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Show Joseph Fielding Smith was and set apart Friday as the 10th president of the Church with President Harold B. Lee as first counselor, and President N. Eldon Tanner as second counselor. President Lee was set apart as president of the Council of the Twelve. Set apart as acting president of the Council was Elder Spencer W. Kimball, who is next in seniority on the council to President Lee. Elder Hugh B. Brown, formerly first counselor in the First Presidency, will resume his place in the Council of the President Twelve. Elders Alvin R. Dyer and Thorpe B. Isaacson resumed their positions as Assistants to the Twelve. President Smith was ordained and set apart at the meeting Friday in the Salt Lake Temple by the Council of the Twelve with President Lee as voice. President Smith set his counselors apart. President Lee set Elder Kimball apart in his new calling. President Smiths whole life has been devoted to service of the Church. It was in the family home that he learned to love the Gospel and was taught its precepts by his father and mother. He was born in Salt Lake City July 19, 1876 to Joseph F. and Julina Lambson Smith. His father was the sixth president of the Church and his grandfather who was Hyrum Smith, patriarch to the Church and martyred with his brother, the Prophet Joseph, in Carthage, 111. He has been a member of the Council of the Twelve since April 7, 1910, when he was ordained an apostle at the age of 33 by his father. He was named to the First Presidency on Oct. 28, 1965, and served as president of the council and also in the First Presidency until the death of President McKay. In April of 1898 he married Louie Emyle Shurtliff, and a year later he was called to serve in the British Mission. He was ordained a seventy by his father on May 12, 1899. and left the next day for the mission field. He labored in the Nottingham Conference for two years, returning home in June. 1901. Upon his return, President Smith accepted employment with the Church Historians Office where he ultimately devoted a greater part of his life. Further responsiJ as prophet, seer and revelator of the Church. bility came to him in 1907 when he was appointed secretary of the Genealogical Society. .Two years before he became a member of the Council of the Twelve,. President Smith lost his first wife, Louie Emyle. She died March 30, 1908. On Nov. 2, 1908, he mairied Ethel Georgina Reynolds. Site died Aug. 26, 1937. President Smith married Jesse Evans, former operatic contralto and concert singer and soloist with the Salt PRESIDENT DAVID O. McKAY Life Of A Man Revered By Late Prophet resident David 0. Monarchs, Masses Rites Laud McKay, the epitome of goodness in the minds of millions of of people tluoughout the wot Id, was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery Jan. 22, following a funeral service in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. The ninth president of the Church died at 6 a.m. Jan. 18, in his Hotel Utah apartment of congestive heart failure. lie was 96 years great-grandson- . Condolences from many points around the globe poured into the homes and offices of family membei s and his associates in the Church. tj , . The expressions of sympathy praised the character and accomplishments of the one time farmboy who became the spiritual leader of more than 2 8 million Mormons. President McKay served longer as a General Authority than any other person, and was deeply involved in an era of explosive progress for the Church. Despite the demands of administrative details associated with that growth, he insisted on being close to members of the Church. Until the List few years of his life, he administeied to the ill and injured, performed marriages and traveled widely to encourage the members. The most frequently used expressions heard from people seeking to describe a complete President McKay are: kind, gentleman, "a noble individual, and a man of God." His marriage to Emma Ray Riggs was often called ideal and many members of the Church sought advice from President McKay about family and other matters. He was a personal friend of several Presidents of the United States and leading statesmen from throughout the world. Associates said he was just as much at ease talking to a queen as he was chatting with a blacksmith. A teacher by profession, President McKay never lost touch, with the world of education. He served as a regent for both the University of Utah aim Utah State University,' and. as a trusteo for Brigham Young University. He received honorary doctorates from several institutions. President McKay may have been the One Who Loved His Fellowmen eG Joseph FieL . Dmnd O. McKay and president of the Council of T waive, delivered at the funeral service of President McKay in the tabernacle on fan. 22, . iWQ. 7 Oman McKay, 96. ninth president Church and a man reered by monarchs and the masses, died Jan. 18, 1970, after a long illness. old. The body of President McKay lay in State in the Church Office Building for three days. Tens of thousands of Church members lined the sidewalks around the Church Administration block, waiting to file past the body of the man they had known and loved As their religious leader for nearly 19 years. Thursday at 11 a.m. the