by | Dec 4, 2009 | Past Leader Bios
A Peacemaker Hyrum’s mild manner and impeachable character allowed him to serve as a peacemaker even in his own family. At a time when his younger brother William became very upset with Joseph after being rebuked by him, Hyrum tried to bring William around....
by Anita Stansfield | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Leader Bios
Gordon B. Hinckley, Prophet, Seer, Revelator, and Temple Builder Gordon Bitner Hinckley was the prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (which is frequently misnamed the Mormon Church) from March 1995 until his death on January 27, 2008. During the...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Leader Bios
Birth and Childhood Spencer Woolley Kimball was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 28, 1895, to Andrew and Olive Wooley Kimball, where he was the sixth of eleven children. When Spencer was three, his father was called to preside over the St. Joseph Stake in...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Leader Bios
David Oman McKay : The Ninth President of the Mormon Church David Oman McKay was born in Huntsville, Utah, on September 8, 1873, to David McKay and Jeannette Evans McKay. David O., as he would be known, was born when Brigham Young was President of The Church of Jesus...
by Anita Stansfield | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Leader Bios
Harold Bingham Lee Birth and Childood Harold Bingham Lee was born on March 28, 1899, to Samuel and Louisa Bingham Lee in Clifton, Idaho. He was the second child of six born to the Lee family. Harold’s mother and father were devoted to one another, to their...
by Anita Stansfield | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Leader Bios
Wilford Woodruff was born on March 1, 1807, in Farmington, Connecticut, to Aphek and Beulah Woodruff, who also had 3 other sons. When Wilford was just 15 months old, his mother died of spotted fever. After approximately three years, his father married Azubah Hart, who...
Watch a video about the restoration of the gospel on lds.org