).

"Keep the commandments of God," he urged. "That is my keynote speech, just those few words: Keep the commandments of God" (in Conference Report, Oct. 1920, 10).

He reaffirmed such principles as the Word of Wisdom, the law of tithing, and industry and thrift. Under his direction, the Church moved to secure financial footing.

As the Lord's prophet, he invited all people to come unto Christ: "No matter in what land we may dwell the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ makes us brothers and sisters" (in James R. Clark, comp., Messages of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [1965-75], 5:311).

Year Event
1856 Born in Salt Lake City on 22 November to Jedediah Morgan Grant and Rachel Ridgeway Ivins Grant; his father, a counselor to President Brigham Young, dies nine days later
1864 Baptized in a wagon box set up as an outdoor baptismal font in City Creek, Salt Lake City
1877 Age 20, marries Lucy Stringham on 1 November; she dies in 1893
1882 Age 25, ordained an Apostle by George Q. Cannon
1883-84 Ages 26-28, serves a mission to the American Indians
1901-3 Ages 44-46, organizes and presides over the Japanese Mission
1904-6 Ages 47-50, serves as president of the British and European Missions
1918 Age 62, sustained as President of the Church on 23 November, with Anthon H. Lund and Charles W. Penrose as counselors
1919 Age 63, dedicates the Hawaii Temple on 27 November
1923 Age 66, dedicates the Alberta (Canada) Temple on 26 August
1927 Age 70, dedicates the Arizona Temple on 23 October
1936 Age 80, establishes the Church welfare plan
1945 Age 88, dies on 14 May in Salt Lake City after more than 26 years as President of the Church

Summary

Heber J. Grant, seventh President of the Church, was an example of persistence and determination. He led the Church during the difficult time of World War I and through World War II and helped the Church become financially secure. He urged members to keep the Word of Wisdom, pay tithing, and be thrifty. He invited all people to come unto Christ and keep the commandments of God.

Artist, C. J. Fox

George Albert Smith

George Albert Smith

President of the Church, 1945-1951

George Albert Smith was the fourth generation of his family to serve as a General Authority. He and his father, John Henry Smith, served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles at the same time—the only time in Church history for this to occur.

He developed a creed that included the following ideals: "I would be a friend to the friendless and find joy in ministering to the needs of the poor. ... I would not seek to force people to live up to my ideals but rather love them into doing the thing that is right. ... I would not knowingly wound the feeling of any, not even one who may have wronged me, but would seek to do him good and make him my friend. ... I would not be an enemy to any living soul" (quoted in Bryant S. Hinckley, "Greatness in Men: Superintendent George Albert Smith," Improvement Era, Mar. 1932, 295).

He served the youth of the Church as superintendent of the YMMIA for over a decade and as a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America.

He repeated many times these words of his grandfather George A. Smith, for whom he was named: "There is a line of demarkation, well defined, between the Lord's territory and the devil's. If you will stay on the Lord's side of the line you will be under his influence and will have no desire to do wrong; but if you cross to the devil's side of the line one inch, you are in the tempter's power, and if he is successful, you will not be able to think or even reason properly, because you will have lost the spirit of the Lord" (Sharing the Gospel with Others, sel. Preston Nibley [1948], 42-43).

Year Event
1870 Born on 4 April to John Henry Smith and Sarah Farr Smith in Salt Lake City
1878 Age 8, baptized in City Creek, Salt Lake City
1892 Age 22, marries Lucy Emily Woodruff; she dies in 1937
1892-94 Ages 22-24, serves a mission to the southern United States, where Lucy joins him in the work
1903 Age 33, ordained an Apostle by President Joseph F. Smith on 8 October
1919-21 Ages 49-51, serves as president of the European Mission
1945 Age 75, sustained as President of the Church on 5 October, with J. Reuben Clark Jr. and David O. McKay as counselors; dedicates the Idaho Falls Temple on 23 September; plans the Church's massive welfare assistance to Europe following World War II
1951 Age 81, dies on 4 April, his 81st birthday, in Salt Lake City after six years as President of the Church

Summary

George Albert Smith was the eighth President of the Church. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather also served as General Authorities. He enjoyed Scouting and camping. He developed a creed that was a guide for his life: "I would be a friend to the friendless. ... I would not be an enemy to any living soul."

Artist, Lee Greene Richards

David O McKay

David O. McKay

President of the Church, 1951-1970

"Every member a missionary," taught President McKay (in Conference Report, Apr. 1959, 121-22). The Church accelerated its missionary work under his direction.

He championed the family and the home, reminding us that "no other success can compensate for failure in the home" (quoted from J. E. McCulloch, Home: The Savior of Civilization [1924], 42; in Conference Report, Apr. 1935, 116).

He often quoted, "To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved" (Gospel Ideals [1953], 187).

"Next to the bestowal of life itself, the right to direct that life is God's greatest gift to man" (Gospel Ideals, 299).

Although he valued education highly, he said, "Character is higher than intellect" (Gospel Ideals, 443).

President McKay explained the importance of good works: "Spirituality is best manifested in doing, not in dreaming. Rapturous day dreams, flights of heavenly fancy, longings to see the invisible, are not so impressive as the plain doing of duty" (True to the Faith, comp. Llewelyn R. McKay [1966], 244-45).

Year Event
1873 Born on 8 September in Huntsville, Utah, to David McKay and Jennette Evans McKay
1881 Age 8, baptized in Spring Creek, Huntsville, Utah, on his birthday while his father served a mission to Great Britain
1897-99 Ages 24-26, serves a mission to Scotland
1901 Age 27, marries Emma Ray Riggs, his college sweetheart, on 2 January; she dies in 1970
1906 Age 32, ordained an Apostle by President Joseph F. Smith on 9 April
1920-21 Ages 47-48, visits Church missions worldwide; dedicates the land of China to missionary work
1922-24 Ages 49-51, serves as president of the European Mission
1934 Age 61, called as a counselor to President Heber J. Grant; later called as a counselor to President George Albert Smith (1945)
1951 Age 77, sustained as President of the Church on 9 April, with Stephen L. Richards and J. Reuben Clark Jr. as counselors
1955 Age 82, dedicates the Swiss Temple on 11 September
1956 Age 82, dedicates the Los Angeles Temple on 11 March
1958 Age 84, dedicates the New Zealand Temple on 20 April and the London Temple on 7 September
1964 Age 91, dedicates the Oakland Temple on 17 November
1970 Age 96, dies on 18 January in Salt Lake City after serving almost 64 years as a General Authority, longer than any other man, and nearly 19 years as President of the Church

Summary

David O. McKay, ninth President of the Church, encouraged missionary work when he said, "Every member a missionary." He also taught the importance of home and family by saying that having a righteous family is the best success we can have in this life.

Artist, Alvin Gittins

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