Lyman E. Johnson
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| February 14, 1835 – September 3, 1837 | |
| End reason | Excommunicated for apostasy |
| Latter Day Saint Apostle | |
| February 14, 1835 – April 13, 1838 | |
| Reason | Initial organization of Quorum of the Twelve |
| End reason | Excommunicated for apostasy |
| Reorganization at end of term |
No apostles immediately ordained |
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Lyman Eugene Johnson October 24, 1811 Pomfret, Vermont |
| Died | December 20, 1859 (aged 48) Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin |
Lyman Eugene Johnson (October 24, 1811 – December 20, 1859) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He broke with Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon during the 1837–38 period when schism divided the early church. Johnson later became a successful pioneer lawyer in Iowa and was one of the town fathers of Keokuk, Iowa.
Johnson was born in Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont, to John Johnson, and Alice Elsa Johnson. The family moved to Hiram, Ohio, in 1818, where they established the John Johnson Farm, a successful 300-acre (1.2 km2) farm.
Johnson died in 1859, drowning in the Mississippi River in a boating accident at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He had at least five children.
Joseph Smith and Emma Hale Smith moved into the Johnson home on September 12, 1831. Within a month, Johnson was ordained an elder and then a high priest of the Latter Day Saint church. In response to a revelation given on January 25, 1832, Johnson joined Orson Pratt on an evangelizing mission which took them through the northeastern United States. The two were highly successful preachers and brought many converts to Mormonism on this and other subsequent missions.
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