Church office building was closed to the public. President McKays family remained with the body until 11:30 a.m. when the procession formed in front of the office building. Led by a police escort the cortege moved slowly to Temple Square. The pallbearers, President McKays grandsons and followed the hearse. The members of the Council of the Twelve, who were honorary pallbearers, followed. Elder Hugh B. Brown, first counselor to President McKay, conducted the funeral service and was one of the speakers. The invocation for the funeral service was offered by Elder Alvin R. Dyer, a counselor to President McKay. President Smith, another counselor, tribute to President McKay. Elder N. Eldon Tanner, second counselor to President McKay, and Elder Harold B. Le) of the Council of the Twelve, were concluding speakers. The Tabernacle Choir sang, We Thank I Need Thee, 0 God, For a Prophet, Thee Every Hour, Crossing The Bar, And I Know That My Redeemer Lives. The benediction was by Elder Ezra Taft Benson, of the Council of the Twelve. At the gravesite in the Salt Lake City Cemetery, Elder Richard L. Evans of the Owmcil of Twelve, offered the prayer. A Aeuble mixed quartet from the Taber-Mcl- e Choir sang "Abide With Me." , t David the honor and revere the name and the memory of President David O. McKay. i . thereabout, I sat by his side in the presiding councils of the Church. I came to know him intimately and well, And I loved him as a man and honored him as a prophet. He was a true servant of our Lord oqe who walked uprightly before his , Lake Tabernacle Choir, April 12, 1938. most widely traveled General Authority in historv. Besides Ins yeais of attending distant stake conferences as a member of the Council of the Twelve, he journeyed around the world to visit Church members in 1920. After becoming president tf tlie Church he departed on several trips- - selecting temple sites, dedicating chapels and speaking at Church gatherings. Members of other faiths often- - showed their respect for President McKay. Utahs leading non Mormons gave a tribute ti him that was one of the most elaborate dinners ever held in Salt Lake City. He received the Cross of Commander of the the Royal Order of Phoenix highest honor bestowed by the King of Greece from an emissary of King Paul. in 1951, wide-rangi- Born Sept. 8, 1873, David Oman McKay was a son of Moi mon emigrants from Scotland and Wales David and Jeanette Evhns McKay. He grew up at Huntsville, and was one of 10 childien. As a youngster, he; worked at farm cliores, delivered mail and newspapers, played piano for the town band' and second base for the town baseball tedAi. While working toward a teaching degree at the University of JJtah, he played guard: on the 1894 football' team and became, valedictorian of his graduating class. In 1968, President McKay, believed to be the nation's oldest former football player, re ceived the Distinguished American award from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. While serving a mission to the British Isles before the turn of the century, be became entirely convinced of the truthfulness of the Gospel. It was during a deeply spiritual meeting in Scotland, he rejEt.tei At that tinte a Church officiaj said to Jiiml If you are faithful, you will yet stbnfj in the leading councils of tle Church.. y: Not many jears passed before that) . prophecy was fulfilled. Maker; one who loved his fellowmen; one who loved life and rejoiced In the privilege of service that was his; one who. served with an eye single to the glory Of God. He exemplified perfectly the Old TestaWhat doth the Lord ment standard: require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God! 4 Two daughters were born to President Smith's first wife, and his second wife bore him five sons and four daughters. The eleven children are: Joseph Fielding Sipith Jr., George Reynolds Smith, Douglas A. Smith, Milton E. Smith, Lewis W. Smith who was killed in Africa during World War II; Mrs. Henry (Josephine) Reinhardt. Mrs. Elden C. (Julia) Hart, Mrs. L. Garrett (Emily) Myers, Mrs. Hoyt W. (Naomi) Brewster. Mrs. Bruce R. (Amelia) McConkie, (Lois) Fife. and Mrs. William Pres. Harold B. Lee . . . first counselor . . . second counselor S. Prominent as an educator, businessman, public official, and Church leader, President Lee was called to the Council of Twelve April 6, 1941. He was a teacher and principal in Idaho and Utah public schools before entering private business and later becoming a commissioner of Salt Lake City. He became prominent in Church circles as a stake president and welfare worker during the depression of the 1930s. In 1936, the Church correlated its various relief activities into Phenomenal Growth Familiar to every member of the Church is the admonition given at the closing session of General Conference in April, 1959, by President David O. McKay. That admonition was Every member a missionary. President McKay said: In 1923 in the British Mission there was a general instruction sent out to the members of the Church advocating what Welfare the enlarged Church-u'id- e Brother Gordon B. Hinckley lias emphaProgram and President Lee became managing director on Jan. 1, 1937, remaining 22 sized today. We did not spend money adveryears in this position. tising in the press. The feeling in England President Lee was born March 28, 1899, was quite bitter at that time, but we said: in Clifton, Oneida County, Idaho, a son of Throw the responsibility upon every memSamuel Marion and Louise Emeline Bingber of the Church that in the coming year ham Lee. One of six children, he grew up of 1923 every member will be a missionon the family farm. He married Fern Lucary. Every member a missionary! You inda Tanner on Nov. 14. 