Hyrum Smith
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| Assistant President of the Church | |
| January 24, 1841 – June 27, 1844 | |
| Latter Day Saint Apostle | |
| January 24, 1841 – June 27, 1844 | |
| Reason | Excommunication of Oliver Cowdery |
| Reorganization at end of term |
No apostles ordained |
| 2nd Presiding Patriarch | |
| September 14, 1840 – June 27, 1844 | |
| Second Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| November 7, 1837 – January 24, 1841 | |
| End reason | Called as Assistant President of the Church |
| Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| September 3, 1837 – November 7, 1837 | |
| End reason | Called as Second Counselor in the First Presidency |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 9, 1800 Tunbridge, Vermont, United States |
| Died | June 27, 1844 (aged 44) Carthage, Illinois, United States |
| Resting place |
Smith Family Cemetery 40°32′25.98″N 91°23′31.06″W / 40.5405500°N 91.3919611°W |
| Spouse(s) | Jerusha Barden Mary F. Smith Mercy F. Thompson |
| Children | 8 |
| Parents |
Joseph Smith, Sr. Lucy Mack Smith |
Hyrum Smith (February 9, 1800 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the older brother of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith.
Hyrum was born in Tunbridge, Vermont, the second son of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith. Smith received a limited education, and established himself as a farmer.
Smith attended Dartmouth College in his teens. This may have been one of the factors behind Dr. Nathan Smith treating Smith's brother Joseph's leg.
During the translation of the Book of Mormon and the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Smith was a close advisor and confidant to his brother Joseph. In June 1829, Smith was baptized in Seneca Lake, New York. He was one of the Eight Witnesses who examined and testified of the reality of the golden plates, the source of the Book of Mormon. He also saw the angel Moroni at some point. When the Church of Christ was organized on April 6, 1830, six men signed their names as charter members; at the age of 30, Hyrum Smith was the oldest of the six. Smith served as presiding officer of a church branch in Colesville, New York and was one of the first Latter Day Saint missionaries in the surrounding area.
As the church headquarters and membership moved west, Smith and his family relocated. In 1831, he established a home in Kirtland, Ohio. During his residence there, he served as foreman of the quarry providing stone for the Kirtland Temple. Between 1831 and 1833, he served proselyting missions to Missouri and Ohio. In 1834, under the direction of Joseph Smith, he recruited members for a militia, Zion's Camp, and traveled with the group to the aid of the Latter Day Saints in Missouri. He was appointed Second Counselor in the church's First Presidency in November 1837. In 1838 and 1839, Hyrum, Joseph and three other church leaders shared a jail cell in Liberty, Missouri while awaiting trial.
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