Francis M. Lyman
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| President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 6, 1903 – November 18, 1916 | |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 27, 1880 – November 18, 1916 | |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| October 27, 1880 – November 18, 1916 | |
| Reason | Reorganization of First Presidency |
| Reorganization at end of term |
Stephen L Richards ordained |
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Francis Marion Lyman January 12, 1840 Good Hope, Illinois, United States |
| Died | November 18, 1916 (aged 76) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Francis Marion Lyman (January 12, 1840 – November 18, 1916) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was the President of the Quorum from 1903 until his death.
Lyman's father and son were also apostles in the church: his father was Amasa M. Lyman and his son was Richard R. Lyman. Both his father and son were excommunicated from the church while serving as apostles.
Francis M. Lyman was born as the first son of Amasa M. Lyman and Louisa Maria Tanner in Good Hope, Illinois. That spring, the family moved to Iowa. About one year later, they moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, to be with the main gathering of Latter Day Saints. In 1843, they moved again to Alquina, Indiana. In 1844, after the death of Joseph Smith, they moved back to Nauvoo.
Lyman's father left with the first group to travel on the Mormon Exodus to the West. His family moved to Winter Quarters in June 1846 under the care of his maternal grandfather. His family set out to the Salt Lake Valley in 1848. Though only 8 years old, Lyman helped drive a yoke of cattle and the wagon. He was baptized by his father in the Elkhorn River on July 1, 1848, and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on October 19, 1848.
By 1851, when Lyman was 11 years old, his father and Charles C. Rich purchased land in San Bernardino, California. Lyman helped drive the animals from Salt Lake to California.he The family settled there and he became busy with tending the animals and driving them across the desert from Utah Territory to California. Lyman was present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Salt Lake Temple on April 6, 1853.
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