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| Biography
and Autobiography |
| "From the earliest decades members of the Church have adhered to the
Puritan tradition of writing spiritual autobiographies, often for reasons similar to those
of their forebears, namely, to express their faith and to justify their actions in the
light of that faith." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Church Historians |
| "From its beginnings, the Church has considered record keeping and
history writing an imperative duty (D&C 123:1-7)." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| Richard
Ballantyne |
| "Richard Ballantyne (1817-1898) was a
native of Scotland, where he taught Sunday School in the Presbyterian Church. He began
Sunday Sabbath instruction for LDS children in his Salt Lake City home in 1849. He later
organized Sunday Schools in other communities where he lived. His success inspired a
church wide movement." MormonismEncyclopedia of |
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| Ezra Taft
Benson |
| "Ezra Taft Benson (1899-), thirteenth President of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is noted for his extensive Church service and his
distinguished career in government." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Oliver
Cowdery |
| "Oliver Cowdery (1806-1850) was next in authority to Joseph Smith in 1830 (D&C 21:10-12), and was a
second witness of many critical events in the restoration of the gospel."
Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Ruth May Fox |
| "Ruth May Fox (1853-1958), third president of the
Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Association, served from 1929 to 1937." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| Susa
Young Gates |
| "Susa Young Gates (1856-1933), daughter of Brigham
Young, was a leader, editor, trustee of Brigham Young University, active in the local and
national women's organizations, and the mother of ten sons and three daughters." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| Heber J. Grant |
| "Heber J. Grant (1856-1945), seventh President of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, was a business leader and a devoted follower of the gospel of Jesus Christ who used his talents in
the service of his Church." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Martin Harris |
| "Martin Harris (1783-1875), a New York farmer, was one of the Three
Witnesses to the divine origin of the Book of
Mormon. He also financed the first publication of the Book of Mormon in 1830 at a cost
of $3,000 and later helped finance publication of the Book of Commandments." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Howard
W. Hunter |
| "The 14th president of the Church was
born Nov. 14, 1907, in Boise, Idaho, at the home of his parents, John William Hunter and
Nellie Marie Rasmussen Hunter." LDS Church News |
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| Orson Hyde |
| "As a member of the first Twelve Apostles (1835) of the modern
dispensation and the first missionary to take the message of the restored gospel to
continental Europe and the Near East, Orson Hyde was closely allied with the rise and the
development of the LDS Church." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Thomas
L. Kane |
| "A courageous friend of the Latter-day Saints, Thomas Leiper Kane was
born in Philadelphia on January 27, 1822." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism |
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| Sarah Granger
Kimball |
| "Sarah Melissa Granger Kimball (1818-1898) was
founder of the Ladies' Society of Nauvoo, a suffragist, an advocate of women's rights,
ward Relief Society president for forty years, and a strong presence in the history of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for much of the nineteenth century." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Spencer
W. Kimball |
| "Spencer Woolley Kimball (1895-1985),
twelfth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1973-1985), came to
the Presidency at the age of seventy-eight." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| Harold
B. Lee |
| "Harold Bingham Lee (1899-1973) became
the eleventh President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 7, 1972,
and served until his death on December 26, 1973." |
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| David O. McKay |
| "David O. McKay (1873-1970), sustained as the ninth President of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 9, 1951, served as a General Authority for nearly
sixty-four years, longer than any other person in Church history. During that time he
served as a counselor in the First Presidency
for seventeen years and was President for nearly
nineteen years. He is remembered for his contributions to education, his exemplary family
life, his emphasis on missionary work, his humanitarianism, his practical advice on
achieving a happy life, and his participation in civic affairs, and for leading the Church
toward increased internationalism." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Parley
Parker Pratt |
| "One of the most significant LDS missionaries, writers, poets, and
thinkers to emerge during the early years of the LDS Restoration was Parley Parker Pratt
(1807-1857). He was a central figure in expounding the doctrines of the gospel, and his
publications set a standard for future pamphleteers." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| Sidney Rigdon |
| "Sidney Rigdon (1793-1876) was one of Joseph Smith's closest friends and advisers. He was also
a renowned early convert to the Church, its most persuasive orator in the first decade,
and First Counselor in the First Presidency
from 1832 to 1844. Following the Prophet
Joseph Smith's martyrdom, Rigdon became one of the Church's best-known apostates." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Emma Hale Smith |
| "Emma Hale Smith (1804-1879), wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith, was born July 10, 1804, in the
Susquehanna Valley in harmony township (now Oakland), Pennsylvania, to Isaac and Elizabeth
Lewis Hale, the first permanent settlers in the valley." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| George
Albert Smith |
| "George Albert Smith (1870-1951), the
eighth president of the Church, was born April 4, 1870, in Salt Lake City, the son of John
Henry Smith and Sarah Farr." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism |
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| Hyrum Smith |
| "Among early Mormon leaders, Hyrum Smith (1800-1844) stands next to
his brother the Prophet Joseph Smith in the esteem of many Latter-day Saints." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Joseph
Smith |
| "Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844), often referred to as the
Prophet Joseph Smith, was the founding prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Joseph F.
Smith |
| "Joseph F. Smith (1838-1918), sixth president of the church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints (1901-1918), led the Church in the first two decades of the
twentieth century and helped it win increasing respect in American society."
Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Joseph
Fielding Smith |
| "Joseph Fielding Smith (1876-1972), the tenth President of the
Church, was born July 19, 1876, in Salt Lake City, the firstborn son of Joseph F. Smith,
an apostle who would become the sixth President of the Church, and Julina Lambson, the
first of his six plural wives. His grandfather was the Patriarch Hyrum Smith." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Lorenzo Snow |
| "Lorenzo Snow (1814-1901) was the fifth President of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from 1898 to 1901." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| John Taylor |
| "John Taylor (1808-1887), the third President of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born in Milnthorpe, Westmorland (now Cumbria), England, a
son of James and Agnes Taylor." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| John Whitmer |
| "The fourth of the Eight Witnesses (See Book of Mormon Witnesses), John Whitmer,
was twenty-seven years of age when he beheld the plates of the Nephite record." Elder
B. H. Roberts |
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| Wilford
Woodruff |
| "Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898), the fourth President of the Church, is
especially remembered for his 1890
manifesto, which led to the discontinuance of plural marriage among the Latter-day
Saints and to the assimilation of Utah into the political and economic mainstream of
America." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Brigham Young |
| "Colonizer, territorial governor, and President of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young (1801-1877) was born in Whitingham,
Vermont, on June 1, 1801, the ninth of eleven children born to John Young and Abigail
(Nabby) Howe." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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