Joseph Fielding Smith Sr.

November 13, 1838–November 19, 1918

1 Born at Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri; son of Mary Fielding and Hyrum Smith. 2 Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1848. 3 Baptized, 1852. 4 Served a mission to the Sandwich Islands, 1854–1857. 5 Married Levira A. C. Smith, April 4, 1859; participated in plural marriage. 6 Served missions to England, 1860–1863, and Hawaii, 1864; served as president of the European mission, 1874–1875, 1877. 7 Worked in the Church Historian’s Office. 8 Ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and appointed counselor to the First Presidency, 1866; served with three successive presidents of the church. 9 Served as the sixth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1901–1918. 10 Died at Salt Lake City. 11 (See Document 3.30, 4.3, 4.11, 4.28)

Footnotes

  1. [1] “Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904–1961,” database and images, Utah State Archives (http://archives.utah.gov, accessed Jan. 2015); from Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, series 81448, file no. 2159/330 (1918), Joseph Fielding Smith.
  2. [2] Utah death certificate, file no. 2159/330. Joseph Fielding Smith, comp., Life of Joseph F. Smith: Sixth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ([Salt Lake City]: Deseret News Press, 1938), 487.
  3. [3] “Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel,” database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel (http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels, accessed Jan. 2015), Joseph Fielding Smith.
  4. [4] Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1998), viii–xxv.
  5. [5] Ibid.
  6. [6] Smith, comp., Life of Joseph F. Smith , 487–490.
  7. [7] Joseph F. Smith, viii–xxv.
  8. [8] Ibid.
  9. [9] Ibid.
  10. [10] Ibid.
  11. [11] Utah death certificate, file no. 2159/330. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed Jan. 6, 2016), Joseph Fielding Smith KWCW-8ZJ .