Rey Pratt
| Rey Pratt | |
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| First Council of the Seventy | |
| January 29, 1925 – April 14, 1931 | |
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Rey Lecero Pratt October 11, 1878 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | April 14, 1931 (aged 52) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Rey Lucero Pratt (October 11, 1878 – April 14, 1931) served The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 23 years as president of its Mexican Mission and for six years as a general authority. Pratt helped establish the church in Mexico and among Spanish-speaking populations in the United States and Argentina. He also translated LDS Church materials into Spanish, wrote magazine articles and spoke regularly at general conference.
Pratt has at times been called the father of the Mexican mission.
Pratt was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, the fourth child and second son of Helaman Pratt and Emmeline Victoria Billingsley Pratt. When Rey was nine, the Pratts moved to Mexico to help settle Colonia Dublán, a Mormon colony in the northern state of Chihuahua. His father was settling in Mexico to escape being prosecuted by the United States federal government for practicing polygamy. Rey grew up in Mexico, learning to appreciate its history and people.
Rey and Mary "May" Stark were married on 8 August 1900 in the Church's Salt Lake Temple.
Apostle Orson F. Whitney set Pratt apart as a missionary on 4 October 1906. On 1 November, Pratt arrived by train in Mexico City and reported to the mission home. He served for nearly a year under President Hyrum S. Harris, during which he presided over the Toluca conference for seven months. Then, on 25 August 1907, Harris announced that Pratt would replace him as President of the Mexican Mission. Harris set Pratt apart on 29 September and the Pratts moved to Mexico City shortly thereafter.
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