Joseph F. Smith
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| 6th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | |
| October 17, 1901 – November 19, 1918 | |
| Predecessor | Lorenzo Snow |
| Successor | Heber J. Grant |
| President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 10, 1901 – October 17, 1901 | |
| End reason | Became President of the Church |
| First Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| October 6, 1901 – October 10, 1901 | |
| End reason | Dissolution of First Presidency upon death of Lorenzo Snow |
| Second Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| April 7, 1889 – October 6, 1901 | |
| End reason | Called as First Counselor in the First Presidency |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| July 25, 1887 – April 7, 1889 | |
| End reason | Called as Second Counselor in the First Presidency |
| Second Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| October 10, 1880 – July 25, 1887 | |
| End reason | Dissolution of First Presidency upon death of John Taylor |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| August 29, 1877 – October 10, 1880 | |
| End reason | Called as Second Counselor in the First Presidency |
| Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| July 1, 1866 – August 29, 1877 | |
| End reason | Dissolution of First Presidency upon death of Brigham Young |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| July 1, 1866 – November 19, 1918 | |
| Reason | Brigham Young's discretion |
| Reorganization at end of term |
Melvin J. Ballard ordained |
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Joseph Fielding Smith November 13, 1838 Far West, Missouri, United States |
| Died | November 19, 1918 (aged 80) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
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Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W |
| Spouse(s) | Levira Annette Clark Smith Julina Lambson Sarah Ellen Richards Edna Lambson Alice Ann Kimball Mary Taylor Schwartz |
| Children | 48 |
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Joseph Fielding Smith Sr. (November 13, 1838 – November 19, 1918) was an American religious leader who served as the sixth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was the last president of the LDS Church to have personally known Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Smith was the son of church patriarch Hyrum Smith and his second wife, Mary Fielding, a British convert to the church who married Hyrum after the death of his first wife, Jerusha Barden Smith. In addition to her two children, Mary also raised the six children born to Hyrum and Jerusha.
Smith was born in Far West, Missouri, on November 13, 1838. Just a few days before he was born, his father had been taken prisoner under the auspices of the Missouri Executive Order 44 (infamously called the "extermination order"). At point of bayonet, Hyrum was marched to his home in Far West and ordered to say farewell to his wife. He was told that his "doom was sealed" and that he would never see her again. Hyrum was still in custody in Liberty Jail, Missouri, when Smith was born. He was named after his uncle, Joseph Smith, and his mother's brother, Joseph Fielding. His mother and maternal aunt, Mercy Fielding Thompson, fled with their children to Quincy, Illinois, early in 1839, and they later moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, when the majority of the church's members settled. Hyrum was later released from custody during a transfer from Liberty Jail and joined his family in Nauvoo. Joseph F. Smith stated as an adult that he had memories of Nauvoo, and could recall his Uncle Joseph and events that occurred at his uncle's home; he was nearly six years old when his father and uncle were killed in Carthage, Illinois, on June 27, 1844.
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