1923, in the Salt may bring your mother into the Church, or Lake Temple. She died Sept. 24, 1962. He it may be your father; perhaps your fellow married Freda Joan Jensen, June 17, 1963. companion in the workshop. Somebody will Elder Lee has one living daughter: Mrs. L. hear the good message of the truth through Brent (Helen) Goates, Salt Lake City. An- you. other daughter, Mrs. Ernest J. (Maurine) Wilkins, died in 1966. The Lees have 10 five daughters. He became a citizen of the United grandchildren. He began his prominent Church career States on May 2, 1966. as a missionary in the Western States MisElder Kimball is a public servant of sion from 1920 to 1922, serving most of the long standing and varied experience. He time as a district president. He later has held official positions in scouting, eduserved as Pioneer Stake president from cation, government, chamber of comOct. 26, 1930 to July 1937. merce, and Rotary Club. He is a recogPresident Tanner, a former industrial nized expert on Indian affairs. and political leader in western Canada, He was born March 28, 1895, in Salt was first named second counselor in the Lake City, a son of Andrew Kimball and First Presidency, Oct. 4, 1963. He had preOlive Woolley Kimball. When he was three the family moved to Arizona where he viously served as a member of the Council of Twelve for a year, and as an Assistant attended Thatcher public schools, the Gila to the Twelve for two years. Academy (now Eastern Arizona Jr. ColAs a Church worker, President Tanner lege) and the University of Arizona. has filled responsible positions as bishop of mission in the He served a the Cardston First Ward and president of Central States in 1914, and after his misthe Edmonton Branch. He presided over sion he became a regional Church leader, the Calgary Stake from 1953 until his ordifirst as clerk, then counselor in the presination as a General Authority in 1960. On dency, and was appointed the first presiApril 9, 1961, he was appointed president of dent of the Mt. Graham Stake. the West European Mission, from which he From this position he was ordained an was released in January, 1963. Returning apostle in 1943 and assigned responsibilities to Salt Lake City, he was appointed presiin missionary service and Indian affairs. dent of The Genealogical Society of the During his years as a general authority of Church. the Church, he has deyoted extensive effort Though his family moved to Alberta, in youth development and has visited many Canada, in 1897, he was born in Salt Lake of the world-wid- e congregations of the City, May 9, 1898, and was taken to Canada Church. Elder Kimball married Camilla Eyring, when, three weeks old, where he lived conJune 1, 1918, in the Salt Lake Temple. tinuously until his call to Salt Lake City. He married Sara Isabelle Merrill of Hill They have four children and a score of Springs, Alberta, Dec. 20, 1919. They have grandchildren. I And that is the message today. Every member a million and a half a missionary! I think that is what the Lord had in mind when He gave that great revelation on Church government, as recorded in the 107th Section of the Doctrine and Covenants. At that conference, Elder Hinckley noted In his talk that there were 5,500 missionaries. There are now about 13,000 in the field. Missionary work has grown by leaps and bounds since that time as has other ... woik. The growth of the Church has skyrocketed to such an extent since President McKay became president in 1951, that more than half the members have known no other president. Shortly before he became president, the Church had 1,111,314 members. As of Dec. 31, 1969, the membership stood at 2.8 million members. In April, 1951, the Cliuich had 184 stakes, and that total had increased to 500 on the day of his death, Jan. 18, 1970. Increasing dramatically during that pe- riod was the number of missions. Establishing missions in such outposts as Rarotonga and Italy, the number of missions jumped from 43 to 88. In 1950, the number of convert baptisms in the Church was 14,700. In 1968 it had climbed to 64.02L far-flun- g President McKay, a teacher by profese commissioner of education for the Church, saw educational facilities expand phenomenally. sion and a one-tim- In the fall quarter of 1951, Brigham Young University had 5,086 day students. Enrollment in the fall of 1969 hit 24,144 and the school had erected 80 major buildings in that time span. full-tim- e During those years the Church Colleges of Hawaii and New Zealand were opened; five schools were opened in Santiago, 36 Chile; elementary and two high schools were started in Mexico; and others wore completed at Pago Pago and Tahiti. 1 Ricks College expanded to an enrollment of 4,500 in 1969 with a giovvlh rale momentum Of 16 per cent per year. Many , new buildings sprouted on the Idaho cam-pu- s during the time. |