Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith

Joseph Fielding Smith became the 10th Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Joseph Fielding Smith is the son of the prophet Joseph F. Smith and the grandson of Hyrum Smith, the brother of the prophet Joseph Smith.

Joseph F. Smith was born in Salt Lake City to Joseph F. Smith and Julian Lambson Smith on July 19, 1876.

At age 16, Joseph Fielding Smith attended the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple.

In 1901, Joseph Fielding Smith served a full-time mission to England.

When Joseph was 21 years old he married Louie Emily(Emyla) Shurtliff on April 26, 1898, she ended up passing away from complication from her third pregnancy on March 28, 1908. Joseph Fielding Smith went on to marry married Ethel Georgina Reynolds (born October 23, 1889), on November 2, 1908. They had four girls (Emily, Naomi, Lois, and Amelia) and five boys, (Lewis Warren, George Reynolds, Douglas Allan, and Milton Edmund). Their youngest daughter, Amelia, married Bruce R. McConkie, who was named to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shortly after Smith's death. Ethel died on August 26, 1937, at age 47. Joseph Fielding then went on to marry Jessie Ella Evans in 1938.

In 1910, Joseph Fielding Smith was ordained an apostle at age 33 by his father Joseph F. Smith who was prophet of The Church at the time.

Joseph Fielding Smith spent a lot of time as the Church Historian and Recorder. He wrote over 25 books for the Church.

In 1965, at age 89, Joseph Fielding Smith was called as a counselor to the Prophet David O. McKay.

In 1970, at age 93 Joseph Fielding Smith was sustained as Prophet of the Church with Harold B. Lee and N. Eldon Tanner as his counselors.

Joseph Fielding Smith was the first Prophet to be called in his 90's.

At age 95 he presided over the first area general conference of the Church held in Manchester England.

Joseph Fielding Smith dedicated the Ogden Utah Temple on January 8, 1972 and the Provo Utah Temple on February 9 of the same year.

He was only prophet for two and a half years before passing away on July 2, 1972 in Salt Lake City Utah. He is buried the Salt Lake City Cemetery.

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Places to Visit:

Ogden Temple

Provo Temple

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Salt Lake Temple

References:

https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/timeline/president-joseph-fielding-smith?lang=eng