Hyrum M. Smith
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 24, 1901 – January 23, 1918 | |
| Called by | Joseph F. Smith |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| October 24, 1901 – January 23, 1918 | |
| Called by | Joseph F. Smith |
| Reason | Death of Lorenzo Snow; reorganization of First Presidency |
| Reorganization at end of term |
Richard R. Lyman ordained |
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| Born | Hyrum Mack Smith March 21, 1872 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Spouse(s) | Ida Elizabeth Bowman |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents | Joseph F. Smith Edna Lambson |
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Hyrum Mack Smith (March 21, 1872 – January 23, 1918) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Smith was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, the eldest son of church apostle and future church president Joseph F. Smith and Edna Lambson. Smith was named after his paternal grandfather Hyrum Smith, who was the elder brother of LDS Church founder Joseph Smith and a prominent leader of the early church.
Smith attended Latter-day Saint College, from which he graduated in 1894. On November 15, 1895, he married Ida Elizabeth Bowman and the next day left her behind in Utah to serve a mission in Great Britain. From October 1896 until February 1898, Smith presided over the Newcastle Conference.[1]
After returning from his mission, Smith worked at ZCMI while also serving as a part-time missionary in Salt Lake City.[1]
Smith was ordained an apostle of the church on October 24, 1901, at the age of 29, by his father, who was president of the church. Smith was the first apostle of the church ordained in the 20th century.
In 1913, Smith was called as the president of the European Mission of the church. He served in this capacity until 1916, when the activities of the mission were suspended due to World War I.
Smith and his wife had five children, one of whom was Joseph Fielding Smith, who became presiding patriarch of the church. Another of Smith's children was Geraldine Smith, the mother of M. Russell Ballard, and apostle of the LDS Church.[2]
Smith wrote a commentary on the Doctrine and Covenants with Janne M. Sjödahl.
Smith died in Salt Lake City from a ruptured appendix at the age of 45.[3] He was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2008 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2007), p. 37.
- ↑ State of Utah Death Certificate.
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| Preceded by | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles October 24, 1901 – January 23, 1918 |
Succeeded by George Albert Smith |
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- 1872 births
- 1918 deaths
- American Latter Day Saint writers
- American Mormon missionaries in the United Kingdom
- Deaths from peritonitis
- Mission presidents (LDS Church)
- Mormon missionaries in Europe
- People from Salt Lake City, Utah
- Smith family (Latter Day Saints)
- 19th-century Mormon missionaries
- Apostles (LDS Church)
- 20th-century Mormon missionaries
- Burials at Salt Lake City Cemetery
- American general authorities (LDS Church)
