Show presidency ENCY OP OF MORMON CHURCH reorganized become becomes president and nd yoseph F r smith name john R winder and anthon 11 lund as counselors Conn lor the first presidency of the mormon church which was dissolved by the death of president lorenzo snow on october was reorganized thurs day by the a selection election of joseph F smith as president and john R winder and apostle anton an ton 11 II lund as his hi counselors the counselors were of course named by president amith after hia his promotion mr winder being given the chief position and apostle lund the second place the meeting at which the first aiesi dency was reorganized was held tn in the temple and there were present apos lies ties joseph F smith brigham young youngs john henry smith george teasdale john W taylor M W merrill anthon 11 lund M F r cowley A 0 wood ruff rudger clawson and reed smoot I 1 patriarch john smith was also in at As soon as the meeting had been called to order and prayer offer offered etl for guidance it was announced that the reorganization of the first presidency wasi was in order norder apostle brigham young who is next to president smith in point of seniority then moved that president smith be sustained as president of the church the motion prevailed by a unanimous vote of the assembled apos ties and president smith was re quested to name his counselors this he immediately did by selecting john R winder and apostle lund the selections were yvere likewise unanimously sustained and president smith was then sustained as trustee in trust for the church and as president of the salt lake temple john E R winder was then named as president smith smiths s as eiskant in the temple work president joseph F smith the sixth pre president 81 dent of the Chur church eliof of jesus christ of latter day saints is the son of ily rum smith and ephew of the prophet joseph smith ue ile was born at far west mo on november 13 1838 and was residing at nauvoo ill when his father and joseph smith were killed aft after erthe the tragedy he lie went with his mother to winter quarters mo and two years later in 1848 be he drove an ox team across the plains to salt lake arriving here on september un til 1854 he herded cattle in the valley and find performed such other wo k as falls to the lot of a farmer boy at that time he was called on a mission to the sandwich islands where he remained until 1857 when be he returned to utah ile reached home on february 24 1858 when he joined the nauvoo legion which was sent out to intercept john ston a army in march 1858 president smith was ordained a high priest and appointed a member of the high coun ell two years later he be was called upon a mission to great britain where he remained until 1803 1863 when he was called home later he was sent on another mission to the sandwich is lands returning home in december 1864 upon his return he be was elected a member of the city council and also to the legislature on july 1 he be was ordained an apostle by president brigham young and began active ser vice as a member of the quorum in oo 00 tober 1867 for several years there after fter he was a resident of provo but later returned to salt lake and re turned work in the historian a office in n 1874 he be was sent on a second mission to europe and after visiting various soun countries tries returned home la in 1875 re a year and then returning to europe to preside over the ni salon there the death of president young resulted in his recall in october 1880 when john taylor succeeded to the presidency of the church he was chosen second counselor which post tion he retained practically until a few days dais ago when president snow ad danced him to the first position made vacant by the death of george Q can non during the prosecution of the polygamists under the edmunds tucker act president smith remained out of utah for several years |