| Show PRESIDENT LORENZO SNOW elder lorenzo snow who now has been called to preside over the church of jesus christ of latter day saints is so go well known among the people of god as to need xio no introduction to them he has been identified with the church since 1836 ever faithful ever active constantly laboring for the benefit of his fellow men at home and abroad he has been one with the saints in their trials and triumphs he has performed his part of the labor necessary for the temporal and spiritual advancement of the people and borne with the faith and fortitude of a martyr his share of the persecutions they have suffered his entire life has been a school gods school fl fitting h him I 1 in for the exalted position he now occupies among his brethren he will be hearte ly sustained by the saints throughout the world their brayes will dally daily ascend to heaven in his behalf that he imay may be long preserved and be filled with strength and light for the benefit of the church I 1 president lorenzo snow was born on april 3 1814 in mantua portage county ohio he came from the noble nobal stock of puritans who left the ma M world in order to find a place in which to fro worship the almighty in accordance with the dictates of conscience he was early trained to habits of industry economy and morality at an early age he attended the oberlin but it seems the religious principles there taught failed to meet the needful of his mind inquiring for truth having completed his studies at oberlin he went to kirtland at the invitation of his distinguished sister eliza R snow and joined a class there here formed for the purpose of studying the hebrew language here he became intimately acquainted with the prophet joseph and the apostles it elated with these men of god and while I 1 devoting his time to the understanding I 1 of the ancient scriptures as recorded in the sublime language df the hebrews that he became imbued with a living falb in the everlasting gospel a faith that has grown in power with the advancing years he has been a member of the council of apostles since february 12 1849 president nt lorenzo snow has spent years in the missionary field in the states great britain in italy and the sandwich islands he has borne his testimony to all classes of people including a president of the french republic like his predecessors he IM has received a knowledge of the truth of the gospel not only through the testimony of man but through revelation president snow arrived in this valley in the autumn of the pioneer year 1847 in charge of a train of one hundred bundred wagons A few years later he was engaged in building up boxelder Box elder county and laying the foundations for great operative cooperative co enterprises MIS his long experience in the service of the church his intimate acquaintance with th the founders thereof and above all his integrity and apostolic Avo zeal qualify him for the position he has been called to occupy as the fifth president of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints |
