Anthon H. Lund
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| First Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| November 23, 1918 – March 2, 1921 | |
| First Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| April 7, 1910 – November 19, 1918 | |
| End reason | Death of Joseph F. Smith |
| President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| November 23, 1918 – March 2, 1921 | |
| Second Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| October 17, 1901 – April 7, 1910 | |
| End reason | Called as First Counselor in the First Presidency |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 7, 1889 – October 17, 1901 | |
| End reason | Called as Second Counselor in the First Presidency |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| October 7, 1889 – March 2, 1921 | |
| Reason | Excommunication of Albert Carrington; death of John Taylor and reorganization of the First Presidency; death of Erastus Snow |
| Reorganization at end of term |
Anthony W. Ivins added to First Presidency; John A. Widtsoe ordained |
| Personal details | |
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Anthon Henrik Lund May 15, 1844 Aalborg, Denmark |
| Died | March 2, 1921 (aged 76) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Resting place |
Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′38″N 111°51′29″W / 40.7772°N 111.8580°W |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Ann Peterson |
| Children | including: Anthony C. Lund |
Anthon Henrik Lund (15 May 1844 – 2 March 1921) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and a prominent Utah leader.
Lund was born in Aalborg, Denmark, to unmarried parents; he was raised by his maternal grandmother until his emigration to the United States in 1862. Lund's mother died when he was less than four years old. At that time, his father was serving in the war over Schleswig-Holstein. Lund was baptized a member of the LDS Church at age 12; after his baptism, he assisted the missionaries and fulfilled his duties as first a teacher and then a priest by preaching with them. In 1862, Lund immigrated with his grandmother to the United States. He arrived in Utah Territory in September and settled in Sanpete County, following the tradition of many Scandinavian immigrants.
In 1864, Lund was a teamster in a Down and Back Mormon pioneer company. The next winter, he served as a school teacher. In 1865, he responded to Brigham Young's request that men come to Salt Lake City and learn to be telegraph operators. In 1866, Lund became the telegraph operator for the Mount Pleasant station, where he was ordained as a seventy by Peter Madsen Peel.
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