Joseph Fielding Smith
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| 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | |
| January 23, 1970 – July 2, 1972 | |
| Predecessor | David O. McKay |
| Successor | Harold B. Lee |
| Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| October 29, 1965 – January 18, 1970 | |
| End reason | Dissolution of First Presidency upon the death of David O. McKay |
| President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| April 9, 1951 – January 23, 1970 | |
| Successor | Harold B. Lee |
| End reason | Became President of the Church |
| Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| August 8, 1950 – April 4, 1951 | |
| End reason | Became President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| April 7, 1910 – January 23, 1970 | |
| End reason | Became President of the Church |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| April 7, 1910 – July 2, 1972 | |
| Reason | John Henry Smith added to First Presidency |
| Reorganization at end of term |
Bruce R. McConkie ordained |
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Joseph Fielding Smith, Jr. July 19, 1876 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | July 2, 1972 (aged 95) 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) | Louie Emily Shurtliff (1898-1908)(her death) Ethel Georgina Reynolds (1908-1937)(her death) Jessie Ella Evans (1938-1971)(her death) |
| Children | 11 |
| Parents |
Joseph F. Smith Julina Lambson Smith |
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Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. (July 19, 1876 – July 2, 1972) was an American religious leader and writer who served as the tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1970 until his death in 1972. He was the son of Joseph F. Smith, who was the sixth president of the LDS Church, and grandson of Hyrum Smith, brother of LDS Church founder Joseph Smith.
Smith was named to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1910, when his father was the church's president. When Smith became president of the LDS Church, he was 93 years old; he began his presidential term at an older age than any other president in church history. Smith's tenure as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1951 to 1970 is the third-longest in church history; he served in that capacity during the entire presidency of David O. McKay.
Smith spent some of his years among the Twelve Apostles as the Church Historian and Recorder. He was a religious scholar and a prolific writer. Many of his works are used as references for church members. Doctrinally, Smith was known for rigid orthodoxy and as an archconservative with regards to his views on evolution and race.
Smith was born in Salt Lake City on July 18, 1876, as the first son of Julina Lambson Smith, the second wife and first plural wife of Joseph F. Smith, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. By agreement between his parents, Smith was given his father's name, even though Joseph F. Smith's third and fourth wives had previously had sons. Growing up, Smith lived in his father's large family home at 333 West 100 North in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. The house was opposite the original campus of the University of Deseret (modern University of Utah), on a site now occupied by the LDS Business College. He also often worked on the family farm in Taylorsville, Utah, as a child.
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