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Show Bf 111 ummmmmmmmmmmtmrngmmmm M B:Hil ' lw!R9SPfr EsimnfPiK toK R, iHiBti 'J fl3flNN iMte- Rr u. St SBf Hidtab & & H ttlSlif i ! wlBwNrr'' kH&'" Apx. WtSBBStM, jyb3MBfeS, .!' ?-3i pulBiu HdL':' JMEalP. , ' iSranfflsfii 'mPtmIMBMH- JIIHh ; JK B IBS1H ?M!Pf First Presidency of the Mormon Chukch. Si JKJ I The "Moimon" church, or as it Is known to its H ; ! J members, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- H ; -i 'I1! "i Day Saints, was organized with six members, April Hi'j'W'J 6, 1830, at Fayette, New York. Joseph Smith, its HI Shltl first President acted for three years without coun- Hl'1 J selors. On March 18, 1833, Sidney Rigdon and Htlj'ljlj Frederick G. Williams were ordained to be his HIi ! flrst and second counselors, respectively. Vf; I III J After the death of Joseph Smith the leadership ifil I ill rested for a time upon the twelve apostles, and ! ffilj they consttuted the presiding council until De- f!' flj cember 5, 1847, when Brigham Young was unanl- !4 1111 mously elected president, with authority to select 31 1 "is counselors, which he did by naming Heber C. ' Wwl Kimball and Willard Richards to act as such. At : jfj , the death of Willard Richards, the president Ukj named J. M. Grant to fill the vacancy, who in turn W T was succeeded by Daniel H. Wells. Heber C. Kim- i ', ball was siceeded by George A. Smith, who was f 'flu I followed by John W. Young. 5 President Young's death occuiTed in Salt Lake " f jfjj City, August 29, 1877. The twelve apostles then H& " Hi I! assumed the burden of responsibility until the gen-H gen-H l llwll eral confeience October, 1880, when John Taylor Hi "(ilwtl was made Piesldent. with George Q. Cannon and Hik' (lit J! Joseph F. Smith as his counselois. On the death H'f I ift I r Piesi(lent Taylor, July 25, 1887, the twelve apos-' apos-' f t'I II tles again became the executive head of the church, Hu 'iff SI until APril 1889 when Wilford Woodruff was , f 1 M elected piesident, with George Q. Cannon and Jo-L Jo-L - rfi -II sepn F Smitu as his counselors. The death of 1$ .ifl' Si (' President Woodruff, on September 2, 1898, caused ffllvcf J I a vacancy which was filled by the election of Lo-Vi Lo-Vi 4 m renzo Snow as president, with the former counsel- I PPPttI1i JHH MB 1HHB In iw HSBIHH IH M hip.i jjp Bt36flBiBKPCTJBBIHBBB BHWH Mormon Tabernacle. H Hpii m s . HRl I i 1 1 Bcr'4r -J?W30 X ni I I 1 f H jsfl ivBEMHBHflBifll IHIh Hal iBBflHSflHHHlBI ff mH SI it" W -1 St? I r-KlRHii HH Mormon Tlmpit hHBHBhh - 1HHHHHHL ' ors acting as his assistants. On April 12, 1901, II George Q. Cannon died in California, and Presl- H dent Snow continued with one counselor until Oc H tober Gth, when Joseph F. Smith was made his first H counselor and Apostle Rudger Clawson his second M assistant. President Snow died in Salt Lake City. IS October 10th, and Joseph F. Smith was made pres- H ident on October 17th. His counselors are John B. H Winder and Anthon H. Lund. At this date Presl- U dent Smith is chief executive of the Mormon church and will continue as such until death ere- M ates a vacancy in this important office. M |